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The centre of San Pedro is located in between Estepona (20 km to the West) and Marbella centre (6 km to the East); minutes from Puerto Banús. The Sierra de Ronda mountain range is also a short drive inland.
 
Once a stand alone village, its location today can only be described as urban. Very busy streets and wall to wall urbanisations and commercial areas struggling to maintain equilibrium.

Although the history of San Pedro de Alcántara is quite recent (almost 150 years since the Marqués del Duero founded the colony), there are historical testimonies of a deeper past; including Las Bóvedas, the ruins of roman third century baths, the Palaeolithic-Christian Basilica of Vega del Mar, dating back to the 6th century, or the 16th century Torre Vigía (monuments of historical interest).  Head down to the sea and the Roman baths are next to the Guadalmina Beach Club and the artefacts from the Basílica including skeletons, pottery and jewelry can be seen in museums in Málaga and Marbella.
 
San Pedro Alcántara owes its origin to General Manuel Gutiérrez de la Concha e Irigoyen, Marqués del Duero, who founded the Agricultural Colony of San Pedro Alcántara in 1860. The impossibility of keeping up with the high interest payments on the loans obtained obliged the Marqués, and thereafter, his daughter, to sell the colony in 1874.

Today’s San Pedro has benefited from the influx of businesses since the onset of mass tourism, such as hotels, golf courses, new water system and telephone network to name but a few, yet it still remains relatively unspoiled.

The Avenida del Marqués del Duero is an attractive palm fringed promenade leading from the centre of town to the beach which is nearly 5km long and has been awarded a Blue Flag.
  
The central plaza is home to the parish church and is surrounded by narrow streets bursting with shops, cafés and bars.  On Thursdays there is a keenly priced street market above the old town, which attracts locals and visitors alike.

Situated slightly to the west, Guadalmina beach is within the town of San Pedro next to the Guadalmina urbanization.  The facilities offered include the 4 star Guadalmina Hotel, water sports, beach bars, restaurants (chiringitos) and sun beds.  This beach was also awarded a Blue Flag in 1992.

San Pedro itself is brimming with restaurants and cafés;  should you wish to find a typically Spanish tapas bar in one of the winding back streets or a more up market restaurant, they are all within reach.  In addition, San Pedro’s proximity to Puerto Banús and Marbella town offers the choice of hundreds of upmarket restaurants and hotels. 

The feria (summer fair) is held in the second week of October and is the last feria in Andalucía. A word of caution when driving -  San Pedro is a bottleneck for traffic in both directions of the N340, especially at rush hour, and there is limited parking in the centre of town.