I just wanted to excuse myself for not having posted in a while now. But, you don’t need to say sorry all the time. Since I got back from Japan I got a bit ill, which I’m still carrying around with me for weeks. At some point I had to realize that sometimes it’s better to stay at home and get well. Therefor, I wasn’t really fit to publish new posts. Luckily there was a draft already waiting 😊
Today I’ve got some fun activities in Marbella in low season for you. Sometimes a classic beach vacation will get boring quickly, right?
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Go hiking in the diverse nature and get a panorama view onto the COSTA DEL SOL
My highlight was definitely the hike through the hinterlands of Marbella. I highly recommend driving there. Together with our mountain guide, booked via the Amàre Beach Hotel Marbella, we strolled through the beautiful nature for some hours – lovely olive groves, mingy fields and then we dove into the cool wood. After an hour we finally reached the Refugio de Juanar. From there you have a great view onto the surrounding Sierra Blanca and the coast.
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THE OLD CITY of Marbella
Unfortunately, I’d missed the city tour through Marbella the day before. On the only sunny day, I grabbed my camera and strolled through the cute old town of Marbella. Once in a while a senior travel group passed, which was probably due to the low season. The old town was super calm and I can imagine how full and lively it must be in summertime.
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Dine at Michelin starred restaurant MESSINA
Together with our press group we had a fun evening at the Michelin-starred restaurant Messina. This is located right next to the Amàre Beach Hotel Marbella. Personally, I really loved the food and the wine accompaniment was very good. But I also have to criticize a few points:
- While I my colleagues sticked to the same wine I had the wine accompaniment but they rushed through it quite quickly. I couldn’t even finish my first glass when they’d offered me a new one. However, the wines were really good.
- I feel like a Michelin starred restaurant should focus on regionality. Despite the chef’s connection to Argentina there were only a few Spanish ones on the menu.
- The interior of the restaurant is very clean and in my opinion a bit too sterile.
However, I would recommend the restaurant for a culinary excursion.
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MESSINA RESTAURANTE
Av. Severo Ochoa, 12
29603 Marbella, Málaga, Spain
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Marbella NIGHTLIFE
After a good dinner we just had to continue our good night and live the #MarbellaLifestyle. Marbella is known as a good spot to party. On that evening we went to two clubs:
- The first, Olivia Valere, was quite a posh club, which I’d only found because one of the PRs texted me via Instagram DM. Therefore, he’d put us on the guest list. We sipped an expensive 15€ long drink. There were mainly a lot of British people with Indian roots.
- Since there wasn’t much vibe coming up we switched location and drove down to the port of Marbella. There was much more going on. A lot more locals were partying along with tourists, better music. We had a good time there.
We got home around 4 am. The best part was that our hotel was only a five minutes walk away.
I hope you liked these pictures.
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Looks heavenly there!!!