Spain Guide
Andalucía
The Costa del Sol
The outstanding feature of the Costa del Sol is its ease of access. Hundreds of flights arrive here every week, and Málaga airport is positioned midway between Málaga, the main city on the coast, and Torremolinos, its most grotesque resort.
You can easily reach either town by taking the electric train (cercanía) that runs every thirty minutes (daily 7am–11.45pm) along the coast between Málaga and Fuengirola, 20km to the southwest. Frequent bus connections also link all the major coastal resorts, while a toll autopista (motorway) between Málaga and Sotogrande has taken the strain off the often-overloaded coastal highways. Inland, Granada, Córdoba and Seville are all within easy reach of Málaga; so, too, are Ronda and the beautiful "White Towns" to the west, and a handful of relatively restrained coastal resorts, such as Nerja, to the east. The beaches here are generally grit-grey rather than golden, but the sea is reliably clean.