The Orange Square
Renaissance cafés beneath the trees — the maze's heart.
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The proven formula: old town in the quiet morning, beach or promenade lunch at midday, Banús for the afternoon and sunset — two complementary faces minutes apart (a constant coastal bus or short taxi). The complete Marbella day chooses both.
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Behind the yacht front hides real Marbella: a complete white Andalusian town — narrow lanes twisting like mountain-village alleys, lime-washed houses ablaze with bougainvillea, and at the maze's heart the Renaissance Orange Square with its cafés beneath the trees. The origin is purely Arab: Marbal-la, a small fortified town, its qasba walls and two castle towers still standing among the houses, the defensive Andalusi lane-plan untouched — so getting lost on purpose is the tour: the golden Church of the Incarnation, dripping flower passages, small craft shops among the restaurants. It is the complete balance to Banús: morning authenticity before evening splendour — and coffee in the Orange Square beneath its oranges is Marbella's first rite.
Renaissance cafés beneath the trees — the maze's heart.
White lime devoured by flowers — coastal Andalusia's image.
Walls and two towers of the first Arab town.
Plaza de los Naranjos, 29601 Marbella