Marbella

Some Facts & Figures:
Surface Area: 114.3 square kilometres
Population: 130,549
What the natives are called:Marbellíes
Monuments: the Roman villa of Río Verde, Paleo-Christian basilica of Vega del Mar, Roman hot springs or bathhouses of Guadalmina, La Encarnación Church, the Arabic Fortress, San Juan de Dios Hospital, Bazán Hospital (Museum of Engraving), Casa del Corregidor (House of the Magistrate), Santo Cristo de la Vera Cruz hermitage, Ayuntamiento (City Hall), hermitage of Santiago, Cortijo Miraflores Museum and the Bonsai Museum.
Geographical Location: in the centre of the western Costa del Sol, between the slopes of the Sierra Blanca range and the coast. The city is 56 kilometres fromMálaga. The municipality records an average annual rainfall of 630 litres per square metre and the average temperature is 18º C.
Tourist Information: Tourism Office, Plaza de los Naranjos (Bajos Ayuntamiento) (29600). Telephone: (+34) 952 82 35 50 Fax: (+34) 952 77 36