Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Marbella (Costa del Sol), Spanje

Druk — Christmas holidays in Spanje, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Seafront shuts for winter (1 nov – 28 feb)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Seafront shuts for winter (1 nov – 28 feb)

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Semana Santa

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Processions wind through the old town's white lanes, and the week doubles as the coast's opening weekend: shuttered beach places reopen and the Spanish drive down from Madrid and Seville. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa (Easter) holidays in Spanje

• Opening

  Beach clubs and chiringuitos open

  1 apr – 15 okt · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The chiringuitos on the sand run from Easter to about mid-October, sardines on a skewer over a boat full of embers. Outside that window most of the seafront is a locked shed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach clubs and chiringuitos open (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Feria de San Bernabe, Starlite in the quarry

• Risico

  Fire season in the sierra

  1 jun – 15 oktRookseizoen

  Andalusia's declared high-risk fire period. The pine slopes of Sierra Bermeja directly behind the coast have burned more than once, and the smoke sits over the beach when they do. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Feria de San Bernabe

  8–16 jun · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  The patron saint's week around 11 June: a daytime feria in the old town in flamenco dress and horse carriages, then a separate night fairground out by the river until dawn. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Starlite in the quarry

  15 jun – 31 aug · meestalMuziekfestivalDruk

  Concerts almost nightly for ten weeks in a disused quarry above town, which is what pulls the Madrid crowd here in July and August as much as the beach does. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  20 jun – 10 okt · meestal

  The Alboran side of the strait is slow to warm and slow to give it back, so late September and early October swim better than June does.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach clubs and chiringuitos open (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Starlite in the quarry, Virgen del Carmen

• Festival

  Virgen del Carmen

  16 julReligieus feestDruk

  The town's patron saint goes to sea on 16 July: the image leaves the Bajadilla fishing harbour around seven in the evening with a flotilla behind it, runs to Puerto Banus and back, and the beaches line up to watch. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach clubs and chiringuitos open (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season in the sierra (1 jun – 15 okt), Starlite in the quarry (15 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Starlite in the quarry, Spanish August

• Seizoen

  Spanish August

  1–31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Spanish family holidays land on top of the international season. Puerto Banus and the coast road jam from late afternoon and beach-club minimum spends roughly double.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach clubs and chiringuitos open (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season in the sierra (1 jun – 15 okt), Starlite in the quarry (15 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Spanje, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach clubs and chiringuitos open (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season in the sierra (1 jun – 15 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach clubs and chiringuitos open (1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season in the sierra (1 jun – 15 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Seafront shuts for winter

  1 nov – 28 feb

  Most beach clubs and a good share of Puerto Banus close from November. The old town and the golf courses carry on, and this is the stretch when residents get the promenade back. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas holidays in Spanje, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Seafront shuts for winter (1 nov – 28 feb)