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Cortijo de Miraflores is a historical building in the Pilar Miraflores neighborhood of Marbella, Spain.
It originated in the cortijo built in 1706 by Tomás Francisco Domínguez y Godoy on the ruins of a former farming estate.
the building houses a number of decorative elements, probably from earlier buildings, such as medallions.
Marbella is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the region; it is also the head of the judicial district that bears its name.
Miraflores is the name of several places in Spanish-speaking countries. It means "behold the flowers" or "flowers view" from mirar and flores ("flowers").
Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted 54 feet (16.5 m) in two stages, allowing them to transit to or from the Pacific Ocean port of Balboa in Panama City. Ships cross below the Bridge of the Americas, which connects North and South America.
San Pedro Alcántara lies on the main Costa del Sol coastal road the N340/A7 as well as the toll motorway the AP7, 10 km west of Marbella in Andalucia, Southern Spain. It is easily accessed from either Málaga or Cádiz and via the C339 from Sevilla and Ronda. The nearest airports of Málaga and Gibraltar are both within an hour's drive. It is situated in the fertile plain of the same name, Vega de San Pedro Alcántara, a broad stretch of coastal lowland surrounded in a semicircle by rugged hills. 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" because of its resemblance to a fluted sea shell when viewed from the west. To the North, there is the Sierra del Real or El Real del Duque, the Sierra de las Nieves and those of Tolox, on the West of the town the Monte Mayor and, finally, closing the mountain line the Sierra Bermeja.
Los Cortijos is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,026.
Miraflores is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Lengupá Province.
Churriana, also known as District 8, is one of the 11 districts of the city of Málaga, Spain. Churriana holds the Málaga Airport.
The Andalucia Tennis Experience was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. The inaugural edition was in 2009. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is an International tournament on the WTA Tour. The scheduled 2012 edition was cancelled. In 2021, a one off men's edition took place to fill up the void in ATP Tour calendar left due to the withdrawal of certain tournaments as a result of uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Club de Tenis Puente Romano is a tennis venue situated in Marbella, Spain. The facility was opened in 1979 as part of a hotel, Hotel Puente Romano, and was initially managed by Björn Borg.
The Casa Consistorial De Marbella is a historic building in the city of Marbella, southern Spain, currently housing the city's town hall. Constructed in 1568 in the Renaissance style, it lies in the Plaza de los Naranjos in the city's historic district. The building's exterior includes a sundial and coat of arms, as well as memorial plaques written in Old Spanish to commemorate the conquest of the city in 1485 by Ferdinand and Isabella, the establishment of the city's water supply in 1632, and additions to the building in 1779.
The Casa del Corregidor is a building located in the town of Marbella, southern Spain.
Bailén-Miraflores, also known as District 4, is one of the 11 districts of the city of Málaga, Spain.
Aloha College is a private school established in 1982 as a not-for-profit in Marbella, Spain. It provides an international education in 2 sections, Primary School and Secondary School.
Gibraltar Cable Car is an aerial tramway in Gibraltar. The base station of the cable car is located near the southern end of Main Street, next to Alameda Gardens.
Polígono Industrial Cortijo Real is an industrial estate in the southwestern suburbs of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. Nico Reparaciones Navales SA, Mediterráneo SA, Recomar SA, Lozano, Ivesur, MD Nautica SL, Talleres Barberans, Sofrial, Autransa, Algesonitc, and Sea Land Traders International all have warehouses here. Several of the firms based in Polígono manufacture containers for shipment to the nearby Port of Algeciras, such as Mediterráneo SA, also known as Comesa and are generally mechanical firms.
A cortijo is a type of traditional rural dwelling in the southern half of Spain, including all of Andalusia and parts of Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha.
The British International School of Marbella (BISM) is an international school located in the Spanish city of Marbella. The school was opened in 2010 and is part of the British Schools Foundation (BSF). BISM follows the English National Curriculum and provides education for children in Early Years, Primary School and Secondary School.
Julio Peña was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1930 to 1972. He died on July 27, 1972, aged 60 at Cortijo Blanco in Marbella, where he was resting after appearing in the film Horror Express.
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