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Spending Christmas in and around Puerto Banús is a truly festive experience. Visitors and local residents flock to the glamorous marina and its environs to do their Christmas gift shopping at a selection of some of the most famous stores on the planet and find their Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve outfits at top fashion designer stores including Giorgio Armani, Prada, Ferragamo and Fendi, to name just a few. However, Puerto Banús caters for everyone and you can have a wonderful Christmas experience here without breaking the bank.
Christmas shopping at Spain’s premier department store El Corte Inglés is one of the main attractions for the serious shopper and this store, which is an unmissable landmark in Banús, takes Christmas very seriously, right through to the traditional Spanish festival of the Three Kings on 6th January. The window dressings and the in-store decorations, not to mention the store’s excellent wrapping service, which is updated annually, make it one of ‘the’ places to visit, even if you just want to absorb the atmosphere.
For those who enjoy market shopping, every Saturday there is an artisan market in Nueva Andalucía in the roads around the bullring, made up of at least 120 stalls with everything from toys to fashion, jewellery and leather goods to choose from.
If you’re looking for festive dining, La Sala Puerto Banús has a well-deserved reputation for serving up one of the finest traditional Christmas dinners around combined with live entertainment so its guests can really make a day of it. A1 Aretusa on the frontline is also a celebrated dining spot and is offering a Christmas menu that is perfect for office parties. Or try the Belvedere in Benabola, which offers unrivalled views as well as very tasty Italian cuisine.
In terms of entertainment, youngsters and adults alike adore the ice skating rink in Puerto Banus’s central square, which adds a touch of the North and its Christmas traditions of snow and frost to this typically sunny part of the world. The cinema is another popular place to visit for the seasonal releases and there are always plenty of films on for younger viewers too.
And, if you’re searching for a place to chill out after all that Christmas shopping, the Ambrosia gourmet market is the spot for you. Choose your table, select your preferred style of food from both Spanish and international delicacies, order some very fine wines and soak up the winter sun while admiring the beautiful view of La Concha mountain.
Puerto Banús is at its prettiest during the festive holidays—don’t miss all the seasonal merriment it has to offer.