Benahavís is located to the west of San Pedro just 8km from the A-7 at the end of a valley where the Guadalmina river runs.

The Guadalmanza and Guadaiza rivers are also in the area.

With a population of about 2.500 inhabitants, is one of the most mountainous towns in the Western Costa del Sol. In fact its name comes from Arabic origin and means “sons of the abyss”.

Here you can find a wide variety of leisure and entertainment offers, which include six golf courses, to natural spots, rich in fauna and vegetation, which delight hill- walkers and touring cyclists. One of these beautiful spots, called “Las Angosturas”, has been recently declared Monument of Natural Interest.

It’s numerous excellent restaurants and art work are well known. And there are several small shops, one bank, a small health centre and a primary school.

The birth of the town centre lies at the end of the Eleventh Century, when the Arabs settle around the fortifications built in order to defend the eastern flank of the Castle of Montemayor.

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