SPAIN ,,,,*
A Coruña,SCQ,SCQ,,*
A Coruña city,,SCQ,SCQ-10,*
Alava,VIT,VIT,,*
Albacete,ABC,ABC,,*
Alicante,ALC,ALC,,*
Alicante city,,ALC,ALC-99,*
Almeria city,,LEI,LEI-13,*
Almeria - Costa de Almeria,LEI,LEI,,*
Altea,,ALC,ALC-13,*
Asturias,OVD,OVD,,*
Avila,AVA,AVA,,*
Badajoz,BJZ,BJZ,,*
Barcelona,BCN,BCN,,*
Barcelona Airport Area,,BCN,BCN-48,*
Barcelona Surroundings,,BCN,BCN-14,*
Basque Country,PAISVASCO,,,*
Benicassim,,CAZ,CAZ-40,*
Benidorm,BEN,BEN,,*
Bilbao,BIO,BIO,,*
Bilbao city,,BIO,BIO-99,*
Burgos,BRG,BRG,,*
Caceres,CRS,CRS,,*
Cadiz - Jerez,CAD,CAD,,*
Cantabria,SDR,SDR,,*
Cartagena,,MJV,MJV-20,*
Castellon,CAS,CAS,,*
Ciudadela,,MAH,MAH-20,*
Ciudad Real,CRE,CRE,,*
Cordoba,ODB,ODB,,*
Costa Adeje,,TFS,TFS-84,*
Costa Blanca,COSTABLANC,,,*
Costa Brava and Maresme,LLM,LLM,,*
Costa Daurada,SAL,SAL,,*
Costa de la Luz,LUZ-LUS,,,*
Costa del Sol Area,COSTASOL,,,*
Costa de Valencia,CVA,CVA,,*
Cuenca,CCA,CCA,,*
Denia,,ALC,ALC-24,*
El Arenal,,PMI,PMI-75,*
El Hierro,VDE,VDE,,*
Extremadura,EXTREMAD,,,*
Formentera,FOR,FOR,,*
Fuerteventura,FUE,FUE,,*
Galicia,GALICIA,,,*
Gerona,GRO,GRO,,*
Gijon,,OVD,OVD-20,*
Granada,GRX,GRX,,*
Gran Canaria,LPA,LPA,,*
Guadalajara,GUJ,GUJ,,*
Huelva,HUE,HUE,,*
Huesca,HUS,HUS,,*
Ibiza,IBZ,IBZ,,*
Jaen,JEN,JEN,,*
La Gomera,QGZ,QGZ,,*
La Manga,LMN,LMN,,*
Lanzarote,ACE,ACE,,*
La Palma,SPC,SPC,,*
Laredo,,SDR,SDR-52,*
La rioja,LOG,LOG,,*
Las Palmas,,LPA,LPA-10,*
Leon,LEO,LEO,,*
Logroño,,LOG,LOG-99,*
Lugo,LGO,LGO,,*
Madrid,MAD,MAD,,*
Madrid city,,MAD,MAD-99,*
Magaluf,,PMI,PMI-30,*
Mahon,,MAH,MAH-10,*
Majorca,PMI,PMI,,*
Malaga,MAL,MAL,,*
Malaga City,,MAL,MAL-10,*
Maresme,MARESME,LLM,,*
Menorca,MAH,MAH,,*
Merida,,BJZ,BJZ-90,*
Murcia,MJV,MJV,,*
Navarra,PNA,PNA,,*
Oropesa,,CAZ,CAZ-60,*
Ourense,ORE,ORE,,*
Oviedo,,OVD,OVD-10,*
Pamplona,,PNA,PNA-99,*
Pontevedra,,VGO,VGO-50,*
Pontevedra - Vigo,VGO,VGO,,*
Pyrenees - Aragón,ARA,ARA,,*
Pyrenees - Cataluña,PIR,PIR,,*
Salamanca,SLM,SLM,,*
San Sebastian,EAS,EAS,,*
Santander,,SDR,SDR-99,*
Santiago de Compostela,,SCQ,SCQ-99,*
Segovia,SEG,SEG,,*
Seville,SVQ,SVQ,,*
Sierra Nevada,,GRX,GRX-23,*
Sitges - Costa del Garraf,STS,STS,,*
Soria,SOR,SOR,,*
Tarragona,,SAL,SAL-80,*
Tenerife,TFS,TFS,,*
Teruel,TER,TER,,*
Toledo,TOL,TOL,,*
Tudela,,PNA,PNA-10,*
Valencia,VLC,VLC,,*
Valladolid,VLL,VLL,,*
Vigo,,VGO,VGO-99,*
Vila Real,,CAS,CAS-3,*
Vitoria Gasteiz,,VIT,VIT-20,*
West Majorca,,PMI,WESTMALL,*
Zamora,ZAM,ZAM,,*
Zaragoza,ZAZ,ZAZ,,*
Back on the coast, there is yet one more place on the left where the temporary Marbella society loves to meet: Puerto Banus. The same as other nearby housing developments, it was built in a style designed to be reminiscent of the old fishing harbours, where the most dazzling yachts as well as luxury restaurants and shops are found. San Pedro de Alcantara lies 10km from Marbella. It is an old seashore village where valuable Roman and palaeo-Christian remains are preserved. The excellent beach has attracted modern housing estates.
