Province
and Villages - Malaga - Estepona
Estepona
information
The coast continues to be upmarket until you reach Estepona,
about 30 km west, which is a more or less spanish resort -
in as much as thats possible round here. It lacks the enclosed
hills that give marbella character, but the hotel and apartment
blocks which sprawl along the front are restrained in size,
and there's space to breathe. The fine sand beach has been
enlivened a little by a promenade studded with flowers and
palms, and away from the seafront, the old town is very pretty.
The
fish market is definitely worth seeing, Estepona has the biggest
fishing fleet west of Malaga, and the daily dawn ritual in
the port, where the returning fleets auction off the fish
they've just caught.
From May onward, Estepona's bullfighting season gets way in
a modern bullring reminiscent of a Henry Moore sculpture.
At the beginning of July, fe Fiesta and Feria week transform
the place.
The beaches beyond Estepona have greyish sands, and there
are more greyish developments before the road turns inland
towards San Roque and Gibarltar.
Tourist information about Estepona:
Town council: Avda. San Lorenzo, 1 29680.
Tel. +34 952 80 20 02
Official website: Ayuntamiento de Estepona
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