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We operate from the Golf Valley, however, Marbella is much more than golf. It has been the play-ground of the rich and famous since the early 50's and since the inauguration of Puerto Banús in 1970, Marbella became legendary on the international scene. Yet, Marbella is also much more than this.
When the city was founded is uncertain, but when the Romans inhabited the city before the birth of Christ, there had already been Neolithic settings in the area and the Romans left a town of considerable dimensions. The Muslims invaded the city in the 8th century and the city castle stems from their reign. They were finally expulsed in 1485 following the Spanish reconquista initiated by the Catholic Kings, Fernando and Isabella, and Spain was on the treshold of its long-lasting Golden Epoche and subsequent reign as a colonial power, which symbolically ended with their loss of Cuba in 1898.
Marbella was put on the map as an international jet set resort with the arrival of Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe in 1946, purchasing the finca Santa Margarita, which he later converted into an American-style resort hotel and the prestigious and legendary Marbella Club opened in 1954. The Guadalmina golf course opened in 1959 leading the way to the subsequent golf boom and the pioneering real estate developer José Banús initated the works with the residential area Nueva Andalucía in 1963, consisting of villa urbanisations, residential complexes and its very own bullring, along with the ever so famous leisure port in 1970.
A modern parallell to Banús's efforts and touristic visions was the controversial mayor of Marbella, Jesús Gil y Gil, who after his election in 1995 effected the 2nd boom in Marbella with construction works characterized as "frantic," nevertheless, the honour of having restored some of that faded glory from Marbella's brilliant past has been attributed to him.
Marbella anno 2007 is a modern city with a large number of quality restaurants, art galleries, glossy magazines, night clubs and trendy cafés and bars, most of the in names in haute-couture are present, so are the exclusive car manufacturers and the chic interior desginers. But it is also a city that lives out its roots, with traditional Andalusian customs and ways of life, its rich gastronomy - and the sun. The feel-good-factor is high in Marbella.
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