Welcome to Marbella
Marbella is the most expensive and chic resort on the Spanish Costa del Sol boasting star-studded clubs, stunning restaurants and amazing hotels which line the coast from Marbella to Puerto Banús, a marina filled with luxury yachts.
Marbella’s magnificent natural surroundings are impressive and attract many visitors. The beautiful Sierra Blanca mountains, the beaches, luxury hotels and clubs and major outdoor events such as the Starlite Festival – an international music festival that goes on for a whole month, are the highlights of this lovely Spanish city. Don’t forget to walk around the Old Town.
Important Information
SPAIN
Tourist Information www.spain.info
Emergency number: 112
Ambulance number: 061
Country code: +34
Currency: Euro
MARBELLA
Tourist information
Marbella Tourist Office in old town next to the Town Hall, Plaza Los Naranjos
0952 823 550
Area code: 095
Airports:
Málaga Airport malagaairport.eu
Av Comandante García Morato, s/n, 29004 Málaga, Spain
0952 04 84 84
Taxi:
Taxisol 0952 77 44 88
Restaurants/Cafés
Daniel Garcia
Type of Cuisine: Haute cuisine,Trendy
Daniel Garcia is a Spanish top chef and restaurateur whose first two restaurants have garnered him two Michelin stars. He has created a successful line of franchised restaurants called Lamoraga and then there is his restaurant Bibo in the luxurious Puente Romano Beach Resort serving great traditional tapas and reinvented local dishes in a relaxed ambience. He named his personal culinary concept ‘Cocinacontradición’, which brings together classic flavours and contemporary preparations.
www.restaurantedanigarcia.com
www.puenteromano.com
www.lamoraga.com
Sol i Luna
Type of Cuisine: Fine dining
Sol i Luna restaurant is one of Marbella’s most beloved and well-known restaurants, whose team includes a multi-lingual staff where the service is excellent, the setting lovely and the atmosphere relaxed. This beautifully decorated restaurant with its high ceilings, warm terracotta shades, open fire place and sprawling terrace has a truly magnificent ambiance. Sunday brunch is worth a special mention; cold starters such as lobster, an assortment of hot dishes as well as excellent BBQ’ed food, topped off with delicious home made desserts.
www.solilunamarbella.com
Calle Sierra Bermeja, Marbella
00 34 952 86 66 27
The Sea Grill
Type of Cuisine: Fine dining
This is Hotel Puente Romano’s new chic beachfront restaurant, the Sea Grill, with its spectacular location and a view that takes you over the beach and sea all the way to the cliff peak of Gibraltar. Lunch offers a delicious and fresh salad bar, where a Chef prepares your own composed salad and subtle dressing. The menu spans from gourmet hamburgers to prime fish and meat dishes prepared in the Tandoori oven and on the open Charcoal grill. This menu is also served for dinner, with Indian and Mediterranean influences.
www.puenteromano.com/dining
Hotel Puente Romano
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 820 900
Amore e Fantasia
Type of Cuisine: International
Arguably the best restaurant in Port Banus, Amore e Fantasia has been an excellent dining venue since its opening in the 80s offering excellent Italian cuisine in a vibrant ambiance. The restaurants decor is delightfully lush and the food delicious. Wood oven pizzas, homemade pastas and risottos and the option of an affordable and daily changing 3 course menu (menu del dia).
www.amorefantasia.com
Puerto Jose Banus, Muelle Benabola Local 5 Casa-A, Marbella
00 34 952 81 34 64
Marbella Club Grill
Type of Cuisine: Fine dining
The classic Grill, the gourmet restaurant of the Marbella Club Hotel, has long been a veritable culinary landmark. Its famous menu, which changes five times a year, is made up of the most exquisite classic and traditional cuisines, both local and international with the emphasis on seasonally available ingredients. During the hunting season a special menu is drawn up. All of this enhances the historical dishes served in the evocative patios of the Hotel, possibly the most romantic setting in Europe.
