Bulevar San Pedro Alcántara (WEB) — Attraction in Marbella

Great for kids and parents too

The Bulevar in San Pedro has been a long time coming. First we had to wait for them to build the tunnel, then this landscaping on top. But it's been worth it.

It's now had a couple of years to bed in. Parking is still tricky, well of course it is! If you can get a bus from near your apartment or hotel, that might be a better bet.

Everyone was enjoying it today when our family visited. The adults were sitting out on the grass (Real grass! That you can walk on!) and the children were enjoying the water features.

Not the formal ponds, I hasten to add! But near several of the children's playgrounds there are water features that you are definitely meant to play with. Little spurts of water coming out of a wall, tiny fountains coming out at ground level, a paddling pool three inches deep . . .

And the actual play areas are very good indeed - there's even one of those sort of rides, dunno what it's called, where you whoosh down a wire strung between two pillars. There are different sized play features in different areas, so choose the one that suits.

Children with scooters or roller skates will also enjoy the wavy bridge.

Adults can sit around and laze nearby, or go to one of the bar/restaurants for a drink, a snack or a meal.

And there are Aseos - public lavatories - by the side of one of the bars.

Not five stars, however, as the flower planting is a bit sparse (look at what they do in Estepona!), and above all, no shade near the seating. And May to October it is a bit hot in daytime . . .

The one thing missing therefore are awnings to give shade. Come in the evening in the...

Bulevar San pedro Alcantara la obra mas emblemática de la localidad. Parque urbano con 55.000m2 que se convierte en punto de encuentro para los vecinos de San Pedro Alcantara Inaugurado el día 12 de diciembre de 2014,tras 16 meses de trabajos y seis millones de euros de inversión han hecho falta para poder disfrutar de 55.000metros cuadrados de ocio, y 11.000 metros de zona verde. Destacar en su arquitectura una gran pasarela de madera de 350 metros de longitud y 150 toneladas de acero diseñada por el arquitecto sampedreño Juan Antonio Fernández, llamada  “Un Mar de Sensaciones”, el proyecto  está articulado por un paseo central de líneas orgánicas que se hace continuo a través de una pasarela metálica que vuela sobre la rotonda central,uniendo el este con el oeste, y va subiendo y bajando como si de las olas del mar se tratara, de forma que va casando los distintos niveles de las estancias. El parque está adaptado a los diferentes usos y públicos, compone el espacio zonas ajardinadas y de recreo, espacios infantiles,fuentes de agua,restaurantes,un anfiteatro y varias terrazas,carril bici de un km de longitud ancho y separado para...

A great adventure if your visiting San Pedro, there's play parks for the children there's also fountains aswell as the rolling boardwalk for walking on very easy access for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Plenty of places to eat or have a drink just a short walk from the boulevard. The boulevard is well lit in the evening. Definitely...