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Algarrobo CostaOnly fifteen minutes from Nerja using the autovia, or twenty along the coast road, Algarrobo is a lot less developed than Nerja and I guess that is the advantage as prices are a lot lower and it is also less crowded in summer. If you drive down from the autovia it really is not a very pretty site with half a dozen or so tower blocks that seem to march along the beach, but persevere, park up and walk the short distance to the beach which is quite wide and sandy but with some larger pebbles on the tide line. Lots of bars along the beach where good food can be had. Recent new promenade makes it a lot more enjoyable for a stroll, the palm trees still have their trusses to make sure they are OK
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As you drive from Nerja to Torrox Costa, the last kilometre or so before
Torrox, there are lots of beach bars and restaurants.
The beach is quite sandy but with some pebbles. Some of the beach bars have
sunbeds and brollies and a lot of them are extremely busy on weekends.
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El Morche
Just as you leave Torrox heading West, you will see a Citroen sign on your
right, take the left turn after the on with the no-entry sign, this is a great beach.
Long, wide and sandy with sun beds and umbrellas available, there are toilets
and washing facilities (spotless!) right in the centre of this long beach.
The water is clean, Torrox allegedly does not dump waste water into the sea but
treats it then it is used for irrigation.
The beach is very busy in August, but we were there on 10th September and it was
nice and quiet
There is one beach bar/restaurant that is in the middle of this beach and
the food is good there. There are other places to eat and drink within a couple
of minutes walk.
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Torre del Mar
About a fifteen minute drive along the coast to the west of Nerja, Torre del Mar
was one of the original tourist destinations on the Costa del Sol, and although
not terribly pretty from a distance, with quite a lot of high rise blocks, but
definitely worth a visit as it has some quite good shopping and has a lovely
promenade the whole length of the resort.
The beach is wide and a mixture of pebbles and sand.
Great for a bite to eat and a walk along the prom.
We ate at the Miramar restaurante and they have a very large menu ranging from
Tapas to raciones and they also serve patatas al a pobre, one of my favourites.
We had rosada ala planche and frita, but be aware the raciones are large, our
four portions with patatas pobre and fritas would have served 6. Including two
rounds of drinks and a house salad the bill was 43 Euros, great value.
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Almayate Beach
Just a little further West than Torre del Mar, this wide beach has none of
the things you don't need: no ice cream parlours, no souvenir shops, but also
there aren't any toilets either.
As you drive out of Torre del Mar , just after the big Osbourne bull on the
hillside and past the go-carts, there is a left turn immediately past a small
white building. Follow this tarmac road until you really can't get any farther.
Just behind the rock sea wall is this beach.
There is one bar further to the west, right on the beach but it is only
open summer months.
Even though it was overcast, it was really hot and without umbrellas we would
have burned I guess. The friends with us could not believe how hot it was for
early May.
We had mussels in white wine sauce, followed by Paella, all cooked on the beach,
now that is the way to eat on the beach.
Those funny gas rings are brilliant.
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If you are looking for a non-commercial beach then this one is brilliant.
Driving from Nerja to Torrox Costa, only a few minutes past the last roundabout,
Calaceite beach is very popular with the Spanish.
There are no facilities here at all (but that is the attraction) so go well
prepared like the Spanish do.
You need to get there reasonably early if you have lots to carry down to the
beach as there is really only one ramp almost in the middle of the beach.
Otherwise you have to clamber down the rocks.
Take everything you will possibly need including lots to drink and eat,
definitely some shade and of course things to play with.
The beach is sandy but with some shale along the shoreline and although
fairly safe to swim in, there is always a current flowing either right to left
or vice versa.
Be aware that this current can be very strong when windy or if waves are
breaking.
We would get in the sea with rubber ring things, and ten minutes later we were
at the other end of the beach, get out walk back along the beach and do it all
again!
We have been here in early May when the beach was almost deserted, and again
in July when it was really busy
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Maro beach
Maro is a small village to the East of Nerja providing a less commercial
atmosphere. It is 10 minutes drive from Nerja & also served by the local bus service.
The Beach
is signed Playa de Maro from village centre, and is a further 5 minutes windy and
narrow drive or a 15 minute stroll. You are unable to drive all the way down to
the beach but to a part where the road widens just enough to park where
you leave the car and walk the last few minutes down to the beach.
The beach is in a
sheltered cove, and is mixture of sand and shingle. There is one
beach bar, no other facilities but an ideal quiet getaway for most of the year.
Remember the windy road down is an easy walk down, but a long walk back up to Maro.
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These photographs were taken on the 18th October with people still swimming in the sea.
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