After another 15km, the traveller reaches Estepona, an important fishing village, which has managed to preserve a peaceful village atmosphere next to the modern buildings of the Paseo Maritimo (promenade). The Baroque façade of Los Remedios church, which stands out among the roofs and whitewashed houses, is charmingly attractive. A walk around the harbour is a standing invitation. Behind the village lies Bermeja Sierra, a part of the spurs of the Ronda mountains, with beautiful views.
A visit to the Malaga coast cannot be considered complete without going to a certain village inland. Casares (25km from Estepona) is unquestionable one of the most attractive of the famous so-called white (whitewashed) villages of Andalusia. It clings to the slopes of a hill at the foot of a castle in ruins and commands a magnificent view. The most remarkable buildings are the parish church and San Sebastian church (both from the 17c). the detour, 14km from the coastal road, is well worth the effort.
With Sabinillas beach and the small Castle of La Duquesa (18C) the journey through the Province of Malaga comes to an end. At this point the road turns away from the coast and passes through more solitary countryside.
A short detour is required to enter the Cadiz part of the Costa del Sol On the right there are the housing estates of Guadiaro, among them especially Punta Europa and Sotogrande. The key attractions of these summer resorts are a golf course and long beach ideal for water sports.
The mountain pass of El Higueron leads to San Roque (10km), a small, orderly place founded in the 18C by the inhabitants of Gibraltar in full view of their place of origin. It deserves a leisurely visit to see Santa Maria la Coronada Church, the Palace of the Governors and the whole of the old part in general. At a distance of about 5km, half way round the bay of Algeciras, there are the ruins of Carteya, an extraordinarily well preserved, first Phoenician and later roman, colony.
There is an industrial centre between San Roque and La Linea de la Concepcion. La Linea at the foot of the Rock of Gibraltar is yet another of the austere, rectilinear places with good beaches along the coast of Cadiz. Skirting the bay, the traveller reaches Algeciras, an important port and an obligatory meeting point for passengers to Ceuta and Tangier. It is recommended to visit Alta Square in Algeciras: the palm tree, the ceramic fountain in the centre as well as the Baroque façades of San Isidro Chapel and the parish church lend the a vague colonial air, which the traveller will come across again in other places in this province. Other parts to be visited are the promenade and the beaches of the bay.
There are only 22km left for the traveller to reach Punta Tarifa on the border of the Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light) and the only gateway to the Mediterranean Sea. The road lined with cork oaks, which grow on the rugged slopes of the cape, passes through two small harbours. Upon arrival, the Arab walls point the way towards the seaside area and the magnificent observation platform overlooking the African coast. The most outstanding sights in this ancient city are the Castle of Guzman el Bueno (10C) and the Churches of San Mateo (16C), San Francisco (16C/18C) and Santa Maria.
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