Puerto Banus Destination Guide to Puerto Banus, Marbella. Tourist and Historical Information. Holiday Vacation Rentals.Puerto Banus, Marbella is the most fashionable resort in Southern Spain. It is a busy Marina, not only for some of the most impressive luxury yachts in the world, but also as one of the most popular locations for dining and nightlife in the Mediterranean. Puerto Banus is located just west of Marbella, before you reach the small town of San Pedro de Alcántara.
All tastes are catered for, there is something for everyone - cafes, restaurants and boutiques are clustered around the harbor. Puerto Banus, Marbella is the ideal place to relax and admire the luxury yachts whilst having a drink on the waterfront. See if you can spot a famous face or two as people stroll by. This is definitely a place "to see and be seen" The choice of international restaurants is amazing, with most of them situated right on the marina with spectacular views.
The nightlife in Puerto Banus is incredible, with a huge choice of alfresco bars, casinos, piano clubs and discos. Puerto Banus and Marbella boast some of the finest stores in the world for clothes, furnishings and all the accessories of luxury living. If shopping is your passion designer names such as Gucci, Armani, Jimmy Choo and Versace are here in abundance. For another view of the marina, boat trips are available on a regular basis. Also available for hire is a range of sporty water transport.
You will also find opticians, pharmacies, doctors and several good quality supermarkets and take away places in the port. To further enhance the high profile image, Playas del Duque in Puerto Banus has been chosen to site the first Armani Casa (furniture store) in the whole of Spain.
There are several Golf Clubs very close to Puerto Banus These include La Quinta (27 holes), Los Naranjos (18), Las Brisas (18) and Aloha (18). Only 40 minutes drive away you will find the 1998 Ryder Cup Course of Valderrama.
Puerto Banus, Marbella has a multi cinema complex with original soundtracks. In addition, there is horse riding, hang-gliding, hot air ballooning in the hills and a lot of superb gymnasiums. There is a market on Saturdays by the Bullring for more reasonably priced clothes and holiday bargains.
In summary, Puerto Banus, Marbella is a year-round resort with outdoor dining and swimming in the sea possible from April to October. Spring is great for golfers and for visitors who enjoy the relative tranquility and pleasant temperatures (up to 25 degrees C). Summer is wonderfully hot (at 30 degrees C or more) and the resort buzzes with activity. Autumn and Winter are still pleasantly warm and sunny (at 20 degrees C or more). Take your pick!
There is beach on each side of the marina. Many of the yachts moored within the harbor can enjoy an unobstructed view of La Concha Mountain, one of the coast's landmarks.
Puerto Banus was built in 1970 by José Banús a local property developer, as a luxury marina and shopping complex for the jet-set and the super rich. The lavish opening of the complex in May 1970 was attended by, amongst others, film director Roman Polanski, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, Dr. Christian Barnard (pioneer of the heart transplant), and Prince Rainer and Princess Grace of Monaco. A youthful Julio Iglesias was contracted to sing for the guests for the enormous sum of 125,000 pesetas. An army of 300 waiters from Seville served 50 pounds of Beluga Caviar to the 1,700 guests.
The focal point of Puerto Banus, Marbella is the marina. It has berths for 915 boats, including those of the King of Saudi Arabia and several of the world's wealthiest individuals. Behind the harbor lie streets filled with bars and nightclubs and behind this the main square, featuring the famous El Corte Inglés department store.
The days of the jet-set glamour have largely disappeared as the rich and famous have found new playgrounds where their exclusivity and privacy are more easily protected. Today visitors to 'The Port' (as it is known by locals) tend to be tourists from northern Europe (especially UK and Germany) as well as holiday-making Spaniards.
A three-ton statue of a rhinoceros by Salvador Dali was placed in Puerto Banus in 2004.
Holiday visitors are spoilt for choice when looking for holiday accommodation in Puerto Banus, Marbella. There is a wealth of self catering apartments, townhouses and villas for rent in the area around Puerto Banus. The closest areas are Marbella, The Golden Mile, and Nueva Andalucia. If you are willing to travel 10-20 minutes by car you will find San Pedro de Alcantara, Guadalmina, Benahavis, The Golden Mile and Estepona within your reach. |
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