Benahavís
«Golf courses and the best cuisine on Costa del Sol»
Benahavís is a cosy village in the hills, boasting one of the most interesting culinary traditions on Costa del Sol. It is an ideal place to enjoy nature and stay in a luxury residence perfectly blended with the environment, or to play golf in one of the many golf courses in the area.
The village emerged in Arab times, when the region belonged to the Berber tribe Banu Habis (meaning ‘sons of the abyss’), who have lent their name to it.
Sightseeing in Benahavís must include the Castle of Montemayor, the watchtowers built during the Nasrid rule of Granada – Daidín, Leonera, and others – and the small Parish Church of Virgen del Rosario (eighteenth century). However, the essence of the town, in the pure style of Andalusian white villages, can be captured by walking down its narrow streets.
Interesting facts about Benahavís
- Plaza Castillo, 3. 29679 Benahavís – Málaga
- Phone: 952 85 50 25
- Email: ayuntamiento@benahavis.es
- Major: Excmo. Sr. D. Antonio Mena Castilla
- Area: 145.8 Km²
- Height: 150 m
- Average temperature: 17.0 °C
- Sunshine hours: 2800 hours / year
- Precipitation: 900 l/m²
- Chorizos al agua
- Cochinillo
- Cordero
- Guiso de conejo y perdiz
- Paella
- Rabo de toro
- Plaza Castillo, 3 29679 Benahavís – Málaga
- Phone: 952 85 55 00
- Web: http://www.benahavis.es
- Fair and festivals: between August 11 and 15, with Rocío mass and procession of the Virgen del Rosario
- Angostura del río Guadalmina
- Castillo de Montemayor (s. X)
- Coto de la Zagaleta, Cueva del puerto Capuchino y Charco de las Mozas
- Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario (s. XVIII)
- Palacio nazarí del siglo XVI
- Torres de Daidín y La Leonera
- Valle del Guadalmansa
