Estepona
Across the sea, Gibraltar stands high on the horizon and the outline of Africa looms to the south.
The town understands the importance of preserving its Andalusian character where most of the buildings date back to last century, and the town is a maze of side-streets, squares (plazas) and pretty patios.
Estepona spreads over almost 132 million square metres of coastland and mountain, to the village of Genalguacil, Jubrique and Juzcar in the north, the Mediterranean in the south, Benahavís and Marbella in the east, and Casares in the West. It has plenty of beaches along its 21 kilometres of coastline and traditional open air restaurants or 'chiringuitos'.
The town has plenty of facilities with a large sports centre, and one of the largest equestrian centres in Europe. Recently, two new 18 hole golf courses have opened; Estepona Golf and Atalaya Park Golf Hotel. The luxury shopping mall, Laguna Village, has just been completed featuring all the top name designer boutiques. The trendy Puro Beach Club has also recently opened next to the five star Kempinski Hotel.
Furthermore, there are plans to build a large shopping centre close to the port and extend the port so that international cruise liners will be able to dock in the harbour. All this investment in quality developments and facilities are good indicators that this is an up and coming area on the Costa del Sol.
