Estepona Overview :
Bordered by the Mediterranean on one side and the mountains of Sierra Bermeja on the other, Estepona enjoys the benefits of a privileged microclimate and offers its visitors and residents a wide range of leisure, sporting and cultural activities throughout the year.
A sizeable town with pleasant beaches and a pretty marina, Estepona is one of the biggest fishing ports along the coast and the seafood on offer in Estepona’s restaurants is superb. The town boasts historical monuments such as the Virgen de los Remedios Church, the ruined walls of the 15th Century Castle and town Clock Tower as well as the quaint, cobbled streets and leafy plazas of the old quarter. Close to many of the coast’s best golf courses, much of the countryside surrounding Estepona is set aside as a nature reserve because of the prolific numbers of Spanish Fir trees found there. The recently developed Selwo Safari Park, School of Equestrian Arts are just two examples of the diversity of this Spanish town.
Excursions:
Estepona is well placed for touring, with Malaga airport and Gibraltar only 45 minutes away, Marbella is only a 20-minute drive. Superb new highways connect all the major towns along the coast. Ronda is an hour drive away and is one of Andalucia's loveliest towns. It stands on a towering plateau in the mountains of Malaga province and is famous through Spain for the plunging river gorge, which divides the medieval parts of town from the 18th century areas. Ronda is also famous for its bullring, the oldest and most beautiful one in Spain. The road is up through the mountains of Sierra Bermeja and then descends into the Serrania de Ronda and the town itself.
After Ronda, you can travel west and visit the beautiful mountain villages of Gaucin and Casares. If you don’t feel like going inland, take the coast road and head west to Gibraltar and on your way stop in at the fashionable marina and resort of Sotogrande.
