What it is
The Alameda is a small public garden between the old town and the seafront — old trees, benches faced in painted tiles, and at its center a marble fountain dedicated to the Virgen del Rocío.
⭐ In July and August it is the coolest place in the middle of Marbella, and the people sitting on those benches in the late afternoon know it.
Why it matters
It is the hinge of the town. Out of the old town, across the road, through the Alameda, down the Avenida del Mar past the Dalí bronzes, and you are on the Paseo Marítimo — the whole walk from lanes to sand takes a few minutes.
Getting it right
Look at the tiles on the benches rather than just sitting on them; each is painted differently.
⚠️ The road between the park and the old town is busy. Use the crossings.
Part of the nineteenth-century town
The Alameda belongs to what Spanish geographers call Marbella's historic extension, the strip of town laid out between the old walled town and the sea. Along with the Avenida del Mar it forms the link between the two, and it holds a small botanical garden. West of it, past the Marbella lighthouse, is the larger Parque de la Constitución with its auditorium.
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