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The square lined by the city hall, orange trees, restaurants and bars is the lively heart of the old town. Built after the Christian reconquest of the city, it is an example of renaissance architecture.
The Plaza de los Naranjos is a plaza in the old town of Marbella, Spain. The plaza dates from 1485, after the Christian conquest of the city from The Moors; the area was created to be the urban hub of the city. The plaza is framed by typical white Andalusian houses and three historic buildings: the Casa Consistorial, the Casa del Corregidor and the Ermita de Santiago. In the center of the plaza, there is a Renaissance fountain surrounded by orange trees, planted in 1941, from which the square now takes its name.
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A former mosque, this building next to the main square is nowadays a small church — the oldest one in Marbella.
A statue of Holy Mary looking out from a window over the eponymous alley.
Marbella's baroque cathedral, from 1618 and colorful on the inside.
A 16th-century chapel that also has functioned as hospital and a home for foundlings.
Alcazaba de la Medina
Part of a former fortress dating back as far as the 10th century, the old town still boasts the fortifying walls and some other remnants of the Alcazaba of the Medieval Medina of Marbella. What's left is far less impressive than what you will find in Granada, Málaga or Córdoba, but together with the other monuments in the old town they still make for a very impressive walk.
A nice little park in the middle of the city with a beautiful benches and a fountain decorated with painted tiles. Buy an ice cream, sit down and watch locals and tourists.