Spanish Cities and Towns

Once you have selected your preferred region of Spain read up on some of the towns and cities to narrow your choice for a property purchase. The most popular of these are described in the following pages.

Alicante, Almeria, Altea, Andalusia, Aspe, Barcelona, Baza, Benalmadena, Benidorm, Benitachell, Blanes, Calpe, Cartegena, Castilla la Macha, Catalonia, Crevillent, Denia, Elche, Estepona, Fuengirola, Granada, Guadix, La Romana, La Vega Baja, Lorca, Malaga, Mar Menor, Marbella, Mazarron, Mijas, Murcia, Nerja, Orihuela, Puerto Banus, Quesada, Salinas, Salou, Sitges, Sotogrande, Spanish regions, Tabarca, Taberno, Tarragona, Torremolinos, Torrevieja, Tossa del Mar, Valencia, Valencian Community, Zurgena

Nerja

Nerja is located 8km along the coast from Torrox within Andalucia and has thankfuly held out from the tower-block image of nearby Torremolinos. It has retained it's reputation for mainly villa residences.

Nerja has a wonderful setting, at the foothills of the Almijara mountain range, fronted by some 9km of splendid beaches. The old town of Nerja looks over a rocky coastline and the small, narrow streets are packed with visitors, all summer long. Tuesday morning sees the entertaining weekly market that draws huge crowds. If you wish to escape the crowds then head for the nearby caves, where you are able to see the world's longest stalactite at 63m in length. There is a bus from Nerja to the caves, approx. hourly, the ride being just 3km. The caves were discovered in 1957 which coincided with the start of local tourism. The discovery was a boom for tourism, with it's cave paintings and artefacts dating back 30,000 years. The discovery turned from a local to national sensation. The paintings are currently not on public display and maybe never will be.