Costa del Sol

Discover Álora, a white town in Málaga’s Guadalhorce valley — Moorish castle, Perotes heritage, Cercanías rail from Málaga and gateway to El Chorro.

What Alhaurín el Grande is really like: a whitewashed Costa del Sol town in the Guadalhorce valley, with Moorish streets, golf and views.

What Cártama is really like: a hilltop Roman-Moorish castle, the fertile Guadalhorce valley and quick access to Málaga.

What Coín is really like: a green Guadalhorce-valley town of citrus groves, springs and whitewashed streets inland from the Costa del Sol.

What Alhaurin de la Torre is really like: a Costa del Sol town below the Sierra de Mijas in the fertile Guadalhorce valley, minutes from Malaga and its beaches.

What Manilva is really like: a western Costa del Sol town with the Puerto de la Duquesa marina, muscatel vineyards and the Roman sulphur baths of la Hedionda.

What Antequera is really like: an inland Málaga town with the UNESCO Antequera Dolmens, the El Torcal karst reserve and dozens of Baroque churches.

What Frigiliana is really like: a whitewashed pueblo blanco above Nerja, Moorish lanes, cane-honey heritage and wide Costa del Sol views.

What Ronda is really like: the Puente Nuevo over the El Tajo gorge, a Moorish old town and an easy day trip inland from the Costa del Sol.

What Malaga is really like: the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, Picasso’s birthplace, La Malagueta beach and a walkable Costa del Sol capital.