Andalucia & Costa del Sol Things to Do

From fishing village to playground for the British sunseeker, Torremolinos has developed beyond recognition in the past 50 years.

Whales and dolphins really like the waters where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea, the area which in Spain is the southernmost point at Tarifa, heading east past Gibraltar and on to the Costa del Sol. This higher salinity of the Mediterranean meeting the lower-salt Atlantic causes a unique food chain for these sea-living mammals.

It’s so popular with sunseekers that it’s hard to believe anything along this Spanish coastline could still be a well-kept secret but there are few beaches tucked away from the crowds.

The area to head for is east of Malaga.

Revel in the abundance of natural beauty and magnificent treatments on the Costa del Sol. Whatever your leisure and treatment preferences, Spain has something for you, starting with the sumptuous Thalasso Wellness Centre at Hostel Selenza on the ‘Golden Mile’ between Marbella and Estepona.

There’s really nowhere quite like Gibraltar. A little piece of England looking out from Spain to the coast of Morocco, with a rock fabled in ancient mythology and the only wild monkey population in Europe. Quite a cocktail, huh?