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General information on Benalmádena Costa
Benalmadena Costa is a beautiful Andalusian coastal town situated 10 miles west of Malaga airport. It has an excellent climate with over 300 days of sunshine per year; constantly mild temperatures, which average well into the sixties even during the winter months. It has 9km of shoreline with beautiful beaches and tiny coves and a fully equipped marina for over 1,000 vessels. The marina is surrounded by apartments and offers sports such as diving and sailing. The marina boasts many international awards for design and functionality.
Benalmadena Costa also has its own casino, night club and golf course. There is a garden of over 200,000 square metres, overlooking the sea. The La Paloma Park (pictured left), has a large lake, stocked with various water birds.
Next to the park is the feria ground where the flea market is held. In Benalmadena there is a booming hotel industry to which hundreds of thousands of tourists flock each year. Much of the trade is through package holiday companies. There are also thousands of apartments for rent.
In the centre of town there is the famous
24 hour square with its late bars and early
morning discos which is very popular with
the youngsters. To the western end of Benalmádena
on the way to Fuengirola is the 5 star Torrequebrada
Hotel which incorporates the resort’s
only casino and a spectacular cabaret show.
Benalmádena is similar to Torremolinos as
regards its popularity with tourists and
is also very popular for people looking
to move to Spain. Its ease of access to
the holiday market, great beaches, major
tourist attractions and enviable climate
all help to explain why Benalmádena is fast
becoming one of Spain's premier holiday
destinations.
Benalmadena Costa has something for everyone, the Parque de la Paloma being only part of the ambience of the town. The park features a large lake with a fountain and waterfall, and is surrounded by landscaped gardens with enclosures for a variety of animals and birds. Rabbits and other wildlife roam free. The cactus garden is a new area near to the right-hand top corner of Parque de la Paloma. There is an amazing array of cacti from all over the world. It is open to the rest of the park and there is no charge.
One of the main highlights of Benalmadena Costa is the beautiful marina, with over a thousand moorings and what many authorities have claimed to be the best marina in the world.
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