About Marbella Centre
Marbella Centre is the only part of the coast where you can live without a car: the old town's orange-tree squares and tapas bars, the port with its fishing boats and chiringuitos, and the shopping avenue of Ricardo Soriano all sit within a few minutes' walk.
New Marbella, the hotel and apartment district between the centre and the Golden Mile, offers modern buildings with hotel-style services, and the new beachfront boulevard links the town to the sand.
- Walkable old town and restaurants
- Port, beach clubs and the new boulevard
- Year-round city life, not a seasonal resort
- Strong rental and resale demand
Schools & education
Schools near Marbella Centre
- Spanish state and private schools in the centre
- Swans International School — ±10 min
- English International College — Elviria, ±15 min
Everyday life
Practical to know
- Málaga Airport ±40 min · Gibraltar Airport ±55 min
- Quirónsalud Marbella private hospital in the centre
- Blue Flag beaches and the beachfront boulevard — 10 minutes
- Golf: Marbella Country Club, Santa María — ±15 min
- Avenida Ricardo Soriano shopping, the market hall and the port
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- Schools & education
- Practical to know — airports, healthcare, beaches, golf
- History & future of the area
History
Where it began
Phoenicians and Romans anchored here, and the Arabs called it Marballa — the walls of the 10th-century Alcazaba still stand on Calle Alcazaba. After Ferdinand the Catholic took the town in 1485 it stayed a small fishing village for four centuries, until Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe opened the Marbella Club in the 1950s and put the town on the map.
Future
Where it is heading
Pedestrianisation of the old town, the new beachfront boulevard and a wave of five-star hotel openings are turning the centre into a year-round city rather than a summer resort — and demand for apartments with sea views has followed.
Interested in Marbella Centre?
Many homes in Marbella Centre are sold off-market or before they reach the portals. Tell us what you are looking for and we will find it — including homes that are never advertised.