Marbella Club Turns 70: From Fishing Village to Global Place of Longing

You have to imagine this undertaking in a historical context: When Alfonso Prinz zu Hohenlohe opened Marbella Club in 1954, the fascist dictator Franco still ruled Spain, the Costa del Sol had a similarly exciting reputation among travelers as the Flemish North Sea coast does today and Marbella was considered a sleepy fishing village even by locals.