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Benahavis Holidays
Benahavis, Andalusian white mountain village, only 7 kilometres from the sea. |
Benahavis, Andalusian white mountain village, only 7 kilometres from the sea.
Tourist information about Benahavis in Spain. Travel to Benahavis and let Spain-Holiday.com guide and accommodate you |
Benahavis is located between Marbella, Estepona and Ronda in the middle of the Sierra de las Nieves, but still very close to the coast. Its priviliged location make of Benahavis a authentic paradise. It is a typical white village of Andalucia with narrow streets in arabic style, that end in lonely squares.
Benahavis is a hidden place where you can enjoy the nature and luxury urbanizations completely integrated in the natural scenery surrounded with golf courses and Sierra de las Nieves.
Among the monumental works in this town are the Castle of Montemayor, built in the 10th century and of which part of the wall is still conserved and is in good shape. In the fortified complex it has the Torre de la Reina (Queen’s tower) which is the most notable as there are still vestiges of what were once lodgings and a well. In the rest of the municipality there are watchtowers erected in the Nazari kingdom of Granada as defence barriers, among them the well-conserved Leonera, Daidín, Campanillas, Tramores and Esteríl, all from medieval times. Montemayor and Daidín were towns in that era.
In the town centre there are interesting monuments, such as the parish church of the Virgen del Rosario from the 18th century, but the most important is a 16th century palace with a small courtyard, built under the canons of Nazarí architecture.
Outside the town there are various interesting places for their flora and fauna, such as the straits of the river Guadalmina, the Zagaleta reserve, the port Capuchino cave, the Charco de las Mozas, the Leche reservoir, the Máquinas and the Guadalmansa valley.
Special dates for Benahavis:
The yearly fair and festivities take place between the 11th and 15th of August, with a procession of the Virgen del Rosario. The Easter processions are also interesting and especially the pilgrimage of the Virgen del Rosario, which takes place on the 6th and 7th of October.
In June, the village of Benahvis organizes a gastronomic day, in which the restaurants offer the visitors entering the town, an interesting sample of the best dishes. This is a kind of touristic promotion of the town.
So, if you have decied to rent one of the holiday homes in Benahavis our website offers you, you wont be disappointed about the area, as the nature is still conserved and yet it is close to some "hot places" as Puerto Banus and Estepona.
Some interesting facts about Benahavis:
Small town with about 2000 inhabitants
Average anual temperature: 17 ºC
Altitude above sea level: 155 metres
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