This strategic enclave was crucial for controlling the Guadiaro and Genal valleys between the 3rd and 2nd centuries CE. This watchtower of Iberian origin grew in importance during the Roman period...
Image 
Image
Blas Infante Pêrez, the author of “Ideal Andaluz”, a pragmatic book outlining his plans for Andalusia, was born in Casares on the 15th of July 1885. A public notary and a politician, it is...
GR 249. Stage 32: Ojén - Mijas
Several towns
The Arroyo del Tejar Valley The exit from Ojén in the Almadán area takes the hiker by caves carved out in ancient travertine rock at the foot of the walk and then once you are outside the...
Image
Marbella was first a mining town, then it turned to agriculture and finally opted for tourism as its most important economic element. It is a very old town and was frequented by well-to-do families...
Image
This festival has been declared to be of Tourist Interest by the Provincial Council of Málaga. Please check with the local Town Hall or Municipal Tourism Office for the festival date before...
Image
A weekend in March or April full of cultural, sports and gastronomic events to enjoy the city and its streets. "Estepona lives its streets" has established itself as an outstanding cultural,...
Image
UNIQUENESS 'Casa Veracruz' [Veracruz House] dates from the 20th century. It was built after Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Church and Monastery, where the image of the True Cross of Christ is. The...
Image
La Cala Resort boasts three 18-hole championship courses designed by the renowned Cabell Robinson, a star pupil of the legendary Robert Trent Jones. It also has a top quality six-hole par 3 layout...
Image
This course, designed by Manuel Piñero, has 9 holes, par 3. It is located just two minutes from the center of Marbella towards the mountain and has beautiful sea views. It has clean fairways and...
The Western Costa del Sol is one of the first destinations of peninsular Spain. The Mediterranean climate with its mild and warm temperatures provides this region more than 300 sunny days.
The adaption of the sea breeze and the protection by the mountain ranges near the coast benefit this kind climate.
It begins in Torremolinos, and after it there are Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Mijas, Marbella, Estepona y Manilva. In few words: this is the authentic cradle of the Andalusian and national tourism and expresses our value in the international context. The first-rate quality of its beaches, restaurants, hotels golf courses, complementary services, etc. is international accepted.
Inside these lands, we will see villages which lay over the mountain range: Benahavis and Casares. These two municipalities combine the pure style of the white villages with the surrounding landscape. Spectacular panoramic views, balconies over the Mediterranean Sea from Benalmadena to Mijas, the cosmopolitan and bustling atmosphere from Torremolinos to Sabinillas and the country road N-340, considered one of the longest roads of the world, characterize this region as well as Marbella, town which, over hillocks and valleys, carpets of golf, and houses and gardens full of legends, gets deep into the foot of the mountains. This is the world of meadows and fields of Estepona, Casares and Manilva, as well as small fishing harbours that remain on the coast, which shelters the oldest neighbourhoods of the seaside villages. These villages are in many ways the origin of this beautiful province, where festivities are an important part of social life.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Meat.
CRAFTWORK
Pottery and goldsmithing.
INDUSTRY
Financial, educative, health service, transport, distribution and marketing.
TOURISM
Coast, sports, golf, water sports, congresses and incentives, health and cultural.
More English information of Costa del Sol Occidental on the website of the Costa del Sol Tourist Board.