Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sun and Frolics at Puerto Banús



Puerto Banús is a marina located in the area of Nueva Andalucía, to the southwest of Marbella, Spain on the Costa del Sol. It was built in May 1970 by José Banús, a local property developer, as a luxury marina and shopping complex. It has since become one of the largest entertainment centres in the Costa del Sol, with 5 million annual visitors. Developed around a coastal village in the Mediterranean architectural style, Puerto Banús contains expensive shopping malls, restaurants and barsaround the marina




Puerto Banús is located on the Costa del Sol of southeast Spain, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Marbella, 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Malaga and 782 kilometres (486 mi) south of Madrid.[7] The climate of the area is protected in its northern part by the Coast Mountain Range of Cordillera Penibética. It enjoys a microclimate that produces a mean annual temperature of 18 °C (64 °F).

The Malaga Airport is 60 kilometres (37 mi) away. There is a good network of roads and transport services connecting Puerto Banús with adjacent towns and suburbs.[3]

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