Estepona Marina

Estepona Marina © Michelle Chaplow
Estepona Marina

Estepona Marina

Estepona's marina is located at the western end of the promenade. This is a very pleasant place to stroll and there are some magnificent boats moored here. There are also a variety of bars and restaurants open for lunch and dinner, while younger revellers can enjoy the late night disco bars. On Sunday mornings there is a popular tourist market.

Estepona marina & fishing port

Latitude: 36* 24'N - Longitude: 5*09'W - Radio VHF: CH9 & 16

Harbour Entrance width: 80m depth: 5m

443 Moorings 8 - 35m long, 1.5 - 4m deep

 

BARS, restaurants, and Nightlife

After midnight (especially in the summer season) the Marina comes alive. Numerous music bars, clubs and discos seem to appear out of nowhere. Most of them cater to the young and energetic. Young and old dance to contemporary hits and traditional Andalusian Sevillana until the early hours of the morning.

Renaldo's on the corner is a popular meeting place. Louie Louie is home to live bands and after-hours DJ sessions. There are some very good tapas bars including La Taberna. Gastro bars include Vica Versa and De la Mar. Notable restaurants include Petit Paris. El Pelangre

However, if you are looking for an authentic fish restaurant with no frills, La Escollera is the place to be. La Escollera was founded in 1940. No reservations are accepted, so form a messy queue and add your name to the list. Have a drink while you wait for your name to be called when it becomes available. Open 13.00 to 16.00 and 20.00 to 23.30. Closed on Mondays. Located in the fishing harbour (not the marina) at the 'Lonja' (fish dock).

 

See the Nightlife, Restaurant and Cafes and Bars section which includes the establishments in the Marina.

 

 

Future Developement

Estepona Marina is operated by Marina del Mediterráneo de Estepona S.L (part of the D-Marin Group since 2023) under a concession granted by the Estepona Port Authority; La Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA), responsible to the Consejería de Sostenibilidad, Medio Ambiente y Economía Azul de la Junta de Andalucia. The 25-year concession expired in August 2023 and it is expected that APPA will publish documents inviting bids for the next 25-year concessions, although APPA has 25 years to prepare for this, it was extended by one year in August 2023. To be clear, no reconstruction can begin until the next consession holder is finalised. In the spring of 2023, Marina del Mediterráneo de Estepona announced that it had, perhaps somewhat prematurely, already submitted proposals to APPA. In the spring of 2024, D-Marin began lobbying Estepona with advertisements featuring images of a futuristic port and the slogan 'The Port that Estepona Deserves'. It is understood that the rebuilding will take place in two phases, the east side first and the west side second. Restaurants and shops had already left the east side in 2023/4 due to the uncertainty. Local residents and tourists are looking forward to a speedy renovation of the port infrastructure, which has been lacking for many years.

Fishing Port

The fishing port is located to the west of the marina. Here you can watch the fishing boats land their catch. This can take place throughout the day, but is generally during the early morning, mid afternoon, and late at night. It is not possible to buy fish but you can watch the auction process (as long as you don't get in the way) which is followed by the covering of the fish pallets with ice and loading them into the insulated vans for distribution to local suppliers.

The large and small fishing boats are located in the fishing port adjacent (east) to the marina. Watch the catch landed, iced, sold and transported away. Notice the fisherman's lock - ups where they store materials, mend nets and have family parties. Excellent fish restaurant "La Escollera" (see above) located here.

 

 

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Location

Avenida del Carmen. Old N-340, 1km west of town centre. Near Lighthouse

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