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Sun and beaches are the great offers of Málaga, with 161 km of coastline, where you can find irresistible beaches; from the most bustling ones to the quietest ones. Here we offer you the ten most attractive maritime spots that you should visit during your vacations.
The Costa the Sol is a mayor destination every summer due to its warm climate, tranquil and transparent waters and its richness in landscapes, where we can find numerous beaches between the mountains and the sea.
In the occidental part, with 1.700 meters length we find the Playa de Sabinillas in Manilva with a good number of services and leisure activities. This one is in contrast with the Playa de Artola in Cabo Pino (Marbella) surrounded by vegetation and situated in a protected area denominated Dunas de Artola. It’s golden Sand and moderate waves characterize this nudist beach. Estepona as has well a couple of inspiring beaches, especially the Bahia Dorada, a 700 meters long beach with, chiringuitos, bars and a camping.
A total of 4.400 meters of dark sand and cobbles, tranquil waters and close by vegetation we find at the Playa de Calahonda in Mijas. From early morning until night we find people going for walks along its shore, as it communicates without interruptions with Cala de Mijas.
Another emblematic coastal landscape of Málaga is the Peñón del Cuervo. The golden sand of La Araña extends for 400 meters alongside a semi urban nucleus.
In the more occidental part of Málaga are outstanding the cliffs of Maro. Its more isolated situation gives this place a special charm due to its tranquil ambience. At this beach we have to access walking. Further we find the Playa de Almayate with nearly 3 km of coastline in a natural environment. This is a less frequented beach, very adequate for relaxing and enjoying some spectacular sunsets away from the bustle and contamination of the city.
Nerja is another coastal destination to where we can escape. Here we find a more familiar ambience in a picturesque environment with a great offer of services like sunshades, telephone, nautical hire, parking spaces, chiringuitos, bars and close by Restaurants. Nerja offers as well cultural alternatives as for instance visits to the emblematic caves.

Closeby the village of Chaquete we find the Playa de Algarrobo, with a high occupancy and close to an urbanized area with tall buildings; ideal for practicing nautical sports due to its moderate waves and its length of nearly one kilometre.
Close by as well we find the Playa de Wilches in Torrox. This one is another of the calm beaches where we can enjoy a spot with little occupancy.

Toyota is holding an exposition of the company’s new hybrid and ecological cars. The Exposition is situated in the Avenida del Mar in Marbella, Costa del Sol and the opening hours are from 11.00 to 14.00 and from 17.00 to 22.00 h.

This is the second exposition of vehicles of international brands in the same week in the city which is reinforcing the name of Marbella in the automobilistic industry.

The second presentation has been from Mercedes Benz and the models “E-Class” (Coupé and Limousine) can be seen in the Avenida de las Naciones Unidas in Puerto Banús. The big companies keep on trusting in the brand Marbella as a commercially worthy association.

From September onwards this Manual will be distributed in different associations for foreigners.

More than 500 foreign residents already have a copy of the guide Living in Benalmádena, an initiative from the town hall of this municipality of the Costa del Sol, with the purpose to facilitate the foreign visitors all information related to get settled down in this coastal town.

According to the councilor for foreign residents, this guide is very successful, as a lot of foreigners come to the town hall to pick it up; the diffusion has as well been possible because of local and English press and radio stations.

From next month on, this guide will be distributed in the different foreign associations in Benalmádena.

From 14th to 17th of august, medieval fair at Fuengirola´s castle Sohail
The castle Sohail of Fuengirola will host from the 14th to the 17th the sixth edition of the medieval Market, being one of the biggest in Spain.
In the Arabian fortress of the 11th century will host more than 70 stands which offer all kinds of artwork and food, being this leisure event for families open to all the public. The visitors will see how the ancient artisans worked, enjoy stories of minstrels and jugglers, practice bow and arrow, take a walk on a donkey and of course sample artisan food of the epoch. The castle opens its doors from 19.00h until 02.00h.

New projects to be carried out might create more than 14,000 hotel places which would raise the current supply by 10% – throughout the last ten years 50,000 new places have been formed

The Registro Turístico de Andalucía disposes right now of 76 new hotel projects for Malaga, which could add 14,289 places to the existing 150,000 beds. This means an increase of 10% would be attained, if all the projects were actually carried out. These numbers position the province of Malaga on top of Andalucia, followed closely by Cadiz with 60 new complexes and 13,021 places. Needless to say, this information proves apparently that there is still interest in enlarging the tourist industry, even though the sources emphasise that despite the fact of being registered, the projects will not necessarily be realised.

Is now the best moment to invest in the hotel business? Does the Costa del Sol need more hotels? The regional officer for the hotel and restaurant industry of the labour union Comisiones Obreras thinks the answer to both questions may be negative after all. According to him, it is possible that some of the projects stem from the period before the crisis and in any case, the hotel industry of the Costa does not need to grow much more because of the decline in utilisation during the previous years.

In the last decade, nearly 50,000 new beds were created and even though the average numbers of overnight stays, tourists and expenses have grown, the establishments’ occupation has decreased constantly. At the moment, there are beds of each category and segment available all year long, so a logical consequence would be to build singular establishments that bring diversity on the market, like small-dimensioned rural or charming hotels in the interior of the province. Moreover, another problem is the dependence on the seasonal tourism, which provokes that a large number of complexes along the coast close during various months of the year, for example all-inclusive hotels which often only open 4 or 5 months (in summer, Malaga airport duplicates its traffic). This can lead to depreciation and causes low quality employment.

The profundity of the economical crisis in the UK, where most tourists on the Costa del Sol come from, has put the Andalusian hotel sector in a precarious situation. Particularly luxury establishments and 5 star hotels are suffering seriously, not only due to the known consequences of the economical crisis, but also owing to the weakness of the entreprises which administrate them, since most of them are not integrated in big companies and have for this reason more difficulties making contracts with the tour operators.