There's more to the great conurbation of Benalmadena midway between Malaga and Fuengirola than first meets the eye. The municipality is divided into three distinct parts, Benalmadena Pueblo, Benalmadena Costa and Arroyo de la Miel.
Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Arabs all passed left their mark on the area, the Romans and Moors in particular having a noticeable effect on its architecture. The Catholic Kings, Ferdinand and Isabel, also established a defence base there.
Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Arabs all passed left their mark on the area, the Romans and Moors in particular having a noticeable effect on its architecture. The Catholic Kings, Ferdinand and Isabel, also established a defence base there.
Benalmadena and surrounding area
Benalmadena Pueblo
The original heart of Benalmadena remains as a typical Andaluz village in the foothills of the mountains which sweep down to the shore.
It covers an area of 26,58 sq. km. and has an average height of 280 metres above sea level.
The narrow, flower-filled streets hold plenty of traces of the former civilisations which used to exist in the area.
The main village square in Benalmadena Peublo
