Benahavis Village

Benahavis is situated just 10 minutes from the Coast, an ancient white village set in the mountains of Andalucia, on a virgin natural environment. The name derives from the Moors...Ben (meaning "son of") and Havis (who ruled over the region from Montemayor Castle).

Still a small village, the many restaurants have received much acclaim over the past decade and tourists flock of an evening to dine in the plaza or many haunts dotted around the narrow mountain streets.

Individual Village Police Will Control Water Abuse

Local police are to be used in the control of the abusive use of water during the current drought conditions in Spain It applies in the towns listed in the regional government’s drought decree which have all now been asked to draw up a water emergency plan within the next two months.

A new commission will keep an eye on the situation in the municipalities of Alhaurín de la Torre, Alhaurín el Grande, Álora, Benahavís, Benalmádena, Cártama, Casares, Coín, Estepona, Fuengirola, Istán, Málaga, Manilva, Marbella, Mijas, Ojén, Pizarra and Torremolinos. Three representatives of the regional government and three from Central government will also sit on the new commission.