Hotels Costa Del Sol
Geography of Costa Del Sol
    
The geography of the Costa del Sol is extremely varied, ranging from the crowded
beach resorts of Torremolinos and Fuengirola and the more sedate beaches east
of Malaga towards Almeria, to the wild mountainous region of the Sierra Nevada
sandwiched in between.
The Costa stretches for about 300kms along the Mediterranean coastline from
the harbour city of Algeciras in the west to the port city of Almería
in the east. This privileged coast consists of a series of large beaches, coves
half-hidden among cliffs, sports harbours and fishing grounds.
The mild climate, scant rainfall and sea breeze produce semitropical vegetation
with frequent palm trees, cypresses, oleander and hibiscus. The proximity of
very different countryside - mountains, valleys full of orchards and the sea
- is undoubtedly one of the main attractions of this coast, which has all the
features of the Mediterranean scenery and culture.
Strung along the coast west of Malaga are the hugely popular resort towns of
Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Marbella, Estepona and Gibraltar. The
historic town of Ronda is in the middle, nestled in the Ronda mountain range.
The road running from San Pedro de Alcántara to Ronda is the most important
inland connection.
Eastwards from Malaga are cliffs rising up to 200m, where the Sierra Almijara
joins the sea. This section ends at Mara on a coastal plain and has an urban
landscape surrounded by traditional agriculture. Nerja is the most important
centre on the eastern Costa del Sol and has grown rapidly. At the foot of the
town a winding footpath joins several coves, and back up in the limestone hills
is Nerja cave.
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