Highlights
Explore and absorb all the major classic sights of Benalmadena
See Mariposario de Benalmádena, Buddhist Stupa and Museo Benalmádena
Ticket Includes
24 hour bus ticket
professional tours guide
Description
Let City Sightseeing Benalmádena highlight all the things to do and see during your stay in this vibrant city. We take you around this popular tourist destination in Spain across 12 conveniently located bus stops for you to hop-on and off at your leisure. Hop off at Bus Stop 8, the Tivoli Cable Railway, and take a cable car to Mount Carramolo, or hop off at Bus Stop 6, at the Parque De La Paloma to take a stroll through an oasis in the bustling, lively town.
Younger visitors will be entertained and amazed by the variety of animals and birds wandering freely around. Bus Stop 10 takes you to Bil-Bil Castle, home to leafy gardens with fountains and a stunning view of the beaches. The City Hall owns the building and it is used as a cultural centre, with art exhibitions, conferences and concerts on offer. Visit Puerto Marina at Bus Stop 1, where you can visit the Sea Life Aquarium and an array of delightful boutiques and restaurants.
It is also a beautiful region to wander around during warm evenings and pay a visit to a selection of bars. Hop-off at the ruins of Benal-Roma, the remains of a salting factory located on the coast, the site of Torremuelle, and other items found there are preserved in the Museum of Benalmádena. Finish the loop at Bus Stop 12, the Butterfly Park. In this spectacular Thai temple, you can walk amongst more than 1,500 exotic butterflies from around the world, flying freely in a tropical paradise among waterfalls and flowers. Enjoy the view from the open-top exclusive red busses and whenever you spot something you would like to explore further, just hop-off! Get your 24h ticket and start planning your stay today.
One of the most powerful large light cruisers ever built, HMS Belfast is now the only surviving vessel of her type to have seen active service during the Second World War. HMS Belfast played a leading part in the destruction of the battle cruiser Scharnhorst, and also the Normandy Landings. In service with the Royal Navy until 1965, she was saved for the nation in 1971 as a unique reminder of Britain’s naval heritage.
Launch! Shipbuilding Through the Ages
This new family-orientated exhibition will use hands-on and computerised interactive displays and engaging film and footage to demonstrate techniques of shipbuilding, from the ‘age of sail’ to modern prefabrication methods. The exhibition will focus on the science, engineering and social history of shipbuilding in Great Britain, and the interactive elements of the exhibition will allow children of all ages to get involved and experience this history.
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‘What shall we give in return for so much?’ One of the most powerful large light cruisers ever built, HMS Belfast is now the only surviving vessel of her type to have seen active service during the Second World War. Serving Britain for 32 years, she played an important role in both the Second World War and the Korean War as well as performing peacekeeping duties throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Saved from destruction in 1971, HMS Belfast is now part of the Imperial War Museum and is the first ship to be preserved for the nation since Nelson’s Victory. Through its team of staff and volunteers – many of whom are veteran crew – the Imperial War Museum is dedicated to making sure that HMS Belfast still has a role to play in reminding visitors of her unique place in Britain’s maritime heritage.
History of HMS Belfast
The term 'cruiser' goes back to the days of sailing ships when large frigates could be detached from the main fleet to cruise independently. The sailing cruiser, like her twentieth-century counterpart, was sufficiently powerful and fast to attack and destroy enemy commerce raiders. During the nineteenth century when sail gave way to steam and wooden ships were replaced by those built of iron, and later of steel, the cruiser evolved into a powerful warship which was used to patrol the Empire trade routes and protect friendly merchant shipping. After the First World War (1914-1918) a single category of cruiser emerged whose size was indicated by the size of its guns; thus, HMS Belfast is a 6-inch cruiser, designed for the protection of trade, for offensive action, and as a powerful support for amphibious operations.
Please note: children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please allow 1½ - 2 hours for your visit.
Back at the harbour you will be ready to enjoy a fun cruise where there will be games and a treasure hunt for your children and you can lie back and enjoy the weather as they play on the boat. A music quiz for the adults and lots of funny stories from the crew. The animation team will keep the kids occupied with the treasure hunt and face painting too.
You will stop out at sea when you have the opportunity to swim and snorkel [ optional], this is where the splash comes in as you jump or dive from the boat. There is a free bar and drinks are available throughout the trip on the Dorimar II, a 3 tier glass bottom catamaran, with great views of the sea below.
Free bar includes lager, sangria, soft drinks and cava, so no need to be thirsty either.
Although not a regular occurence, dolphins have been spotted in the sea and if you are really lucky,,,,,,,you could even catch sight of them!
Batobus hop-on hop off services takes you to the heart of Paris, to reach the various quarters of the capital. With 9 stops on the route, Batobus shows you a different view of Paris and is an original way of getting about in Paris.
Hop-off hop-on points:
Tour Eiffel: Port de la Bourdonnais.At the foot of the 1,710 steps of a great Parisian landmark.
Musée d'Orsay: Quai de Solférino. Next to the museum, a stop leading to the world of the Impressionists.
St-Germain-des-Prés: Quai Malaquais. Near the Institut de France, the Paris of artists and intellectuals.
Notre-Dame: Quai de Montebello. The architectural harmony of the cathedral and the carefree student atmosphere of the Latin Quarter.
Station Jardin des Plantes / Cité de la Mode: Station was moved to the foot of the Cité de la Mode, just 10 minutes walk from its original location..
Hotel de Ville: Close to Pont d'Arcole. The City Hall stop leads to the richness and contrasts of the Marais district and the Pompidou Centre.
Louvre: Between Pont Royal and Pont du Carrousel. Reveals a quarter where history and history of art are one.
Champs-Elysées: Close to Pont Alexandre III. Mythical Paris-the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais and Avenue Montaigne.
Beaugrenelle: located in the 15th arrondissement, open daily from 10:00 to 20:45. A district placed under the sign of relaxation and shopping.
This revolutionary building, the first in England to be designed in a Palladian style by Inigo Jones and completed in 1622, was intended for the splendour and exuberance of court masques The Banqueting House is probably most famous for one real life drama: the execution of Charles I which took place here in 1649 to the ‘dismal, universal groan’ of the crowd One of Charles’s last sights as he walked through the Banqueting House to his death was the magnificent ceiling paintings by Peter Paul Rubens painted between 1630-4.
Lost Palace of Whitehall
Whitehall Palace was the site of some of the most iconic and dramatic events in British history, until it burnt down. For 8 weeks in summer 2016 the Banqueting house invites visitors to explore the palace for the first time in 300 years using innovative digital techniques, taking people around the modern steets if Whitehall to experience the history that once happened.
