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18 unusual facts about Marbella


Ciarán Toner

Toner had a race to be fit for the opening day of the 2009–10 football season after having problems with his ear drum in Rochdale's pre-season training camp in Marbella before suffering from shin splints which made him miss the rest of Rochdale's pre season matches.

Ciudad Residencial Tiempo Libre

Ciudad Residencial Tiempo Libre is a residential complex in Marbella, Spain.

Cortijo de Miraflores

Cortijo de Miraflores is a historical building in the Pilar Miraflores neighborhood of Marbella, Spain.

Harold Tillman

Tillman and his wife of 40 years Stephanie live in Highgate, North London, and have a holiday home in Marbella, Spain.

Igor Jovićević

After retiring, he returned to Spain, this time to Marbella where he owns a bar.

Kenneth Zohore

He joined the first team's training camp in Marbella, Spain on 2 February 2010 together with Thobias Skovgaard.

Marbella International Film Festival

The Marbella International Film Festival has been held in Marbella on the Costa del Sol in Spain since 2006.

Mario Tičinović

In 2009 under manager Edoardo Reja he was used more often in the first team but after suffering another injury during the winter preparations in Marbella he paused for 2 months and after Reja left the club Tičinović found himself again on the bench.

Patrick Kujala

Born in Marbella, Spain, Kujala began his karting career in 2005 at age nine, competing in Spanish karting championships.

Rade Bogdanović

Bogdanović and his family reside in Belgrade though they also spend time in Marbella where he owns an apartment.

Resort wear

Areas such as Las Vegas, Marbella, Bahamas, Palm Beach, San Juan, and the San Barth and the Mustique Islands were holiday destinations, but they are now places of year-round living for more affluent customers.

Ross Chisholm

Chisholm started his career with Hibernian, where he was fast-tracked by manager John Collins to join the first-team squad for a winter training camp in Marbella during the 2006–07 season, having previously been with the under–19 squad.

Sakari Mattila

Before the season 2008, HJK was on a training camp in Marbella and Mattila was spotted by scouts of Sevilla FC and Málaga CF.

Sling swimsuit

Corresponding to the advent of Lycra, sling swimsuits first emerged in the early 1990s, and are more popular on the beaches of Europe including Saint-Tropez, Marbella, Mykonos and Ibiza.

The Reason 4

After sailing through their audition and bootcamp stages, The Reason reached the judges houses stage and sang in front Simon Cowell's house in his residence in Marbella, singing Daniel Bedingfield's song "If You're Not The One", but were dropped by Simon, the mentor for the groups that year, in favour of One Direction, F.Y.D, Belle Amie and Diva Fever

Uuno Epsanjassa

Eventually he gets a job in a small travel agency and takes a group of Finnish tourists to Marbella, Spain.

Villa romana de Río Verde

Villa romana de Río Verde is a Roman villa on the coast of Marbella, Spain.

Yury Sevidov

On 11 February 2010, Sevidov died during the business trip in Marbella, Spain.


Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banús

The Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banús is a luxury five hotel in Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain.

Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management

Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management (part of Laureate International Universities) is a private university located in the Mediterranean coastal city of Marbella, Spain.

Marbella Suns

The team was established in 2006 as Manilva Suns, when they started playing in Manilva, moving the franchise later on to Marbella.

San Pedro de Alcántara

On the East the Sierra Blanca of Marbella, dominated by its highest peak Pico del Astonar (1.270 m.) better known locally as "La Concha" (The Shell) because of its resemblance to a fluted sea shell when viewed from the west.

Søren Kjeldsen

Kjeldsen won his third European Tour event and second consecutive event on Spanish soil with a three stroke victory over David Drysdale at the 2009 Open de Andalucia in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain.