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Marbella is known as a glamorous resort town and is a favourite location with the rich and famous, boosted by foreign residents who are seduced by the lifestyle. But there's plenty for ordinary folk to see and enjoy too in southern Spain's answer to St Tropez.
Starlite Festival 2026 will take place at the Cantera de Nagüeles in Marbella between June and August 2026. Nine event dates were announced in late 2025.
This page offers links to pages with information about the districts of Estepona that are located to the east of Estepona town area. They are reached from the A-7 (old N-340 coast road). Most districts outlined below are located on one sitde or another of the coast road. These are usually refered to as Mountain side or Alta (high) or Sea side or Baja (low).
Estepona extends much further east and west along the Costa del Sol than just the town centre area. Within the Estepona municipal limits you will find a wide variety of districts or neighbourhoods, most of which are dominated by spectacular views of "Sierra Bermeja" mountain which towers behind the town.
On the evening of 7 May 2026, the legend returned to Marbella with the official reopening party in and around on the pool terrace. The 700+ guests wandered from the music-filled lobby and carefully made their way down the staircase festooned with flowers to the pool terrace, where they were entertained by a roaming dance band. The sound quality was crisp since all of the musicians were radio-microphoned to deliver professionally balanced sound to every section of the terrace whilst they danced in and amongst the guests.
For a real performance of the most noble and classical kind, no one should miss the magnificent stallions of the Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art.
Torremolinos has thankfully long outgrown its Monty Python spam and chips image and, over recent years, has evolved as an attractive and appealing resort noted for its clean sandy beaches, wide choice of hotels and restaurants and unparalleled variety of entertainment, activities and nightlife available.
At the western end of the Costa del Sol, Sotogrande, one of the most luxurious sports and residential developments in Europe.
Opened in the 1960´s as a riding school, El Ranchito now hosts the most spectacular Andalucian horse show on the Costa Del Sol. José Gonzalez bought the ranch in 1975, and continued running it as a school until the 1990´s when he decided to create a family horse show with animals trained by him.
Appropriately christened the Costa de la Luz (Coast of the Light), the Atlantic shoreline of Cadiz province have many wild and windswept beaches, with its strong winds making Tarifa the foremost windsurf and kitesurfing site in Europe.
This Costa is made up of the coastline of Almería province. The coastline is home to thousands of plastic greenhouses however there are also beautiful wildlife reserves lining the coast and of course, kilometers of beaches to attract sun seekers.
One of the jewels of the Costa del Sol is the beautiful little village of Mijas, which nestles comfortably in the mountainside at 400 meters above sea level about 10km from the coast. Of the ten thousand population, there are so many foreign and English speaking residents in and around the village that the Town Hall has a very helpful Foreigner's Department, which caters for the needs of those residents who do not speak Spanish.
The Costa Tropical of Granada province consists of particularly picturesque beaches, and is far less crowded than its popular neighbour, the Costa del Sol. The coast comprises of a number of popular destinations.
See below a selection of excellent tours in and around Ronda town, perfect opportunities to see some of the interesting monuments and things to see in Ronda without the hassle of having to organise them yourself. These half day tours all depart from a central point in Ronda town. For day trip excursions into the countryside and surrounding villages view our Ronda excursions page.
The city has a wealth of art galleries which include Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, Fundación Picasso, Pompidou Centre, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, and more.
Gibraltar has plenty to offer for its more energetic visitors. The Rock is being promoted as an international yachting centre. There are already three major marinas to meet the needs of virtually every pleasure craft imaginable. The most modern marina is at Queensway Quay with 121 berths.
Flamenco and flamenco shows in Malaga City, including the Kelipé Flamenco Show. Real Spanish flamenco.
The Alhambra: the most romantic building in the world, and Spain's top tourist attraction (book tickets well in advance), full of exquisitely decorated palaces with hidden courtyards. Exhibitions, and outdoor plays and concerts in summer.
The Paseo Hemingway leads on to Ronda's great green lung, the 19th century Alameda del Tajo. Originally named the Alameda de San Carlos, this is the front garden for a town where nobody has a front garden. At weekends, particularly in summer, whole families descend here, and much daytime life is lived in its shade.
The name Alhambra comes from an Arabic root which means "red or crimson castle", perhaps due to the hue of the towers and walls that surround the entire hill of La Sabica which by starlight is silver but by sunlight is transformed into gold.
