Mijas Costa

MIJAS COSTA

The lovely region of Mijas Costa is made up of three areas. Firstly the mountain village of Mijas Pueblo, a typical Andalucian white village, secondly Las Lagubas, a modern commercial area and thirdly Mijas Costa, which stretches along 12 km along the coast.

Mijas Costa covers the popular tourist resorts/areas such as El Chaparral, La Cala, El Combo and Calahonda and takes in the two major urbanizations, Rivera Del Sol and Sitio de Calahonda. You can be step back in time and soak up the flavour of Spain in Mijas Pueblo in the morning, and be back in the 21st century after lunch.

There is a vast range of rental properties available along this stretch of coastline and on offer is everything from small studios for 2 persons to major villas. This is the area for beach life and offers water sports ranging from jet skis, water skiing, wakeboarding, windsurfing, and more.

The two large areas of Sitio de Calahonda and Riviera del Sol are catchment areas in their own right. This stretch of coastline is very popular with tourists since it is only a 20-30 minute drive from Malaga airport and approximately 50 -60 minutes from Gibtalar Airport depending which part you holiday in. The main A7 motorway does split most rental properties from the Mediterranean but I am of the opinion that it is well worth being slightly up an incline to get spectacular views of the sea!

La Cala de Mijas has become the central point is the central point of Mijas Costa and has grown form being a typical Spanish fishing village, to being an area known for ex pats with some 10K inhabitants. It is a lively area with everything you need, and as you would expect most of the shop keepers etc speak English which is very useful.

La Cala has a very popular street market which is held every Wednesday and Saturday morning. As one would expect the market sellers display local produce and have everything from fresh fruit and vegetables, crafts, ceramics and pottery, flowers and plants and lots more.

If you holiday in the area around this time visit the annual fair which begins on the 25th July. Expect to be entertained by dancing, eating and wine tasting!

One of the many delight sin the area is Puerto Cabopino, a beautiful small marina with nice restaurants and a secluded beach.

If you wish to book a holiday in the area go to our site where you will find a good selection of rental properties both in the region of Mijas and further afield.