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HISTORY
The second largest city in the province of Málaga was home to its first few settlers in the Palaeolithic Era, as is shown by weapons and tools discovered at the place known as Coto Correa in the area of Las Chapas and in the Pecho Redondo cave (Neolithic) in the southern foothills of the Sierra Blanca. Except for the Phoenician archaeological site of Río Real there is no evidence of other civilisations until the end of Carthaginian rule, which left traces in Río Verde, some five kilometres from Marbella.
ART
A poorly informed visitor would probably be surprised to find that this city, aside from having the largest concentration of golf courses in Spain and a large part of Europe, luxury hotels, leisure ports, unusually sophisticated restaurants and other establishments, a casino and excellent beaches all along its more than 20 kilometres of coast, has an extraordinarily interesting artistic and historical heritage and an old quarter that has so admirably withstood the invasion of the "latest fad" that has worn down so many wills.
TOURISM
Marbella’s cosmopolitan character has not diluted the city’s festive traditions—perhaps just the opposite. It has, however, diversified its entertainment offer to cater to an ever more heterogeneous population. The San Bernabé Fair in the first week of June is the celebration most deeply rooted in folk tradition of the entire Marbella festive calendar. During the day, the fair is held in the Arroyo de la Represa, and with the coming of night, the excitement moves to the fairgrounds. In both places a markedly Andalusian touch predominates, with foreign visitors joining in with genuine enjoyment. The various districts hold their own festivals. Nueva Andalucía’s are in the third week of July, Las Chapas’s in August and El Ángel’s in early October. In addition all the neighbourhoods of Marbella stage popular fiestas and street parties.
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