Benalmadena

The Benalmádena marina is one of the best residential developments in the world. It has a modern attractive and a unique architectural style. It was awarded the prize of the ‘best marina in the world’ on two occasions, and since 1987 it has had the European blue flag due to the quality of its services and water. It has 1,100 mooring places and offers a wide variety of activities and events, thanks to its facilities and the privileged climate of the Costa del Sol. All these factors contribute to making the marina and its surroundings one of the best places to enjoy the sea. Its climate, with 320 days of sunshine all the year and an annual average temperature of 22ºC, makes it possible to engage in all sorts of tourist, leisure and entertainment activities.This is a "must see" place.

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Brief history.The town’s name, of Arab origin, comes from the Arab word ‘Ben-Al-Madina’, which means ‘children of the mines’. This could be due to the existence of mines in the area, from which iron ore but mainly ochre had been extracted since Phoenician times.
Following the Christian Reconquest the town’s history went through a dark period due to the fact that the area had been practically abandoned as local inhabitants fled out of fear of attacks from the sea. Several attempts to repopulate the municipality were made but none of them were successful.

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