Points is interest in the immediate vicinity
The villa is located within 5 minutes walk to CoCo Beach and Mistral (no stress) Beach in Puerto Banus and their respective recreation and sport facilities. The Kala-Kalua water sport facilities (with jet skiing, pedal boats, para-sailing, and banana boats) and San Pedro fine beaches are within five minutes walk in another direction. The two well known and exquisite beach-side fish restaurants in the entire Marbella (Nueve Reino and Alabardero) and many other fine restaurants on the San Pedro promenade are within a very short walking distance. The Hotels Cortijo Balnco, Nueva Andalus, Reinicon Andulus and all their facilities are within a very short walking distance.
Points of Interest: There are numerous places of historical interest nearby. The Moorish city of Granada with Its Alhambra Palace and gardens, one of the most brilliant jewels of universal architecture is approximately 1.5 hours drive. The old City of Ronda is within 45 minutes drive. Gibraltar is within one hour drive. The Costa del Sol is at the forefront of Europe for sailing with its excellent marinas and invaluable berthing capacities, these include Puerto Banus, Marbella, Estepona, Duguesa, etc. There are a number of tennis clubs as well as many excellent health and gym centres in the Marbella area. Europe's sunniest ski resort, the Sol y Nieve in the Sierra Nevada, host of the 1996 'world Ski Championships' can be reached in two hours.
Puerto Banus: Since its inception some forty years ago, this port has steadily grown and now features a casino, commercial shopping centre, a Corte Ingles department store, marine observatory and a multi cinema with films shown in their original soundtrack. Nightlife buzzes at Puerto Banus with your choice of alfresco bars, piano clubs and discos while during the day this is a window shoppers dream with several of the world renowned fashions houses featured here, in addition to small, interesting shops and boutiques. If you really want to have a bird’s eye view of the port’s magnificent position, then regular boat trips are the ideal solution and available on a regular basis from the central promenade. This is the place to be pampered yacht side and ogle those fabulous luxury yachts while sipping a drink at one of the many open air restaurants and bars. The setting is close to ideal, with its impressive mountain backdrop and ocean views.
Golf:
Andalucia is renowned for its top golf courses and the unique sunny and warm winter climate allows golf to be popular all year round. There are nearly 60 golf courses in Andalucia. By car you can reach Los Naranjos, Aloha, Las Brisas and La Quinta within 10 minutes. Torrequebrada, Mijas Golf and El Paraiso within 20 minutes, Sotogrande and Valderrama, (Ryder Cup - 1997, 1999 World Championships) within 40 minutes. There are approximately 20 other golf courses on the Costa del Sol within a 30 minute drive.
