Marbella unveils a Christmas tree made with nearly 1,000 cookies

It's challenging to innovate each year and surprise both friends and strangers, but La Fonda Heritage Hotel, located in the heart of Marbella's old town, has done it again. Since this past weekend, a two-meter tall Christmas tree stands at the center of its columned courtyard, adorned with over 1,000 handmade cookies suspended from it, a creation that combines traditional baking and sustainability with the typical aromas and flavors of this time of year.

Designed by Debbie Wingham and crafted with her new artisanal bakery brand, Crumbz Cookies, this tree, described as "artistic as well as decorative," according to the creator, "fully immerses us into Christmas with scents of cinnamon, ginger, and clove from the moment we enter the building. Among the cookies, we can spot classic gingerbread men, stars, trees, and linzer cookies, delicious sandwich-shaped pastries, and exclusive creations like the Sprinkle Piñata, the Mint Chocolate Fondant, or the OG Cookie Cake."

Internationally renowned, Wingham has told Diario Sur that this is "an installation that combines tradition, luxury, and fantasy, and for that reason, I wanted to turn the hotel's atrium into a sensory experience that surprises everyone who enters the building."

For Carmine Sacco, the hotel's general manager, "this tree is more than an artistic piece: it represents our spirit of collaboration, the passion for crafts, and the magic that we want to share with Marbella every Christmas."

Michelin Key

An artistic as well as decorative piece that has kicked off Christmas at this historic center hotel in Marbella, a member of Relais & Châteaux, which has recently received the Michelin Key, a distinction by the Michelin Guide that recognizes hotels with "exceptional hospitality" and that "endorses us as a creative and gastronomic symbol of Marbella, without renouncing our historical identity," Sacco told Diario Sur.

Additionally, the hotel has recently been recognized by AMEX (American Express) as one of the spaces that add value to the local culinary scene in its Trending Destinations 2026 list, "valuing and reinforcing our relevance as an international choice," commented the director of La Fonda.

And among the activities planned around this Christmas tree, La Fonda through Wingham and Crumbz Cookies will offer family workshops and Christmas proposals over the next few weeks, including gingerbread houses and exclusive cookie sets, thus completing this unique offering that unites art, gastronomy, and tradition.