Casco Antiguo

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Where it sits

The circle is Casco Antiguo and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• The beaches & Paseo Marítimo5 min walk456 m
• The Golden Mile (beach)9 min taxi2.8 km
• The Golden Mile9 min taxi2.8 km
• Golden Mile beach clubs9 min taxi3.0 km
• The Nueva Andalucía market17 min taxi5.7 km
• Puerto Banús marina20 min taxi6.6 km
• Puerto Banús nightlife20 min taxi6.7 km
• Espetos at a chiringuito24 min taxi7.9 km
• Beach clubs — Nikki Beach & Elviria30 min taxi10.1 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 1.The Old Town & Plaza de los Naranjos — Marbella's best-kept secret — a maze of whitewashed, flower-draped lanes climbing from the seafront to the pretty Plaza de los Naranjos ('Orange Square'), lined with tapas terraces and framed by a 16th-century town hall. Genuinely charming and a world away from the yachts; come for an evening wander and dinner in the square.
• 5.Avenida del Mar & the Dalí sculptures — The palm-lined promenade linking the old town to the beach is an open-air gallery of ten bronze Salvador Dalí sculptures — long-legged elephants and dancing figures set among the fountains. A short, pretty stroll from the Alameda park down to the sea; a nice surprise between the shops and the sand.
• 6.Tapas in the old town — For all the flash on the coast, Marbella's best eating is up in the old-town lanes — busy little tapas bars doing fried fish, garlic prawns, Iberian ham and cold Andalusian wine, at a fraction of Puerto Banús prices. Do a crawl of the plazas around the square; the tastiest, best-value meal in town.
• 8.La Concha & Sierra Blanca — La Concha ('the shell') is the mountain that towers over Marbella — a tough but spectacular 4–5 hour hike to a ridge with the whole coast, and Africa on a clear day, at your feet. For an easier hit, drive up to the Refugio de Juanar for a gentle forest trail and the same big views; go early to beat the heat.
• 12.Iglesia de la Encarnación & the old-town museums — The old town's handsome parish church, with its baroque doorway and a fine organ, anchors a quiet quarter of little plazas — nearby, the small Museo del Grabado houses Spanish contemporary prints (Picasso, Miró) in a 16th-century hospital. A calm, cultured half-hour away from the beach and the bling.
• 16.Parque de la Alameda — The old town's leafy little park — tiled benches, a fountain, towering ficus trees and shady terraces, a cool spot to pause between the lanes and the beach at the top of Avenida del Mar. A small, pretty piece of everyday Marbella; grab an ice cream and watch the town go by.