A Room with a View — Society Marbella

The views from Vista Lago Residences are indeed magnificent, but what is it that you actually see? Discover the unique sights and history visible from these luxurious villas that sit 350 metres above Marbella town.

Africa & Jebel Musa

Looking south-west from your sitting room in all but two of the 18 Vista Lago villas on a clear day, Africa is part of the view, sitting on the horizon just beyond Gibraltar. The highest mountain peak you see across the Straits of Gibraltar is Jebel Musa, twelve kilometres due west of the far tip of Ceuta, whose lights are clearly visible at night. At 842 metres high, it is two and a half times higher than the Eiffel Tower. If the Rock of Gibraltar appears to be about the same height, this is due to it being 26 kilometres closer, because at 426 metres high, it is almost half the height of its neighbouring Pillar of Hercules in Morocco.

The two other Vista Lago villas face eastwards, overlooking the Istan Lake, Marbella town, and the Mediterranean Sea behind. There are few places in the world with such magnificent views.

Spain’s most famous marina

A view is, to some extent, subjective. Some like it close and some like it far away. Some like it panoramic and some like it intimate. The secret to a great location, insofar as a view is concerned, is thus to provide all of these options, and this is what all the luxury Vista Lago villas provide. Looking down towards the coast, one sees the world-famous Puerto Banús, founded in 1970 by José Banús. The grand opening of the marina was attended by the likes of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly of Monaco, Roman Polanski, Hugh Hefner and the Aga Khan. Julio Iglesias was also there, hired as a singer for the princely sum of 751 euros in today’s money. Marbella, which needs no introduction, lies to the east of Banús.

The Rock of Gibraltar

The view continues down the coast towards Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory (not a colony) named after the eight century Moorish military leader Tariq ibn Ziyad as Jebal Tariq. If the linguistic journey from that to Gibraltar seems a stretch, try Jebal ala at-tariq, which means “Mount of the Way” (from Africa to Iberia). The more recent history we all know of is, of course, its capture by Anglo-Dutch forces from Spain in 1704, later ceded to Britain by the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht. As solid rock, it falls below par, given that it is riddled with man-made tunnels excavated for defence purposes over the years.

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