www.marbellaclub.com
Avenida-Bulevar del Príncipe Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, s/n, 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 82 22 11
Beach Club, Marbella club Hotel
Type of Cuisine: International
The Marbella Club Hotel’s legendary Beach Club owes much of its fame to its extraordinary international buffet, where quality and style reign supreme. Here, guests can indulge in that sweetest of pastimes, the dolce far niente, as they lounge on sun beds. Or take a dip in the heated sea-water pool. A few steps away, they can enjoy the beach, where waiters will cater to their needs. Every day of the year the Beach Club Buffet offers an ample assortment of delicacies from European, Asian, Lebanese and traditional Spanish cuisines.
www.marbellaclub.com
Avenida-Bulevar del Príncipe Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, s/n, 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 82 22 11
Hotels
Kempinski Bahia Estepona*****
Offering modern luxury beyond compare, at the five-star Kempinski Hotel Bahía you will find that refined elegance and luxury is what the hotel provides. Elegant rooms and suites have balcony or terrace with views of the Mediterranean. The gardens of Andalusia present you their treasures for your enjoyment in the hotel’s restaurants and bars. The dedicated chef and barmen engage you in an adventurous journey into the flavours of the andalusian countryside. Spa with Finnish sauna, a luxurious steam room, one indoor heated pool and a state of art Fitness Club.
www.kempinski.com
Ctra. de Cádiz, Km 159, 29680 Playa El Padrón-Estepona, Málaga
00 34 952 80 95 00
Puente Romano*****
In the best location on the stylish coastline between Marbella and Puerto Banus, you will find luxury beach hotel Puente Romano with beautiful ocean views and a delightful restaurant. This hotel is one of these special places that have managed to keep the true spirit of Andalucía, with strong Arab and Moorish influences. Their restaurant The Sea Grill with its spectacular location and a view that takes you over the beach and sea all the way to the cliff peak of Gibraltar, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, giving guests the option to choose their own favourite moment for a visit.
www.puenteromano.com
Bulevar del Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, s/n 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 82 09 00
Marbella Club Hotel Golf Resort and Spa*****
The Marbella Club Hotel Golf Resort and Spa is a beach resort offering a unique blend of old and new, located in a natural paradise on the shores of the Mediterranean. Guests are also invited to enjoy the exquisite cuisines and excellent service of the hotel’s restaurants, as well as the Beach Club, Golf Club, Riding Stables and Thalasso Spa. This beach resort in Spain has been a meeting place for the international jet-set: aristocrats, stars of the entertainment world, business leaders and famous figures from all over the world.
www.marbellaclub.com
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Bulevar Principe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, 29600 Marbella
00 34 95 282 2211
La Villa Marbella***
La Villa Marbella is located in the heart of the Old Town of Marbella, Spain. The 7 houses, up to 200 years old, have been fully refurbished and its 29 rooms decorated in the finest Asian style. The quiet, pedestrian only, streets and the pleasant neighbourhood make the Hotel an oasis of tranquility and comfort, only 3 minutes walk from the famous Orange Square. From the terraces on some of these houses in the Old Town, guests can enjoy stunning views of the Sierra Blanca mountains and the Old Town itself with its Arab Walls which date back to the 9th Century.
www.lavillamarbella.com
Calle Príncipe, 10, 29601 Marbella
00 34 952 76 62 20
Hotel Fuerte Miramar****
Each room at the Fuerte Miramar is spacious and bright, and are all equipped with Wi-Fi, satellite TV, minibar, desk and safe. Many of the rooms also benefit from a balcony with sea views. Facilities: on-site hydrotherapy centre with sauna, Turkish bath, whirlpool and a wide range of treatments such as massages and algae wraps. The Fuerte Sport Club is located at only 300 metres away. Bar Noble, El Olivo restaurant and the Beach Club offer a wide range of dining options including buffets, live cooking and local cuisine.
www.fuertehoteles.com
Av Severo Ochoa, 8, 29603 Marbella
00 34 952 76 84 00
Bars/Nightclubs
Olivia Valere
Olivia Valere, or the queen of Marbella, is a Moroccan born night club hostess who has made her name in Paris with the exclusive club Apocolypse, which later became Olivia Valere with a larger disco, restaurant and piano bar. Nowadays she rules the nightlife of Marbella with her eponmyous nightclub, visited by the Spanish elite and international celebrities. Elegant and sumptious, this club is a mixture of all best qualities a nightclub can have, accoring to Valere: beautiful venue, good music, celebrities, beautiful people, excellent service and harmonious atmosphere.
