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| Marbella General information Recent discoveries indicate that around the 7th century b.c the Phoenicians settled down in the are a of Rio Real. The Basilica Vega del Mar is what we have left from the visigothic times. During the Islamic times, Marbella turned into a walled city. The Moslems built the castle and walled the city, with a powerful three-gate fence. Nowadays the castle is still there, but the fende and the doors are gone. After the Reconquest an throughout the 16th century, the urban structure of Marbella experiencies important changes: the center of the Moslem "Medina" (today's old town), the Plaza Mayor or Plaza Real, called Plaza de los Naranjos nowadays, and a street leading to Puerta del Mar. In those times people used to earn their living with the agriculture and cattle. Sweet wine being famous from Arabic times. It is only in the 90s, that this town becomes really universal. The management and the policies of Marbella's Mayor Jesus Gil, in the latter decade of the 20th century makes an important impact in its development. Nowadays Marbella is a city desired by all, supported by investments, with golf courses, new avenues, parks, and awarded at both national and international level for its safety and cleanliness. Their fair and holidays of San Bernabe, the city's patron saint, commemorate the reconquest by the Catholic Kings in 1485. During this week of June 11th, residents and visitors enjoy all the Andalusian flavour of one the oldest celebrations on the coast. People put on their typical customes, walk along the streets, and dance non-stop. Also in honor to the patron saint San Bernabe, a pilgrimage takes place, and they take their oxen and horses, offering their food with happiness, and with great hospitality that people from Marbella have always been known for. The celebrations of La Virgen del Carmen are traditional with the seamen. It starts with a walk along the sea in procession leaving the Puerto Pesquero (the fishing port) towards Puerto Banus. Highly decorated ships accompany the procession, making the whole thing very impressive. The Pilgrimage of Cruz de Jaunar is a 100-year old tradition where people walk to the cross of San Juan in the middle of the white mountains, Sierra Blanca, on May 3rd. The Fiesta Toston is very popular. It is celebrated on November 1st, when all the families get together in the field, and road chestnuts.
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