Tourist Information about the Costa del Sol

Places to visit on the Costa del Sol

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Gibraltar

Dominated by a huge mass of Jurassic limestone rock thought to be at least 135 million years old, Gibraltar has a fantastically varied history. Visited by the Pheonicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Berbers, it served as a fortress for the Moors between the 11th and 15th century.A crown colony since 1834 and one of the last survivors of the British Empire, the ceremonies of the Changing of the Guard and the Ceremony of the Keys are still performed at the Governor´s Residence.

Nerja

The coastline of Nerja is undoubtedly one of the most attractive in Andalucía. Thousands of visitors are attracted to the area to enjoy the amazing views of the Mediterranean coastline and most particularly, the famous Nerja Caves. The cave tour takes you back in time and includes displays of archaeological finds and original cave paintings

Ronda

Lying 49Km from San Pedro, Ronda is one of the most iinspiring and interesting towns in Andalucía. Follow the well-paved road from San Pedro that passes throught the scenic mountain range and find Ronda on the top of a rocky projection. The town is divided by a 100m chasm and connected by El Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) which gives visitors the chance to look out over the River Guadalquivir and enjoy the breathtaking view.

Antequera

A visit to this historical Andalucian town is a journey almost 5,000 years back in time, beginning in the prehistoric Bronze Age, with the native Iberians, and testified by this fascinating city's profusion of burial mounds, dolmens, Roman baths, a Moorish Castle, Gothic churches, Renaissance fountains and baroque bell towers. Other fascinating monuments to be seen in the town are the recently excavated Roman baths, the magnificent Renaissance church of Santa Maria la Mayor Church,

Granada

Granada was first settled by native tribes in the prehistoric period, and was known as Ilbyr. When the Romans colonised southern Spain, they built their own city here and called it Illibris. The Arabs, invading the peninsula in the 8th century, gave it its current name of Granada. It was the last Muslim city to fall to the Christians in 1492, at the hands of Queen Isabel of Castile and her husband Ferdinand of Aragon.

Seville

According to legend, Sevilla was founded by Hercules and its origins are linked with the Tartessian civilisation. It was called Hispalis under the Romans and Isbiliya with the Moors. Its high point in its history was following the discovery of America. Sevilla lies on the banks of the Guadalquivir and is one of the largest historical centres in Europe, it has the minaret of La Giralda, the cathedral (one of the largest in Christendom), and the Alcázar Palace.

Almeria

The province of Almeria is situated in the south east of the Spanish peninsula and borders with the provinces of Granada and Murcia. In all, this province covers 8774 square kilometres with a population of 425,000 inhabitants, of which 145,000 live in the capital city, also named Almeria. Inland, Almeria has an almost lunar landscape of desert, sandstone and dried up river beds and has long been a popular choice for filming American style spaghetti westerns.

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