COSTA DEL SOL GENERAL INFORMATION

 

ESTEPONA

Estepona is the extreme west of the Costa del Sol, 83 kilometers from Malaga. You will find in Estepona 23 kms of wide and sandy beaches meeting the slopes of the "Sierra Bermaja" There is some Phoenician and Iberian archaelogical remains but in fact Estepona gaines importance under Roman and Muslim occupation.

Places to see in Estepona

• The fishing port
• The Watchtowers, Arab towers dotting the Coast.
• The Old city
• The Remedios Church - 18th Century
• The Palace of the marquie of Mondejar
• The Clock Tower
• The Castle in the old town "El Castillo"
• The Selwo Park, natural parkwhich is home to wild animals in almost total freedom

A lot of pictures of Estepona on Andalucian Pics, Images of Estepona

MARBELLA

Marbella is the most important tourist and urban city on the Costa del Sol, 50 kilometers from Malaga.There is almost 25 kilometers of sandy beaches, meeting the slopes of the Sierra Blanca, mountain, providing protection against the winds, creating a microclimate. In Marbella there more than ten Golf courses and three marinas. There is some Palaeolithic and Neolitic remains but it was during the Roman occupation that the city became the nucleus of the province.

Places to see in Marbella

• The old town "El Casco Antiguo"
• Lobatos street
• Santo Cristo Square
• Los Naranjos Square
• Las Alamedas Square
• The Santiago Chapel
• The Contempary Spanish Recording Museum
• The 17th Century Encarnacion parish Church
• Puerto Banus

Images and Information Marbella