www.oliviavalere.com
Ctra. de Istan – Km.0,8 29600 Marbella
00 34 952 82 88 61
Suite
Suite Restaurant & Lounge, located in Hotel Puente Romano, is an opulent venue offering both amazing cuisine as well as lounging with cocktails and dancing in an African-style environment. This is a place where two worlds meet, evoking the enchanting flavours of North African and Arabic cuisine. Guests can choose to sit inside or on the sprawling terrace overlooking the Plaza and other restaurants. After dinner Suite changes from an intimate dining experience to an exclusive club playing seductive music into the early hours to which the beautiful guests dance the night away.
www.suiteclubs.com
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, S/N, Hotel Puente Romano, 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 82 09 00
Champagne Room, Marbella Club
The design, service and fine selection of champagnes bring back to life the vibrant history of this bar which played host to some of the world’s most important celebrities. A selection of the best champagnes in Andalucia can be enjoyed with a selection of tasty bites created such as White Shrimp Tartare with Avocado Mousse, Lobster Sashimi, Foie–Gras, Blinis with Caviar and Mini Beef Hamburgers. On Thursday and Saturday evenings a jazz trio offers live music around the Grand Piano and during the colder months the open fire and comfortable sofas make for a cozy winter evening.
www.marbellaclub.com
Marbella Club
Avenida-Bulevar del Príncipe Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, s/n, 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 82 22 11
Nikki Beach
A worldwide luxury beach club phenomenon, Nikki Beach represents everything cool, sexy and glamorous about spending the day or night at the beach. Divine globally-inspired cuisine, the coolest crowd, the hottest parties, against a utopian backdrop of swaying palms and exotic bamboo beds, Nikki Beach is where Marbella’s in-crowd can be found, bronzing themselves on exotic, oversized sunbeds, sipping champagne cocktails on the VIP terrace, and dancing to the all-day grooves of Nikki Beach’s world-class DJs and live musicians.
www.nikkibeach.com
Playa Hotel Don Carlos, Carretera de Cádiz, Km 192, 29600 Marbella
00 34 952 83 62 39
Shopping
Laguna Village
Laguna Village, the self-proclaimed most beautiful shopping centre on the coast, is a beachfront Shopping centre conveniently located between San Pedro and Estepona next to the Kempinski Hotel which offers many fashion boutiques and jewellery shops, boat sales, a graphic design studio and more. Laguna Village has a variety of restaurants and cafés with international cuisine and it is also home to an elegant beach club, Puro Beach. The club has a stunningly designed pool, pristine sun loungers and a trendy restaurant.
www.laguna-village.com
C.C. Laguna Village, A-7, km.159, 29680 Estepona
00 34 952 798 172
Nueva Andalucia Artisan Market
El mercadillo de Nueva Andalucía, Marbella’s Artisan Market, is one of the largest flea markets on the Costa del Sol with over 120 stalls, held every Saturday next to the bullring, near Puerto Banus. It is one of the markets that has highest number of visitors, especially during the summer. The stalls are located along the Avenida de Manolete and here you can find everything: clothes, souvenirs, shoes, spices, fruit, paintings, crafts, furniture, textiles and antiques. Saturdays: 09.00h – 14.00h.
