The Guide to the Costa del Sol: Local Information


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This town in the province of Málga is situated between Torremolinos and Fuengirola. Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman, Visigoth and Arab influences have all shaped Benalmádena, which consists of three areas: Benalmádena-Pueblo, in the mountains, Arroyo de la Miel and Benalmádena-Costa, a first-class tourist resort.

Tapas bars, a wide range of cuisine and the open character of the people make this town a fun place to be with a nightlife which is second to none. The beaches, Bil-Bil Castle and the delightful marina, declared one of the world's finest for its housing complex, make Benalmádena a charming place to spend a holiday.

Totally devoted to the tourist world, Benalmádena has developed a magnificent structure to that purpose; its good hotels and urbanisation, golf courses and the well known amusement parks, its pleasure crafts harbour and other installations of high level, make this town one of the main attraction in the Costa del Sol for the international tourism.

The beaches, as all the others in the Costa del Sol, are clean and nice and the mildness of the climate conduce to a complete enjoyment.

Something important to visit is the Archaeological Municipal Museum where a very interesting collection of Neolithic and pre-Columbian pieces are exhibited. Among its traditional dishes are the roasted baby pork, fried fish, grilled sardines, shell fish, gazpacho, etc.

BENALMÁDENA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
USEFUL ADDRESSES	TRANSPORT
Tourist Oficce: Avda. Antonio Machado, 10 (952442494) E-mail: turismo@benalmadena.com	Málaga Train Station (RENFE): Information (902 240 202), Customer service (952 128 267)
Town Hall: 952579800	Bus Station: 952443563
Local Police: 952562142 (092)	Radio-Taxi: 952441545
*Health centre* Emergencies (24 hours): 952443545 Appointments: 952440404
House of Culture: Plaza de Austria, s/n. Tel.: 952441545	Málaga Airport: 952 048 804/952 048 844 IBERIA: 952 136 166/952 136 167
Post Oficce: 952442038; Arroyo de la Miel (952562154)
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS	HISTORICAL MONUMENTS
EL PARADOR: Avda. Juan Luis Peralta, 9. Tel.: 952449293 KALIFATO: Ctra. Cádiz, Km. 215. Tel.: 952568259 LA RUEDA: San Miguel, 2. Tel.: 952448221 ****************************************************** Torrequebrada: (5 star) Ctra. de Cadiz Km.220 Alay (4star): Avda. Alay, s/n Riviera (4star) Avda. Antonio Machado, 49 Triton (4 star): Avda. Antonio Machado, 29	Archeological and Pre-Columbian Art Museum: Open from Monday to Friday from 10,00 to 14,00 hours and from 16,00 to 19,00 hours. Closed on weekend and festives. Free entrance Wall Gardens ("Jardines del Muro") & Santo Domingo Church Spain's Plaza & "La Niña de Benalmádena" Colomares Castle Bil-Bil Castle "La Paloma" Park
LEISURE TIME AND ACTIVITIES	LOCAL FEASTS AND TRADITIONS
Multi-Sport Complex, with a grass field, track and field facilities, tennis courts, covered pavilion, etc... Artificial Grass Field, for various sports use. Tivoli Amusement Park, which offers its visitors a wide selection of attractions and live appearances of famous international artist. Sport Yacht's Marina, with 100 mooring points and surrounded by a Luxury Apartment Complex. It offers all kind of services like; Dry Docks, Sailing &Nautical Schools, Divin g Schools and a Sea Aquarium ("Sea Life"). Torrequebrada Casino, located inside a first class hotel complex, with Golf course, Night Club, and a multitude of congress and exposition's rooms.	Easter Week (Semana Santa): Live representation of the Passion of Christ (El Paso) in Benalmadena Pueblo. Corpus Procession, also in Benalmaden Pueblo, where the main feature is the making by its inhabitants, of a carpet on the street made of flowers and aromatic herbs, the night before the procession. Festivities of Saint John the Baptist: local fair in Arroyo de la Miel, the 24th to 29th of June. Festivities of the Virgin of the Cross: local fair in Benalmadena Pueblo in mid August. "Veladilla del Carmen": typical boat procession in Benalmádena Costa, the evening of July 16th.