Old Town Marbella - By Night

Marbella By Night

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Everyone knows that Marbella is a tourist hot spot for its nightlife… Puerto Banus, world renowned discotheques and funky beach clubs… but what happens if you delve deeper into the heart of this infamous town? You’ll discover there are a lot of treats in store with tons of cool lounge bars, rowdy tapas bars with a twist, not to mention the clubs that can definitely give the tacky tourist macro clubs a run for their money – and that’s without even mentioning that you can expect to pay almost half the price on the drinks!

So, where exactly you might ask yourself? Well in the old town of Marbella of course! Surrounded by old Arabic walls, the Casco Antiguo as it’s known in Spanish is made up of church squares, narrow white washed streets, emblematic historic buildings and plenty of captivating shops and boutiques.

Add the scent of orange blossom and you have the perfect setting to visit all the hip places – all within a stones throw from one another.

Whilst the locals will of course check out the club scene geared towards foreigners, the night usually starts in the centre of town, and below we give you our suggestions for the perfect night out!

First stop – pretty much a classic in Marbella, located on the Calle Peral, Lolita will get you in the mood. Situated in one of the traditional town houses, it has an ample terrace where one can sip a Mojito and watch the world go by whilst listening to some groovy tunes. It has a bit of a surf vibe to it but rest assured the clientele is varied and entertaining!

To warm up – check out Nouba on a quaint square just behind the Marbella’s largest church Iglesia de la Encarnacion – a fairly new joint that reunites all the good qualities a first class bar should have – cute waitresses, loud pop music (albeit sometimes on the tacky side), dim lights and a cool contemporary décor and of course surely doormen.

You should be rearing to go by now! So… go to Bambina! A short walk away, just above the Orange Square, this fairly small bar has more of an intimate club vibe to it – thumping music, great cocktails and a reputation for getting the party started! This one is certainly not for the faint hearted…

Not far away, just one street parallel to Bambina is bar and restaurant Tanguito, you can have a drink in their lovely patio, nicely decorated with huge palm trees in central patio, worthseeing!

For some alternative tunes walk a few hundred metres to the Plaza de Los Olivos to Premier. Also known as a concert venue, this place is at its best from approximately 2 am until 7 am as it’s quite big and can appear empty before then. The music is an eclectic mix of house, alternative, rock and hip hop and its dark enough to dance your self into oblivion!