Nueva Andalucía – Avenida Manolete
La Canada Shopping Centre
La Canada Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre on the Costa del Sol offering over 150 shops (fashion and accessories, electronic, furniture and more), a huge Al Campo hypermarket, restaurants, hairdressers and a multiplex cinema. Here you find fashion, accessories, home décor, sports, computers, appliances and specialty shops, national and international firms, leisure and restaurants and a cinema complex operated by cinema Cinesa.
www.parquecomercial-lacanada.com
Carretera Ojen (Corner of A7 Motorway) Centro Comercial La Cañada, 29600 Marbella
00 34 952 860 142
El Corte Inglés
El Corte Inglés Department Store is a Spain’s largest department store and famous for stocking almost everything. Spain’s foremost department store chain offers anything from the latest fashion and accessories, the best designers, the most prestigious Spanish and international brands, to the big names in perfumery and cosmetics, jewellery and watches, as well as everything connected with the home, groceries, electronics and computing, photography, music, books, all types gifts, toys, souvenirs and more.
www.elcorteingles.es
CC El Capricho, Boulevard Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, 2, 29602 Marbella
00 34 952 90 23 90
Culture/Leisure
Tarifa
Drive from Marbella to nearby Tarifa, known as Europe’s surfing capital, where the waters are dotted with kite-surfers and the beaches are wide and sandy. Visit Playa de los Lances; this beach is in a protected area within the Parque Natural del Estrecho (Estrecho Natural Park). The west wind makes this the ultimate beach for windsurfing and kitesurfing. Located on the beach, hotel Dos Mares is a great option for lunch. Horse-riding possible with beautiful riding school nearby.
The Old Town
The Old Town, or ‘Casco Antiguo’, of Marbella is well worth a visit for its charm, history, and great restaurants and shops. The old town includes the ancient city walls and the two historical suburbs of the city, the Barrio Alto, which extends north, and the Barrio Nuevo, located to the east. The ancient walled city retains nearly the same layout as in the 16th century. Here is the Plaza de los Naranjos, the town hall and the Chapel of Santiago, as well as the Church of Santa María de la Encarnación, the Casa del Roque, and more amazing historic buildings.
Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo
The Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo (Museum of Spanish Contemporary Engravings) has one of the world’s best collections and is the first of its kind in Spain with engravings and graphic works that showcase the best of contemporary Spanish art. There are works by Dali, Miro, Picasso and Tapies which include etchings, lithographs, xylographies and other artistic forms of expression. The museum is situated in the old Bazan Hospital, a beautiful 16th century building that has two floors and a tower and features typically Spanish roof tiles and whitewashed walls.
www.mgec.es
Calle Hospital de Bazán, s/n, 29601 Marbella, Spain
00 34 952 76 57 41
Wellness
Glow Club Wellness and Fitness
Glow Club Wellness and Fitness is a family sports centre where exclusivity makes the difference. Situated in the prestigious area of Playas del Duque in Puerto Banús, the club is proud to be the most complete gymnasium and spa centre in Marbella. With more than 2500m2 of space dedicated to wellbeing and beauty, it is a place where they take care of you by offering excellent exclusive personalised treatments. Glow Club also thinks about relaxation and wellbeing, so you can enjoy the swimming pool, Jacuzzi, saunas and Turkish bath, all of which have been completely renovated.
glowplayasdelduque.com
Avenida Playas del Duque, Edificio Sevilla, 29660 Marbella
00 34 952 90 85 07
Marbella Club Thalasso Spa
This luxury Marbella beach resort’s spa with 800 square metres of state-of-the-art facilities, including a dynamic seawater pool, osmanic steam baths, saunas and 12 treatment rooms, offers a full range of Thalasso and Beauty Treatments, as well as personalized Programmes for Relaxation, Well-being, Detox and Rejuvenation. The Marbella Club Thalasso Spa will be delighted to design a programme for you and answer any questions you may have.
www.marbellaclubspa.com
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Avenida-Bulevar del Príncipe Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, Marbella
00 34 952 82 22 11
Bliss Hair and Beauty Salon
Bliss is a multi service – a typical client will be enjoying a manicure at the same time as having highlights done and can even order a sandwich from the deli next door. The beauty therapists cover both traditional treatments such as the legendary Guinot and Dermalogical facials and those of a more holistic nature. Client favourites include reflexology, Indian head massages and raindrop treatments; while other product ranges that are used include bio sculpture for gel nails and Fake Bake for spray tans.
www.blisshairandbeautysalon.com
Urb. Guadalmansa, Ctra de Cadiz KM164, 29680, Estepona (the exit directly after Las Dunas Hotel in the direction of Malaga)
00 34 951 278 137