News, Events and Guides
Get to know Spain and in particular Costa del Sol by reading our news, events and guides of this region.
One of the original tourist destinations of the Costa del Sol, Fuengirola remains popular but has also become a town in its own right, with a large beachside area and charming inner town full of tapas bars, shops and restaurants. The suburbs that radiate outwards from the town area have a more conventional residential feel […]
Situated immediately to the west of Marbella, at the entrance to the Golden Mile, is the Puerto Banús marina first opened in 1970 and now long since associated with large yachts, luxurious boutiques and nightclubs, beautiful people and famous faces. Puerto Banús also draws millions of non-famous visitors, and besides berths for 915 yachts its […]
The New Golden Mile is a coastal area that falls within the municipal boundaries of Estepona and extends between it and San Pedro Alcántara, the little town five minutes west of Puerto Banús and Marbella town. It is an area of beachside resorts and suburbs, golf courses and country estates. The main residential and tourist […]
Connected to Mijas Pueblo, that pretty white mountain village that overlooks Fuengirola and the coast from its hillside vantage point, Mijas Costa forms the seaside extension of one of the largest municipalities in the region – incorporating golf, beaches, suburbs and rustic areas. Set between Fuengirola and the residential resort areas of Marbella, Mijas Costa […]
Marbella, to so many, is synonymous with the glamorous Mediterranean, and since the 1950s it has been attracting successive generations of high-end visitors and residents to its famous resort hotels, golf courses, luxury residential areas and trendy events. The downtown area, much loved for its main Avenida Ricardo Soriano, beachside promenade, marina and delightful historic […]
The main coastal town west of Marbella, Estepona’s charming town centre and beachside setting have made it increasingly popular in recent times. Estepona has also been undergoing a beautification processs and is one of the rising stars of the Costa del Sol. The centre of this typically Andalusian town draws you in with its charming […]
At the heart of the area west of Estepona is Casares, a picturesque Andalusian mountain village, known locally as a ‘pueblo blanco’ (white village) because of its tightly packed white-washed houses, which cradle the side of a hill with fantastic country and sea views. The village is so pretty that it has UNESCO World Heritage […]
As is often the case on the Costa del Sol, the original part of this coastal resort town, Benalmádena Pueblo, is actually a pretty little rustic village tucked up against a hillside. Follow the roads down towards the coast and it transforms into a town whose focus is very much on tourism. Benalmádena Pueblo is […]
This charming village is the closest to Marbella itself, and finds itself at the heart of one of the largest municipalities in the region; an expanse of hills and valleys set between the sea and the rising peaks of the Serranía de Ronda mountain range. The village itself is very pretty and the setting of […]