Costa del Sol Towns
Benahavis is a mountain village located 7 km
from the coast, situated between Marbella,
Estepona and Ronda. Although they call it the dining room of the Costa del Sol
for its multitude of restaurants and bars, Benahavís is one of the typical white
villages of Andalusia, with a notable past Arabic. From the castle of Montemayor,
one can enjoy spectacular views of the Costa del Sol
With 9 golf courses that exist in the
municipality, Benahavís is the true heart of the Costa del Golf and a paradise
for lovers of this sport.
Located in the south of the Serrania de Ronda, Benahavis is the most
mountainous village on the Costa del Sol West. The rivers that cross the
territory are called Guadalmina, Guadaiza and Guadalmansa.
Benahavís, derives from the Arabic name Ben, son original meaning, or Havis and
Avis, which was the name of an Arab notable who reigned in Montemayor Castle,
whose son had the idea to build a series of defenses, protecting the Guadalmina
River at the outlet of the Angosturas, while defending the left flank of the
castle, and was the first village, i.e. the construction of the castle of
Montemayor was prior to the Benahavís. Another view says that the word derives
from Benahavís "Ben Habix, Abyssinian's the children, have been established
by a cadi of that nationality in these contours.
As for the name of the outback that is at the
end of Benahavís, Aidín or Daidín, it is assumed that was the name of one of
the most distinguished gentlemen of the place. It is known that the villas and
Benahavís Daidín were founded during the Arab domination in the coast and in
the Serrania de Ronda from Marbella,
three leagues from the town of Estepona
and three others, among them far it two leagues.
After taking Round, King Ferdinand decided the conquest of Marbella, and that his
teaching could serve as a naval station for the galleys and whips Castilian. On
June 11 of 1485, Marbella
surrendered, the surrender was signed in the place called the Cross Shrine,
where Fernando is the Warden of the strength of Marbella, Mohammad Abuneza, the keys to the
city as well as the places of Benahavís, Daidín , Montemayor Castle,
stronghold of Cortes, Oxen, Arboto, Almachar, Tramore and strong Calalvi in
Sierra Bermeja. The king entrusted the custody of the entire area of Villandrando
Pedro, to Count of Ribadeo.
The pronunciation is a topic of controversy that arouses a lot of opinions.
Its real pronunciation is originally Benavís
Many people pronounce it like this Benajaví or Benajavís due to the confusion
of H not being pronounced and the elimination of the S.
Montemayor
Castle and was built in
the tenth century, having been spared major battles for possession at the time
of the Taifa kingdoms. Succumbing to the Caliphate of Cordoba at the beginning
of the eleventh century, the castle was the focal point in the struggles
between Edrisitas, i.e., the dynasty that ruled Malaga
and Hammuditas or Hammudíes, prevailing in Algeciras, both belonging to the same family.
When in 1273 the king of Granada Mohamed saw his
throne in peril, he sought help from the Benimerines, who commanded Abu Yusuf
Jacub occupied Marbella in 1274, the castle of Montemayor
and Malaga,
discovering the immense strategic value of the castle, from which currency is
more than l00 miles of coastline from the Spanish and African.
