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Estepona |
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A beautiful coastal town, whose growth is
converting into an important location in the
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province of Malaga without losing its
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Sotogrande |
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Known as a tourist destination for the
jet-set and home to some of the best golf
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courses, such as Valderama (host to the
1997 Ryder Cup). Sotogrande & Almenara.
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Its marina is well known for its modern
design and the area for luxury holidays, golf
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and polo. |
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Marbella and Puerto Banus |
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About 25 miles from Puerto Duquesa, we have
the well known locations of Marbella & |
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Puerto Banus. With its cosmopolitan,
up-market atmosphere with an over-abundance
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of restaurants, the best international
shops, there is always the possibility of finding
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yourself dining with some famous
personality. |
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Casares and Gaucin |
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Delightful white villages perched on the
edge of the Andalucian sierra,
Casares is a |
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picture postcard village with a population
of just three thousand
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approach is definitely worth a photo. A
short drive away by car, and million miles
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from anywhere. These are a sample of the
traditional 'Pueblos Blancos' in true |
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Andalucian style. |
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Mjas |
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La Cala de Mijas is the central point of
Mijas Costa and although it has grown and been
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built up, especially over the last decade
or so, it still maintains something of its
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Andalucian village by the sea atmosphere.
From being originally a tiny fishing village, its
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population has increased to 10,000 - many
of whom are British.
There are schools, a |
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health centre,
public library, post office, shops and
cultural centre as well as many . |
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excellent bars and restaurants. |
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There is a very popular street market (el
barratillo) every Wednesday and Saturday
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from around 09:00 - 14:30. The market
stalls offer everything from fresh fruit and
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vegetables to local crafts, clothes,
ceramics and pottery, flowers and plants and lots
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more. La Cala celebrates its own festivals,
such as the annual fair which begins |
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on the 25th July, when the village is all
decked out for a week of festivities, when you
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can sample the traditional sherry, wines
and tapas and listen to local music and enjoy
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the dancing. |
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Rhonda |
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is famous worldwide for its dramatic
escarpments and views, and for the deep El Tajo
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gorge that carries the Rio Guadalevín
through its centre. Ronda is also famous as the
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birthplace of modern bullfighting, today
glimpsed once a year at the spectacular Feria
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Goyesca. Held at the beginning of
September, fighters and some of the audience dress
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in the manner of Goya's sketches of life in
the region. |
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Tarifa |
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Ten kilometres of white sandy beaches,
unspoilt countryside and some of
the
best |
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windsurfing conditions in Europe have established Tarifa
as a
true surfers paradise.
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Just11 km across the Straits of Gibraltar
at its narrowest point, this southern-most tip
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of Europe where the Med meets the Atlantic
Ocean, enjoys spectacular views of the
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Rif mountains of Africa across the water.
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Tarifa Town |
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The narrow cobbled streets, tumbling
jasmine and beautiful wrought-iron rejas
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Tarifa old town a charming place for a stroll. The
original
castellated city walls of this
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ancient town are tightly woven into the
fabric of the whitewashed houses. |
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Gibraltar |
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A popular location for Duty Free shopping
and from which we can view both pillars of
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Hercules, the end of the ancient world. Of
course, we can't forget to mention the |
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incredible views to the mountains of
Africa. There are few places where we get the
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opportunity to contemplate the end of a
continent and the start of a new continent,
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not forgetting the fact that we can visit
it by ferry in under an hour from the nearby
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port town of
Algeciras and Tarifa. |
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