Parks and Gardens in Estepona

Glorious Cascading Wisteria in El Calvario Park Estepona  © Michelle Chaplow
Glorious Cascading Wisteria in Parque del Calvario, Estepona

Parks and Gardens

There are many beautifully landscaped public parks in Estepona as well as public squares adored with flowers, Seafront Promenade, Plaza de las Flores and Orchid House plaza are in the old town. El Calvario park is at the top of Calle de la Terraza. The larger parks are located in the area to the west of the old town centre; Parque Huerta Nueva, Parque del Carmen, Parque La Constitucion. Further west are Parque de los Niños, Parque La Hermandad. Parque del Seghers. Outside Estepna town are Parque Pedregales and Selwo Wildlife park. Finally above 1000m, the Sierra Bermeja mountain behind Estepona is a protected natural area.

Plaza de las Flores

Traditional square in the centre of the old town where you can sit on one of the many benches or at an outside café and watch the world go by.

Seafront Promenade and Boulevard

The Paseo Maritimo runs the full length of La Rada, and separates the beach from the town. The seafront promenade has been attractively landscaped with lofty palm trees and an exotic variety of cacti. Avenida de España, the road that backed the promenade and was the old N-340 coast road had been pedestrianised with gardens.

 

 

Orchid House Park

There is a small neat park inforn of the Orchid House of Estepona which is unfensed and open at all times.  More about the Orchid house.

Parque de los Niños

This park constructed in 2013 is located in the Avenida del Mar are located inland from the port. The areas is also called Las Mesas and a gym complex with café has also been constructed nearby. The park extends 25.000 m2. It has an separate area reserved as a dog park or canine park. From the port of the bullring, take Avenida del Mar and on the left at the roundabout Calle Eslovaquia.

Parque del Seghers

A small park to the west of the port near the local police station.  It is next to the urbanization Seghers on the mountain side of the coast road.   The 1960's historic Seghers club which once stood on the seafront plot closed in 1989 and later demolished is still unused.

Parque Huerta Nueva

The Huerta Nueva Park is a small green park within the new development area west of the city centre. The is a children's playground. It is near Parque del Carmen. It is located off Calle Cristobal Ruiz Mendes opposite the 'Old fire station' which is now a modern squash court.   

Parque del Carmen

Small park near Huerta Nueva with a small two level lake with various fountains and interesting waterfall that drops as a wall of water from the roof of a park building. Furthermore, you can walk behind the wall of water which is particularly refreshing on a hot summer day.   Unfortunately, the waterfall in not always functioning. Located next to Calle Guadiaro. There are a number of good bars an restaurants in the vicinity on Calle Manuael Navarro Mollor.  

Parque La Constitucion

Parque la Constitucion is a little known triangular park constructed to the east of Avenida Juan Carlos. Despite been near a busy road it is little hidden away and always a pleasant surprise to those that stumble upon it.   Parque la Constitucion is well laid out with ample paths that circle a large fountain with a upward spout that follows a rhythm up and down. There are also a number of old trees. There are  number of interesting botanical plants and also a number of herbs such including insense, Oregon, Rosemary. There are plenty of benches to sit in the shade and listen to the water from the large fountain. The park includes a small children's play area and an art work consisting of a frame of rusting iron letters.

Parque del Calvario

Glorious Cascading Wisteria in Parque del Calvario, of Avenida de Andalucia, Estepona. this quiet park has a lake and a childrens playground. It is located next to Calle Calvario which leads up the the chapel. In the spring the glorious cascading wisteria is in full bloom. Bench seats are provided under the shade of the Wisteria.  

La Hermandad Park

Parque de La Hermandad, (Brotherhood Park) was inaugurated in November 2023. The 16,500-square-metre park is located in Las Mesas district. The park's name is a tribute to the work of the town’s Holy Week brotherhoods. The park was built where a municipal water storage reservior was located. A new larger facility had been constructed. The new park has landscaped areas, sports and children's park and an ornamental lake. Native shrubs, perennials and climbers have been planted in a third of the landscaped area. Trees planted on the steep east and southeast facing slopes, partly to prevent surface erosion. Palms decorate the wetter areas. The artificial lake has four levels, joined by three waterfalls to decend the four-metre drop between lakes. A rare example of an early 20th century outside potters oven has been relocated to the park. The Horno de Alfarería belonged to José del Cid Avellán and was rescused from land oposite the BP petrol station on Avenida Juan Carlos I, where an apartment block stands now. it is a comendable restoration. Parque de la Hermanidad is locted between Calle Latvia and Calle Tres Banderas, off Avenida del Mar leading from Estepona Port.

Parque de los Abuelos

Queietly hidden away is Parque de los Abuelos with plents of shade and central ornamental fountain feature. Locaed at the top end of of Calle Ortega y Gasset, near Avenida del MAr.

(PUNTO DONCELA LIGHTHOUSE GARDENS)

Surrounding land belonging to the Malaga Port Authority was ceded to Estepona Town Council in 2012 and a boardwalk pathway with four viewpoints and interesting gardens were created. There is ample seating on the boadwalks and within the landscaped gardens are a large variety of plants and shrubs, each one has a small plaque giving botanical information. The gardens were not maintained and admid a legal dispute the park was closed in 2017. More about the lighthouse and its gardens.

Outside the town

Selwo Park

Selwo is a fascinating adventure in contact with nature. The park covers 100 hectares and is home to more than 2,000 animals from the five continents. The animals live in liberty, recreating their natural habitat - you can see lions, rhinos and giraffes; gnus, cheetahs, red pandas, meekats, and the endangered Iberian lynx; also birds such as hornbill, ibis, stork and crane. Visitors are taken on a four-hour tour, on foot and in four-wheel drive trucks. Also other activities: camel rides, archery, an elastic jumper, and a 116m zip-wire. More>

Los Pedregales Park

(5km inland from the town on the road to Casares which leaves the town by the industrial estate) Log cabins can be rented in the park, providing an ideal base from which to explore the beautiful countryside above Estepona. The park is popular with locals on Sundays during the winter months. There are permanent picnic tables and barbeque areas. At the centre of the park is the Chapel of San Isidro. More about Los Pedregales park including cabins for rent.

Agapanthus in Estepona. © Michelle Chaplow
Agapanthus in Estepona.

Sierra Bermeja

The Sierra Bermeja mountain (1.449m) dominates the landscape behind Estepona. There are few places in the world where a mountain reaches this height so close to the sea (10km) You can drive to near the top from estepona in under an hour. Take the road (Caratera Genalguacil) (MA-8301) signposted Genalguacil from the traffic lights on the Estepona inner bypass (Avda de Andalucia), near the Mercadona supermarket. Read more

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