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About ULTIMATE Marbella City Guide

ULTIMATE Marbella City Guide is an independent guide for visitors to Marbella, Spain. We publish 12 curated lists: restaurants, beach clubs & nightlife, hotels, sights, beaches & parks, shopping, golf, spas & wellness, luxury cars, health, property and getting around. Together they cover the Old Town, central Marbella and the Paseo Marítimo, the Golden Mile, Puerto Banús and Nueva Andalucía, San Pedro de Alcántara, East Marbella and Elviria, Benahavís, and trips to Ronda, Mijas, Málaga and Gibraltar.

How we choose

Our lists draw on local knowledge, official sources and recent reviews, and every place is checked against maps and its own website or recent reports. MICHELIN distinctions are quoted only as the official MICHELIN Guide Spain states them. We look for quality, character and a genuine sense of Andalusia.

Before you go

Opening hours, prices and seasonal schedules change often, and many beach clubs and some restaurants close or shorten their hours in winter. Please check directly with each place before you visit. Prices are in euros; our price guides run from € (budget) to €€€€ (top end).

For venues

Run a venue in Marbella and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

Photo credits

• Alameda Park, Marbella, by Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Plaza de los Naranjos and the town hall, Marbella, by Ypsilon from Finland, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Puerto Banús marina, Marbella, by __Lolo__, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset on the beach at Puerto Banús, by Tommie Hansen, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The beach at Puerto Banús, Marbella, by Tommie Hansen, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A beach in Marbella, by TimOve from Norway, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Benahavís, Málaga, by georama, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Cabopino beach, Costa del Sol, by Konstantin, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old walls of Marbella, by Tyk, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The coast between Marbella and Fuengirola, by Mike McBey, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Avenida del Mar, Marbella, by Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Puente Nuevo in Ronda, by Andrzej Otrębski, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Artola dunes at Cabopino, by Olaf Tausch, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Rock of Gibraltar seen from La Línea, by Ymblanter, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The coast between Marbella and Fuengirola, by Mike McBey, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alhambra above Granada, by Jebulon, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The seafront in Marbella, by Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Puerto Banús, Marbella, by Adam Cli, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The seafront in Marbella, by Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alcazaba of Málaga, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Mijas village, by Seko Naotomo, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Plaza de los Naranjos and the town hall, Marbella, by Ypsilon from Finland, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Plaza de los Naranjos, Marbella, by Martin Morris, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Acropolis of Athens by day, seen from Philopappos Hill, by A.Savin, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old town of Belgrade above the Sava, with the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, by Tatil Dükkanı, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Romanian Athenaeum in its garden, by Jorge Franganillo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the Danube, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Oia’s white houses and blue domes on the rim of the Santorini caldera, by Norbert Nagel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Blue Mosque at night, by Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Triple Bridge over the Ljubljanica, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset at the Naples Pier, by pmarkham, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Stone Bridge over the Vardar, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, by Julian Lupyan, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The ramparts of Galle Fort, by Daibo Taku, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Skanderbeg Square with the Et’hem Bey Mosque, by Andrew Milligan sumo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The spires of Zagreb Cathedral above the rooftops, by Alex Sirac, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Plaza de los Naranjos and the town hall, Marbella, by Ypsilon from Finland, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A beach in Marbella, by TimOve from Norway, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The seafront in Marbella, by Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The coast between Marbella and Fuengirola, by Mike McBey, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Plaza de los Naranjos, Marbella, by Martin Morris, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Puente Nuevo in Ronda, by Andrzej Otrębski, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The view from the Puente Nuevo, Ronda, by Benjamin Smith, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The main square of San Pedro de Alcántara, by Daniel Capilla, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Puerto Banús marina, Marbella, by __Lolo__, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The coast between Marbella and Fuengirola, by Mike McBey, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset on the beach at Puerto Banús, by Tommie Hansen, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The coast between Marbella and Fuengirola, by Mike McBey, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.