Manilva

Manilva stretches from Punta Chullera to the west and Manilva Rió to the East. It has almost 8 Kilometres of beaches ranging from the low cliffs and rocky coves in Punta Chullera to the wide sandy beaches that are spread around the fishing village of Castillo, the Marina at Puerto de la Duquesa and the expanding town of Sabinillas. Manilva town itself sits above Sabinillas at approximately 2 Km from the coast.

Some Facts & Figures:
Surface Area: 35.3 square kilometres
Population: 13,258
What the natives are called:Manilveños
Monuments: the La Duquesa castle (or Sabinillas fort), Santa Ana church and the Chullera towers
Geographical Location: This is the western-most municipality on the Costa del Sol and therefore borders on the province of Cádiz. It is 97 kilometres from the city of Málaga and 35 from Gibraltar. The average annual rainfall in the area is 750 litres per square metre and the average temperature is 17º C.
Tourist Information: Tourism Office, Calle Duquesa de Arco, 53 (29692). Telephone: (+34) 952 89 36 79 Fax: (+34) 952 89 16 00 E-mail:turismo@ayto-manilva.com