Puerto JosÃÆ'Â © BanÃÆ'ºs , better known simply as Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs , is a marina located in the Nueva AndalucÃÆ'a region, southwest of Marbella, Spain on the Costa del Sol. Built in May 1970 by JosÃÆ'Â © BanÃÆ'ºs, a local property developer, as a luxury marina and shopping complex. It has since become one of the largest entertainment centers on the Costa del Sol, with 5 million annual visitors, and is popular among international celebrities. Developed around a coastal village with Mediterranean architectural style, Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs contains expensive shopping malls, restaurants and bars around the marina. It's also a scene for many exotic cars owned by international celebrities and wealthy owners who also have large yachts. Luxury cars like Rolls Royces and upscale sports cars like Ferraris, Lamborghini and Mercedes Benz are common sight in summer months around Marbella and Puerto Banus. These cars are brought to the public eye through showrooms and large dealers featuring the latest supercar.
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Architect Noldi Schreck, who participated in the design and construction of Beverly Hills, was visited in 1966 by Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe to ask him to work at Hotel Marbella Club. Schreck's first task was to meet JosÃÆ'Â © BanÃÆ'ºs (a close friend of Francisco Franco), and assured him that Puerto BanÃÆ'Â ¢ Ã ¢ Ã ¢ was not a suitable place to build a large skyscraper that would accommodate thousands of wealthy families. He proposed a sophisticated Andalusian village and marina, the first port created by a single architect. JosÃÆ'Â © BanÃÆ'ºs became the largest developer of residential tourism complex on the Costa del Sol. Port takes its name and he becomes famous with the nickname "regime builder."
The opening of the luxurious complex in May of 1970 was attended by, among others, Aga Khan, film director Roman Polanski, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, Dr. Christiaan Barnard (pioneer of heart transplant), and Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. Young Julio Iglesias was hired to sing for guests with a total of 125,000 pesetas. Three hundred servants from Sevilla serve 22 kilos of beluga caviar up to 1,700 guests.
In 2011, it was reported that one of the largest-scale developments in Marbella's history was underway with an investment of 400 million euros to La Bajadilla, east of Marbella, by Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Ben Nasser Al-Thani which included a 200 meter (660Ã, ft) dock for cruises , five star hotels in the marina, as well as bars, restaurants, shops and supermarkets to compete with Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs.
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Geography and climate
Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs is located on the southeastern Costa del Sol of Spain, 6 km (3.7 miles) southwest of Marbella, 64 km (40 miles) southwest of MÃÆ'¡laga and 782 km (486à mi) south of Madrid. The climate of this area is protected in the north by the Coast Mountain Range of Cordillera Penibà © tica. It has a micro climate that generates an average annual temperature of 18  ° C (64 ° F).
Málaga Airport is 60 km (37 mi) away. There is a good road network and transport service connecting Puerto Ban with nearby towns and suburbs.
Complex
According to the Municipality of Marbella, Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs is visited annually by nearly 5 million people. Visitors to the harbor tend to be mostly tourists from Northern Europe (mainly Britain) and Arabs (mainly Kuwait and Saudi Arabia), along with Spanish tourists. The focal point of Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs is the marina. This place has 915 boats, including the property of Saudi Arabia's King and some of the richest people in the world. Behind the port streets are lined with bars, boutiques and nightclubs. Marina has slipped for ships and boats from 8-50 meters (26-164 feet). Its surface area is 15 hectares (37 acres), and its depth is between 3-6 meters (9.8-19.7 feet) inside the marina, with 7.5 meters (25 feet) at its entrance. There is a beach on each side of the marina where boats can be rented.
Transportation
From Málaga Airport, transportation options include car rentals, taxis, or buses. The main street A-7 also known as Autovia del Mediterraneo on the way to Puerto Banus has a toll road or non-toll road that is worth taking because of the beautiful scenery of the Costa.
Shopping
The streets are filled with expensive luxury boutiques such as Christian Dior, Gucci, Bvlgari, Versace, Dolce & amp; Gabbana, Elisabetta Franchi, and others. One expanse is known as "The Golden Mile". Apart from a chain of restaurants, boutiques, in the heart of Antonio Banderas Square is one of Spain's largest department stores of El Corte Ingles, including the upscale hypermarket, Hipercor.
Boulevard de la Fama de Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs was created to pay tribute to individuals who have promoted Marbella nationally or internationally through their professional work.
Culture
A three-ton statue of a rhinoceros by Salvador DalÃÆ' was placed in Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs in 2004. Officially known as Rinoceronte vestido con puntillas (â € Å"Rhinoceros dressed in laceâ €), DalÃÆ' created the statue in 1956 following a film shoot surreal La aventura prodigiosa de la Encajera y el rinoceronte ("The extraordinary adventure of lacemaker and rhinoceros") in 1954. Another impressive sculpture carved in bronze and copper by a Georgian sculptor, Zurab Tsereteli is " La Victoria ", which stands 26 meters (85 feet) above a granite base. Inaugurated in 1994, it was a gift from the Mayor of Moscow.
References
External links
- Puerto BanÃÆ'ºs travel guide from Wikivoyage
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