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Information about Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, Spain
Population - 30,000
Distance from Malaga airport: 12 Miles (19KM)
Benalmadena is one
of the chief tourist centers on the western
Costa del Sol. The
wide range of facilities and services are complemented by an
international amusement park.
The municipality of Benalmadena runs from the foothills of the
Sierra de Mijas mountains to the small strip of land on the coast.
Benalmadena boasts nice scenic views as it is on a hill, this
connects to Arroyo de la Miel where there is a train station that
connects you to Malaga and
Fuengirola. Most of Benalmadena´s
population lives in Arroyo de la Miel. On the beach front we have
Benalmádena Costa, which has many great hotels and golf courses, a
casino and the beautiful marina that has many restaurants, bars
and many tourist attractions such as boat trips and jet ski hire.
Strikingly original is the Castle of Bil-Bil, a curious
structure built on the beach front in 1934 in the neo-Arabian
style and which the city council uses to stage exhibitions and
cultural events and it has even been hired out for Weddings and
venues privately. Also of interest are the Muro gardens that is an
ideal place to take children to feed the birds, the park is a
blend of plants and water designed by César Manrique.
A boat cruise links Benalmadena,
Fuengirola and Malaga and
there are two to four sailings daily in high summer to and from
both places with reduced sailings at other times. Costasol
Cruceros (www.costasolcruceros.com)
A greater attraction by far for the majority of visitors is
Tivoli World (www.tivolicostadelsol.com), the Costa del Sol's
biggest amusement park, sited between the inland village and the
coastal resort on the MA407 and easily reached by train from
Fuengirola or Torremolinos; the park has the unusual cocktail of
rides, restaurants and shows. Opposite the Tivoli World entrance
is the Teleférico Cable Car (www.teleferico.com) ascends to the
peak of Monte Calamorro, from where there are panoramic views over
the Costa del Sol and in summer daily displays of falconry.
On the seafront and close to the Puerto Deportivo, Sea-Life is
the resort's well-presented and ethically slanted marine museum,
with displays of the world's fish including a walk through glass
tunnel and a section devoted to sharks.
Benalmadena Area Guide from Direct Estates. Spanish
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