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Benalmadena is home to Europe’s largest butterfly park. Opened last year in conjunction with the local town hall (they provided the land), the park has proved to be a resounding success. Visiting it makes a great day out for all the family.

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The one common denominator with family holidays, is deciding where to go…. to tire out the kids! How about a day with Dolphins, Parakeets, Crocodiles and Snakes? No, not on Safari in some far flung country, but right here on the Costa Del Sol, Benalmádena, Málaga province…where they can be safely tucked up in bed, exhausted, by nightfall! …. Satisfaction guaranteed, for everyone!

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A new tourist attraction has opened in Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol and has proved a great success, a Butterfly Farm. The Butterfly farm is the largest one of its kind in Europe and is a perfect choice for a day out with the family.

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Parque de la Paloma, or Paloma park, is situated right in the heart of Benalmadena Costa. Covering some 200,000m2 and only 300m from the coast. The park is entirely man-made and was only opened in the 1980s. It feels as if you are a World away from the beaches and the usual tourist trappings. Children, in particular, have a great time in Paloma park.

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The cable car (or teleferico) was opened in 2003 and has fast become one of the main tourist attractions on the Costa del Sol. The 15 minute cable car journey takes visitors up to one of the highest points on the coast, Mount Calamorro at 800m. The views are breathtaking. On clear days, Sierra Nevada is clearly visible, as are the Riff mountains in Morocco. It makes a great outing for all the family.

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Lopon Tchechu Rinpoche was born in the Kingdom of Bhutan in 1918. He spent most of his life living in Nepal and was regarded as being one of the foremost Buddhist masters of our times. In the late 1980s he began to look Westwards. He taught and gave initiations to thousands of people around the World and built a total of sixteen Stupas in Europe and Russia.

Rinpoche’s last project, the Enlightment Stupa in Benalmadena, the largest Stupa in the West, is considered by many to the crown jewel of his life’s work. Rinpoche passed away four months before the inauguration of the Stupa aged 85.

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