6 dispatches from the journal.
Marbella is not only Puerto Banus. We did the old town and the locals' beach, then went home to Estepona, which quietly became our favorite town on the Costa del Sol.
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A Gibraltar day trip from the Costa del Sol: parking on the Spanish side, the walk to the Rock, the monkeys, and why we would take the taxi tour next time.
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We drove to Malaga, parked, and took the high-speed train to Seville for one night. Why the overnight beats a day trip, and how to do it with a kid in July heat.
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Malaga, Mijas, Benalmadena, Nerja, Ronda and Setenil, driven from one base near Estepona. Drive times, what each town is actually for, and which to skip if it is hot.
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What nobody tells you about renting a car on the Costa del Sol: the AP-7 toll math, garages tight enough to scrape a car, and whether to drive to Ronda at all.
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After 20 years of cruising, we based ourselves in one apartment outside Estepona for two weeks with a rental car. Here is what the home base model actually changed.
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