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Algeciras is primarily and unashamedly a port and industrial centre, sprawling round the bay to Gibraltar. When Franco closed the border with "the Rock" at the nearby La Linea, it was Algeciras that he decided to develop to absorb the Spanish workers who used to be employed in the British naval dockyards and in order to break the area's dependence on Gibraltar.
A news update in reverse chronological order of the most important news concerning the water shortage on the Costa del Sol and Andalusia. We have included in this chronology articles dating back to 2015.
Estepona has a varied selection of restaurants both in the town itself and in the surrounding areas. In the cobbled streets of the old town you will find many good quality tapas bars and restaurants, serving the very best of authentic, traditional generally serving Spanish cuisine. In the summer evenings the terraces are full of diners.
This refreshing summer dish is traditionally made with seafood, mussels or octopus and sometimes fish, combined with peppers, onion and a vinaigrette dressing. It is served chilled, often as a tapa to accompany drinks..
Benahavis is renowned for its gastronomy. Known as ´La Sartén de Andalucía´ (the frying pan of Andalucía), Benahavis is home to a wide variety of restaurants serving the very best of traditional, Andalucian cooking. Many of the ingredients used in the restaurants are locally grown, and as you drive around the town you will see signs that describe it as the gastronomic corner of Andalucia.
There is no shortage of restaurants in the countryside around Casares. With everything from fine dining, to reformed and traditional country ventas plus chiringuitos on the seafront. Casares has it all. Aditionally the hotels in Casares municipal district provide dining options.
Torremolinos has a huge selection of dining options, from takeaways and fast food to fine dining in exclusive locations. Restaurants in Torremolinos vary in quality, however there is a good amount of high-quality restaurants in the city, you just need to know where to go!
Antequera Cuidad station is the old train station just to the north of the town at the end if the aptly named Avenida Estacion. From here there were regional trains on the following route until the line was closed in 2013 for the construction of the AVE from Antequera to Granada. It may reopen in 2019.
Alvia is the name of high-speed services (though not as fast as the AVE) which connect the major cities of Andalucia with the Spanish capital, Madrid. Avant trains are fast (250km/h) medium-distance trains which run on the AVE track. In Andalucia, they circulate between Seville, Córdoba, Málaga and Granada.
Medium Distance (MD) regional trains offer a network of routes between major cities and smaller provincial towns in Andalucia. The medium-distance services go under various names, the main services between cities being Intercity (IC), TER and the faster AVANT (on the standard guage AVE tracks). They may also be called Regional Express or Rapido (not entirely accurately).
Mijas Pueblo (town) is located away from the coast and has a wide variety of restaurants and places to eat, including authentic, traditional Spanish restaurants as well as international ones. Fresh seafood is brought from the coast on a daily basis.
Being a popular tourist destination both off-season and during the summer months, Nerja has a good selection of restaurants to choose from, ranging from beach chiringuitos to more luxurious dining options. Restaurants in Nerja serve fresh seafood caught daily, including squid and octopus dishes, as well as a lot of paella.
As in all the pueblos blancos, Montejaque dates from the time of the Berber settlers, after the Moslem conquest. Located in a semi-hidden bowl hidden by circular rocky outcrops, it overlooks a small fertile valley of olive groves.
The eighth edition of the Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, a grassroots event, took place in the Serranía de Ronda from Thursday, 31 July to Sunday, 3 August 2025.
Fuengirola is a hub for cafés, bars and restaurants on the Costa del Sol. The city has some of the best restaurants on this stretch of coastline, including everything from authentic Spanish cuisine to Japanese sushi restaurants.
As a popular holiday destination it is no surpirse that Marbella is teeming with restaurants, in Marbella you can find anything from Latin American to Morrocan to Oriental cuisine as well as the traditional Spanish and Andalucian, there is something for every palette.
The name Almargen, in Arabic, translates as "Los Dos Prados" ("the two fields"). It's a small town and is the perfect place for people who enjoy tranquillity and outdoor tourism. For those who love fresh air and open air activities, hiking can be found in the Sierra de Almargen, in an area known as Rio Salada (salty river) and in the Manantial de Casas Blancas ("the source for white houses").
Here is a comprehensive list of beach bars (chiringuitos), beach restaurants and beach clubs in and around Sotogrande and Torre Guadiaro, both in the municipality of San Roque.
At the western end of the Costa del Sol, Sotogrande, one of the most luxurious sports and residential developments in Europe.
