Costa Tropical Itinerary Motril to Malaga

Itineraries - Motril - Malaga

70 km - 1 hour

If you have driven down the Lecrin Valley from Granada you will suddenly notice the at the bottom the valley suddenly opens out into the fertile coastal plane.

The A-44 joins the A-7 coastal Motorway to the north of Motril. Fork right to head west following signs for Malaga. The orginal coastal highway N-340 follows the hugs the coast and the newer A-7 motorway runs a few km inland along the mountainside thanks to some impressive viaducts and tunnels. If you have time take the N-340 which is more interesting.

Motril is a large town. On the coast is its busy port, exporting products from the coast and Granada.

Before crossing the Rive Guadalfeo form the A-7 you can take the GR-14 link road to drop down to the older N-340 coast road and the beautiful village of Salobreña. The old villages is built around the hill located just a km from the beach.

The next town to visit is ALmuñecar, which sits along various cover. dont miss the tourist office, there is plenty to see here. Forther west is the small town of La Herradura. As the name suggest it is located in a beautiful sheltered horseshow bay. Marina de la Este is also one of the best Marinas on the coast for its beautiful location.

The coast is protected within the Natural Park Acantilados de Mero-Cero Gordo. Known for its beaches (Playa de Cantarraijan, Playa de la Cala de Canuelo) ich can only be reached on foot or by special micro bus in the summer. Crossing into Malaga province the next beach is the award winning Playa de Maro.

Nerja is a popular seaside town with its beautiful beaches, many watersports facilities and magnificent clifftop promenade and Parador Hotel. This resort grew following by the discovery of the Caves of Nerja.

Nearby and inland is Frigiliana, head south again to the coast, to the Then head back down south towards Torrox, taking the left turning to Frigiliana. This is often called the prettiest village in Andalucia, with its whitewashed, flower-bedecked houses and narrow streets, and produces excellent ceramics.

Torrox is another pretty inland white village, and its newer part is Torrox Costa.

Velez Malaga, which is inland from beach resort Torre del Mar. Look out for the vineyards where muscatel grapes are grown, to make the famous sweet Malaga wine. You will drive up (A-356) into the Sierra de Tejeda, which is part of a natural park spreading across into Granada.

The hills lying within Malaga province is called La Axarquia and has many pretty mountain villages such as Competa. This can be reached along the windy MA-4111 from Velez-Malaga, and is a good place to stay the night and enjoy its cobbled streets and wonderful views.

Both the A-7 motorway and the N-340 lead to Malaga city and Malaga airport which is on the far side of the city when aproaching from the east. The MA-24 after Rincon de la Victoria enables you to switch between motorway and highway. The N-340 passes through the centre of Malaga city wheras the A-7 skirts around the north, watch out for the long 80 km/hr sections north east of the city on this Motorway which have active speed cameras.


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