Costa del SOL, beaches in the province of MALAGA, Spain.

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Costa del SOL introduction

The Costa del Sol consists of a lot of former fishermans villages, most to the west of Malaga City, that once discovered by mass-tourism in the late sixties, have grown exponentially and clustered to one of Spain's biggest holiday resorts.

Leisure and nightlife

At the Costa del SOL you find the biggest offer in holiday activities in the whole of Europe with theme and water parks, casinos, golfcourses, and the harbour of Puerto Banus at Marbella.

The many bars, terraces and discoteques all along the coastline are a guarantee for a sparkling nightlife.

Malaga and east to Malaga

Málaga

Malaga in the south of Spain is situated on the Mediterranean coast. Malaga's long history was born from the sea, with the arrival of the first mariners and traders around 2,000 years ago. This has shaped the character of the city ever since, making it a open, welcoming, prosperous place...

Nerja

Nerja can be found in the easternmost part of Axarquía, 50 kilometres from Málaga and on the border of the province of Granada. Nerja, with a large choice of hotels, rooms, tourist villas etc. Offers a marvellous stay to visitors and an unequalled location for taking a holiday surrounded by mountains and beaches....

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The beaches in the province of Málaga

The towns, from west to east on the Costa de la Luz in the province of Malaga are: Manilva - Estepona - San Pedro - Marbella - Mijas - Fuengirola - Benalmadena - Torremolinos - Malaga city - Velez Malaga - Torrox and Nerja

Benalmádena

Benalmadena in the Province of Málaga, is situated between Torremolinos and Malaga itself and it is one of the most important centres of the Costa del Sol, reaching a population of 60000 at the height of summer...

Estepona

Its priveleged location between the scenery of the Nature Park of Sierra Bemeja and 21 kilometres of coast make Estepona an important holiday destination. It also has, outside of the location itself, a range of special leisure attractions such as the nature reserve of Selwo, the equestrian school of “Costa del Sol”, the congress centre and the leisure harbour...

Fuengirola

Fuengirola sits on a thin strip of coastline 8 kilometres long which has some of the best beaches of the Costa del Sol: Los Boliches, Fuengirola, La Campana, Torreblanca, Las Gaviotas...well tended beaches surrounded by a large and busy promenade where residential complexes, hotels, restaurants and other services which enable you to enjoy the sun and the sea in comfort...

Manilva

Manilva is surrounded by a sea of vineyards. It is 2 kilometres from the sea. Among its monuments, special mention should be made of Duquesa Castle, built to protect the coast from raids by pirates, and the 18th century Santa Ana Church...

Marbella

Marbella, which is 57 kilometres away from the capital Malaga, is a marvellous city situated in the heart of the Costa del Sol. You will find it to be a cosmopolitan enclave, the city is renowned for offering its thousands of visitors who come here no end of possibilities for enjoying their free time: beaches, numerous golf courses, 4 leisure harbours and unbeatable natural surroundings with luxury hotels, restaurants of all types and an intense nightlife...

Mijas

Mijas, a tourist town at the foot of the hills of the same name, possesses typically Andalusian houses. Its traditional status as a mountain village has been combined harmoniously with a major tourist complex located in the coastal enclave of La Cala, where there are 12 kilometres of beaches...


Torremolinos

Torremolinos, located just 12 kilometres from the provincial capital Malaga, in the heart of the Costa del Sol, has a long and varied history, as attested by the numerous Phoenician, Greek, Roman and Arab vestiges found in the area...