Ayuntamiento de Marbella |
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Plaza de los Naranjos (Marbella) |
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Established when Marbella was conquered by Catholic
king Fernando V in 1485, in the style of those that already
existed in Castilian cities elsewhere in Spain, although
without arcades. Originally it housed the principal offices
of authority: council, jail, chapel of Santiago, magistrates
court, granary and market. A road was opened between
the surrounding Arabic houses, the calle Nueva, to link
the plaza to the Puerta del Mar city gateway. |
Casa del Corregidor (magistrates court) |
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Plaza de los Naranjos (Marbella) |
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Built in 1552, with an outstanding stone
facade, mixing elements of Gothic and Renaissance architecture. |
Convento Santísima Trinidad |
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Calle Viento (Marbella) |
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Situated on calle Viento (wind), this originally
occupied the entire block in this part of the casco antiguo
as far as the Plaza de la Iglesia. Built at the end
of the 15th century, it was founded by the monarchy.
Its monks cared for
the sick in the nearby Hospital Bazán (now the
contemporary print museum). The interior contains a beautifully
preserved columnaded cloister as well as a chapel in
Gothic style. |
Ermita de Santiago |
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Plaza de Los Naranjos (Marbella) |
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Considered to be the oldest religious building in
Marbella (it is unconnected to the Plaza de los Naranjos,
so it is assumed it was built earlier). It is a work
from the 15th century, roughly contemporary to the reconquest
of Marbella. A comparatively simple building, it consists
of just one nave, the ‘cajon’ (box). It is
the seat of the local religious fraternities of the Cofradías
del Stmo. Cristo del Amor, María Stma. de la Caridad
and San Juan Evangelista. |
Ermita del Calvario |
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Calle Calvario (Marbella) |
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Fuerte de San Luis |
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Jardines del Hotel El Fuerte (Marbella) |
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Constructed in the XVIII. |
Hospital San Juan de Dios |
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Calle San Juan de Dios. (Marbella) |
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The hospital was built in the 16th century, and again
was founded by the monarchy. Its original purpose was
to provide help to needy travellers. The building combines
elements of Renaissance and Gothic architecture, as well
as the influence of Mudéjar style, combining Arabic
and Spanish architecture. One outstanding feature is
the carved stone porch, the great wooden door bearing
heraldic shields of St John and of the monarchy, and
the chapel roof, as well as a fascinating Mudéjar
suit of armour. It is the seat of the local religious
fraternities of the Cofradía (fraternity) de Ntro.
Padre Jesús de la Misericordia a su Entrada en
Jerusalén and María Stma. de la Paz y Esperanza. |
Iglesia Mayor Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación |
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Plaza de la Iglesia (Marbella) |
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This was established as a church in 1505, but the current
building was actually completed at the beginning of the
18th century. The structure is based on the classical
Basilica plan, with three Baroque naves. The main entrance
is stone in the Rococó style. And even though
it is relatively new, the church organ is remarkable,
one of the most impressive instruments built in Spain
in the past 125 years. |
Molinos de Río Real |
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Río Real (Marbella Este / Las Chapas) |
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These grain windmills are dated approximately to the
18th and 19th centuries. |
Murallas del Castillo |
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Casco Antiguo de Marbella (Marbella) |
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This magnificent work was begun in the 10th century
under the order of Muslim ruler Abderramán III.
After the defeat of the uprising led by Omar ben Hafsun,
the walls were built to prevent any further rebellion
and also to protect the city against any possible attacks
from other north African armies. Its construction recycled
materials from the nearby Roman ruins in calle Trinidad,
where you can still see three capitals, column bases,
in the Greek Ionic style. The walls underwent modification
in the 14th century. Following the reconquest of Marbella
in 1485, the walls were further modified to enable archers
to defend the city from emplacements on the walls. |
Museo Cortijo de Miraflores |
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Avda. José Luis Morales y Marín (Marbella) |
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Built on the foundations of a poor house run under
the aegis of the nearby Convento de Nuestro Padre Señor
San Francisco (where the Albergue África now stands),
earliest documents suggest that the Cortijo del Prado
de San Francisco was renovated in 1706, by D. Tomás
Francisco Domínguez y Godoy. In 1756 the building
was extended and gardens designed and planted on the
southern flank of the property. The work was completed
in 1850 with the introduction of a wide range of exotic
plant life from the Phillipines, brought back by D. Tomás
Domínguez Artola, the Spanish Intendent General
of the Phillipines, on his return from the islands. |
Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo |
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Calle Hospital Bazán, s/n (Marbella) |
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Considered a work of the 16th century, when it is thought
to have been a renovation of three neighbouring Arabic
houses, hence the asymmetrical shape of its galleries.
It was the residence of Alonso de Bazán, warden
of the castle and governor in perpetuity of the city.
The building is a mixture of Renaissance, Gothic and
Mudéjar styles. It is now the headquarters of
the Fundación del Museo del Grabado Español
Contemporáneo. |
Paseo Marítimo Marbella |
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Paseo Marítimo de Marbella (Marbella) |
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Pila Bautismal Basílica Paleocristiana
Vega del Mar (Baptismal font of the Paleo-Christian
Basilica of Vega del Mar) |
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Playa de San Pedro (San Pedro
Alcántara) |
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Believed to have been constructed in the closing decades
of the 4th century, coinciding with the renovation of
the Roman settlement of Cilniana and probably destroyed
by a tsunami in 365 AD, the Basílica and Necrópolis
Paleocristiana de Vega del Mar had long been thought
to be a Moorish cemetery. Discovered at the beginning
of the 20th century during excavations to plant a eucalyptus
tree plantation, it was later excavated further by Martínez
Oppelt (1914 -15), Pérez de Barradas (1930) and
Rafael Puertas Tricas and Carlos Posac, unearthing a
lower level that revealed the remains of the basilica
and a surrounding burial ground with over 180 interred
remains of a distinct typology that date to the earlier
Paleo-Christian era. |
Plaza de los Naranjos |
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Plaza de Los Naranjos (Marbella) |
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Sited at dead centre of the casco antiguo, the square
is the site of the Casa Consistorial, ayuntamiento, as
well as other sights, not least its orange trees. |
Teatro Ciudad de Marbella |
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Plaza Ramón Martinez , s/n (Marbella) |
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See our dedicated section on Theatre
in Marbella . |
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