The oldest historical remains found in here are from the Cooper and Bronze Ages.

Then there are numerous Phoenician and Roman settlements, like ruins at the mouth of the Guadalmansa River; these could have belonged to the Roman town of Saldabuda.

But the Arabs were the real founders of the city of Esstebbunna, origin of the present name of Estepona.

Then it was conquered by the King Enrique IV of Castilla and later was totally destroyed.

In the Sixteenth Century, The Catholics Kings order the reconstruction of the walls of Estepona, due to its excellent, strategic position, and makes use of 30 families for its repopulation.

Things to do in Estepona

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