Benahavis – Costa del Sol’s Dining Room - mci immobilien

Bordering two of the Costa del Sol’s tourism hot spots Marbella and Estepona, Benahavís is a golf destination with its own character and many reasons for being included in a place of honor.

This stunningly beautiful mountain region, just seven kilometres from the coast, with an attractive town centre full of classic white houses, Benahavís is also popularly known as the Costa del Sol’s Dining Room. Those who enjoy fine dining will discover a paradise of traditional gastronomic delights in Benahavís, with an extensive choice of restaurants and bars offering exquisite and varied cuisine found in very few other places. Benahavís’s famous gastronomic tradition dates to the 1970s, and is based on classic cuisine predominantly using pork and game ingredients, with international dishes introduced at a later date.

The most typical dish in Benahavís is seasoned pork sirloin, rack of lamb, venison, rabbit, partridge and suckling pig. Benahavís is also home to the renowned catering school Escuela Hispanoárabe de Dieta Mediterránea.

Hit List of in town Benahavis Restaurants

Benahavís now has the second highest number of golf courses of any municipality in Spain, only topped by the area around Marbella. Relatively small in population (just over 3,000 inhabitants, almost half of whom are foreign) but large in size (145 square kilometers), the municipality has 12 golf courses, distributed among 8 clubs: Flamingos (54 holes), La Quinta (27), La Zagaleta (36), Atalaya (36), Marbella Club (18, designed by Dave Thomas), Monte Mayor (18, temporarily closed), Los Arqueros (18, designed by Severiano Ballesteros) and El Higueral (9, to be extended into 18 soon). The quality of its courses is indisputable, with several renowned designers leaving their imprint on the municipality’s golfing amenities. In addition there is the Municipal Golf Academy, located near the town centre and connected to the 4-star Gran Hotel Benahavís, with a superb practice ground including a large bunker, approach area and putting green.

White Village

The town still retains some of the characteristic white-village features of its Arabic origins, contrasting with the vibrant colors of the surrounding mountains. Interesting monuments include the Castillo de Montemayor and old 16th century palace. The municipality’s Arabic history extends back to the protective era of the Castillo de Montemayor castle (Hins Mont Mayur) before the 10th century, when the area belonged to the Banu Habis family – the children of Abisinio, according to some, or of Habis, according to others. The name of the village derives from these origins, when it expanded under the protection of the fortress. The municipality of Benahavís stretches across the foothills of the mountain range and is shaped by 3 rivers (Guadaiza, Guadalmina and Guadalmedina), each forming its own valley. It is one of the most mountainous areas of the Western Costa del Sol, with a richly diverse landscape and some truly admirable places to visit.

It is a mountain village, but due to its proximity to the coast, it has of necessity been a participant in the development that has occurred there. While the village centre preserves all the character of the White Villages, large housing developments have sprung up in its environs, especially to the south, along with magnificent golf courses. It is an important detail; however, that 70 percent of the surface area of this municipality has been declared an Environmentally Significant Mountain Complex, a designation that protects all that territory from development excesses.

Luxury living is provided at the Benahavis Hills Country Club, just 7 km of the coast, offering exclusive and modern villas for sale in a private residential estate with fantastic sea views. Property owners benefit from access to all facilities at the exclusive clubhouse including spa and wellness centre.

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