YOUR GUIDE TO BENAHAVÍS, SPAIN
A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
Benahavís is a paradise for nature lovers, ideal to explore it hiking while enjoying an amazing landscape that is relaxing for the mind and a gift for the senses. From its mountains, you can see over 100 km of the Spanish coast and a great part of the north African coast. Three rivers cross its municipality, all of them rising in the “Serranía de Ronda” mountain range to flow into the Mediterranean Sea. The first one is the “Guadalmina River” (or mine´s river), with a course of 28 km, borders the eastern part of the town. In the past, it had great strategic and defensive importance and its waters moved the flour mills. The second one is the “Guadalmansa River” (or river of the oil mill “almazara”), which crosses the municipality from north to south on its western side. The last one is the “Guadaiza River” (or river of Aixa, sultan mother of Boabdil “el chico”), with a course of 22 km on the left side of the road from Ronda to San Pedro. It passes in front of the “Daidín Ruins”.
Benahavís’ landscape is very picturesque. From the main road, in the municipality of Estepona, you can access the Benahavís main road. Very soon the terrain goes up and you can see the foothills of the mountains.
The “Guadalmina River” runs through the land forming a canyon. From its riversides, you can see high peaks. The road runs on the left side, and to the right and down you can see a viaduct known as “Las Angosturas”, named like that because the terrain is very narrow. This is one of the most beautiful landscapes of Benahavís.
Thanks to its ideal location, Benahavís is perfectly connected to the main roads of Costa del Sol, the A7 motorway and the AP7 toll road. It is located between two important towns, Estepona and Marbella, and only a few kilometres away from the busy Puerto Banús, where, amongst many other things, we can go shopping in one of the many designer shops.
If there is something that differentiates the people from Málaga province is their way of living their lives. A characteristic lifestyle that revolves around the hours of sunlight that offer over 320 days of sun per year.
Living in Benahavís means enjoying the narrow white streets and the colourful scent of their plants and flowers. It also means to enjoy luxury in all its aspects and an exceptionally good cuisine. The gastronomy in Benahavís is almost as varied as the restaurants that fill the city. But if there is something that really defines the personality of this Málaga jewel, that is the prominence of the sea on the one hand and other hand the versatility that the agricultural produce gives to the dishes.
This is why Benahavís is known as the dining room of Andalusia, and it is considered a gastronomic paradise by critics and visitors alike, as it features some of the best restaurants in Spain, an endless gastronomic offer of the highest quality. This is reflected by our own Catering School, “Sabor a Málaga”.
Benahavís is a paradise for nature lovers, ideal to explore it hiking while enjoying an amazing landscape that is relaxing for the mind and a gift for the senses. From its mountains, you can see over 100 km of the Spanish coast and a great part of the north African coast. Three rivers cross its municipality, all of them rising in the “Serranía de Ronda” mountain range to flow into the Mediterranean Sea. The first one is the “Guadalmina River” (or mine´s river), with a course of 28 km, borders the eastern part of the town. In the past, it had great strategic and defensive importance and its waters moved the flour mills. The second one is the “Guadalmansa River” (or river of the oil mill “almazara”), which crosses the municipality from north to south on its western side. The last one is the “Guadaiza River” (or river of Aixa, sultan mother of Boabdil “el chico”), with a course of 22 km on the left side of the road from Ronda to San Pedro. It passes in front of the “Daidín Ruins”.
Benahavís’ landscape is very picturesque. From the main road, in the municipality of Estepona, you can access the Benahavís main road. Very soon the terrain goes up and you can see the foothills of the mountains.
The “Guadalmina River” runs through the land forming a canyon. From its riversides, you can see high peaks. The road runs on the left side, and to the right and down you can see a viaduct known as “Las Angosturas”, named like that because the terrain is very narrow. This is one of the most beautiful landscapes of Benahavís.
Thanks to its ideal location, Benahavís is perfectly connected to the main roads of Costa del Sol, the A7 motorway and the AP7 toll road. It is located between two important towns, Estepona and Marbella, and only a few kilometres away from the busy Puerto Banús, where, amongst many other things, we can go shopping in one of the many designer shops.
If there is something that differentiates the people from Málaga province is their way of living their lives. A characteristic lifestyle that revolves around the hours of sunlight that offer over 320 days of sun per year.
Living in Benahavís means enjoying the narrow white streets and the colourful scent of their plants and flowers. It also means to enjoy luxury in all its aspects and an exceptionally good cuisine. The gastronomy in Benahavís is almost as varied as the restaurants that fill the city. But if there is something that really defines the personality of this Málaga jewel, that is the prominence of the sea on the one hand and other hand the versatility that the agricultural produce gives to the dishes.
This is why Benahavís is known as the dining room of Andalusia, and it is considered a gastronomic paradise by critics and visitors alike, as it features some of the best restaurants in Spain, an endless gastronomic offer of the highest quality. This is reflected by our own Catering School, “Sabor a Málaga”.
