Museo del Bonsai: A collection of individuals, with some for
sale. It has a large collection of trees and some extra parts, like a ginkgo,
an Oxicedro a, pentafila Pino, and zelcoba, as well as pine, oak, etc. The
museum was opened in 1992.
Ralli
Museum: Dedicated to
Latin-American art.
Municipal Archaeological Collection.
Mechanical Art Museum: Located at the Cultural Center in the Ingenio. It
contains machines made with broken pieces.
Museum
of Contemporary Spanish Prints:
Founded in 1992, it contains a collection of prints by artists of the 20th
century, such as Picasso, Miro, Dali, Tapies, Chillida, the El Paso Group, and
others, as well as an exhibition hall dedicated to teaching techniques of
engraving.
Museum
of Cortijo de Miraflores:
In addition to the museum, the cottage houses an exhibition hall and other
cultural classes, which include the former oil mill.
Leisure & Events
Marbella has a wide selection
of nightlife and great festivals in the summer, which is when the crowds of
tourists arrive to the Costa del Sol and
triple the population.
The festivals of Marbella
are internationally renowned, with famous personalities and high purchasing
power, which are held in big mansions and elite clubs.
Crafts
In Marbella
there are still handmade carpets, articles of copper, leather, brass, wood and
leather, embroidery, bronze, metalwork, artistic locksmith, plastering,
building and traditional art, jewelry, macramé, and marble carvings.
Food
Marbella
is based on the fish. The most typical dish is the fried fish, which can be
made with anchovies, mackerel, mullet, and squid, among others. They also have
the typical white gazpacho and ajo blanco.
Pastries include oil cakes, the threads of wine,
borrachuelos, torrijas, and churros.
Apart from the traditional cuisine, there are restaurants in
Marbella that
are in most regions of the world, as well as international cuisine, nouvelle
cuisine, and fusion.
