Sitio de Calahonda


Sitio De Calahonda is a small town in Andalusia, southern Spain. It lies on the coast about halfway between Fuengirola and Marbella, and is part of the municipality of Mijas.
The town was developed by D. Juan de Orbaneja in 1963, occupying the space between Marbella and Mijas. It is maintained by its owners who manage an annual budget to deal with the maintenance of the common area by a board consisting of the presidents of various communities. It has more than 27 kilometres of roads, about 7,000 homes, 600,000 square meters of green areas. The predominant population is not of Spanish origin, being composed mainly expatriate Brits, Scandinavians, Germans.
The town was affected by wildfires on September 11 and 12 of 2011, and again in September 2012.

Transport

There are various ways to get to Sitio De Calahonda, however public transport within the town is limited.

Bus