Istán - Málaga
Istán is about 20 minutes from Marbella, is located this lovely town of Málaga tinging with white the slopes of the green and spectacular Sierra Blanca in a bright contrast. lstán is a synonym for spring; springs that flow through the many fountains that the village has and because of this Istán is so particular. We can observe that Istán has amazing views to the .
The origins of Istán go back to the middle of XIV century, when, after the capture of the Castle of Arboto by Christians, their defenders escaped fortifying in the present-day place of Istán. At the end of XVI century, when broke out the rebellion of the Moorish, their inhabitants joined to the revolt, being later defeated by the troops of Ponce de León.
Geographical Location: to the North of Western Costa del Sol, Istán on the Valle del Guadalhorce and the one of Ronda. The village is located to 300 metres above sea level; it is 72 kilometres from the capital and 13 kilometres from the coast. The average rainfall is 930 l/m2 and the average temperature is 16º C
Monuments
Castaño Santo
Church of San Miguel
Fountain and Sink El Chorro
Fountains
Hermitage of San Miguel
Viewpoint of El Azufaito
Natural Viewpoint of Las Herrizas
Natural Viewpoint of Tajo Banderas
Viewpoint of El Peñón
Source of the River Molinos
Tower Escalante
Via Crucis
Acequías Moriscas
Gastronomy
Maize Soup, Gazpachuelo, Cabbage, Fried Breadcrumbs, Boiled Soups, Fried rabbit, Alfajor ring-shaped cake of wine, Red mullet, Zahínas, etc
How to get there
Because of its proximity to the coast (to13 kilometres), the journey from the coast to Istán can be made in 15 or 20 minutes from the Motorway that passes along Costa del Sol. You have to depart from the Motorway AP-7 (N-340), and through Puerto Banús, next to Marbella, you have to take the Motorway A-6206 that leads you to Istán.
Distances
To Marbella 19 km
To Málaga 60 km
To Estepona 35 km
To Torremolinos 57 km
To Fuengirola 46 km |
