Estepona Favorites

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Favorite thing: In our short time actually exploring Estepona itself, we only made a couple of forays into the downtown area of the village and seemed to have the same old problem of finding an easy parking spot due to the fairly constant flow of traffic. As it turned out, because our B&B was located on the hillside above Estepona's eastern edges, we eventually chose to stick to that end of town during our exploration of the seashore. This area seems to be newly developed and we were amazed by the opulance of the Laguna Village shopping complex that was built there in 2006. It has easy access off the main highway with lots of paved parking spots available on the beach, so we decided to check it out while we were there doing our beachcombing.

Fondest memory: It touts itself as a 'designer boutique', located on the New Golden Mile and its literature says "the design of the centre and the surrounding grounds are as luxurious as the stores inside. The centre also benefits by having the Puro Beach Club on site which offers visitors a great place to relax and unwind. Inside you will find a small but very exclusive selection of stores and restaurants. The stores may be up-market as are the restaurants, however the beautiful surroundings and the added bonus of the on-site exclusive beach club where you can relax after a busy days shopping make Laguna Village a worthwhile extravagance weather you are living here or just visiting the area. Go on, enjoy the celebrity life style in luxurious surroundings."

Oh yes, it is upscale all right and way out of our shopping league. We first came across the place when we actually ate our evening meal at one of its restaurants on Christmas Day after returning late from our Ronda day-trip! I must admit, it does have beautiful grounds.

Favorite thing: The Municipal Tourist Office of Estepona is located not very far away to the old town center and facing the seaside promenade.

La Oficina Municipal de Información Turística se encuentra no muy lejos del centro antiguo de la ciudad, frente al paseo marítimo.

Address - Dirección

Av. San Lorenzo, 1
Tel: 95 280 20 02

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Favorite thing: If you need to make any official issue you must go to the town hall. It's a nice but simple building, painted in white and yellow. It's located in a small square with a beautiful garden.

Si necesitas hacer cualquier gestión oficial deberás ir al ayuntamiento. Es un bonito y simple edificio pintado en blanco y amarrillo. Se encuentra en una pequeña plaza con un bonito jardin.

Address - Dirección

Plaza Blas Infante, 1
Tel: 95 280 11 00

Favorite thing: A view of the clean, and empty beach. Being close to the Straights of Gibraltar, Esterponia can be a little cooler than other Costa resorts, and this was certainly the case when we walked along the beach. Mind you, it was late in the afternoon in March.

A week later, these beaches were battered by storms for a week!

Favorite thing: I'm not sure if this fountain actually has a name, but I'm sure it does. We are now at the far end of the shopping area, farthest away from the Marina. It was getting late, and the sun was going down, hence the dullness of the photo. But we had to wait for the bus back, and were literally killing time.

Favorite thing: Here's a photo of yours truly, on the harbour wall, with the Santa Bermeja Mountains (1450 Metres) behind.

You may just be able to make out the white building just to the right of my head, which if my memory serves me well, is a toilet block - should anyone need to know that, LOL!

Favorite thing: OK, so I've shown you the nicer bits of town, and this isn't one of them. This is (or was) the scene in Esterpona along the main road. Lots of construction work, and I would prefer not to have been accommodated in nearby hotels at that time. Many of the coastal towns had similar roadworks going on at the time.

Favorite thing: Here is a picture of Mary posing by our newly acquired motor yacht. We wish!!! Haha. There are millions of pounds of boats here, but the mooring fees are very reasonable, when compared to those in the UK. There are as many UK registerd boats here as there are Spanish!