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Estepona

With its privileged setting, Estepona captivates visitors in each one or its parts. The revamped old town, one of the most beautiful in Andalusia, offers tourists the change to enjoy a true urban graden at "El Jardín de la Costa del Sol". Its maze of white streets, decked with colourful pots brimming with flowers, is the very essence of a coastal Andalusian town. Estepona conserves its customs and traditions and has blended them in seamless harmony with its modern and tourist-focused side.

Estepona is committed to culture and exhibits art in its streets. Open-air sculptures by renowned artists, artistic murals that decorate building facades and bring life to the streets … a rich and diverse heritage will surprise visitors, who can wander through the different neighbourhoods and areas with buildings that host pictorical works of great quality and originality, and discover a new way of enjoying art.

 

IN ESTEPONA YOU CANNOT MISS

MONUMENTS

Estepona has many monuments and museums that allow visitors to discover the history of the town in a few hours of walk. Starting from the church of the Virgen de los Remedios, built in the XVIII century and that was part of a convent until 1835; the Clock Tower, founded in the XV century and which is preserved in perfect condition, and the Castle of San Luis, built in the XVI century on order of the Catholic Monarchs and that only the remains of the fortress, complete the top stops of this tour.

After visiting the historic city centre, the road to the beach leads to the Lighthouse of Punta Doncella. This building has numerous lookouts to observe the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar and North Africa. In addition to its heritage value, this lighthouse is maintained operational and each day, it emits light signals that help boats holing the Strait of Gibraltar.

Lovers of natural history in Estepona can enjoy the Paleontology Museum and its collection of shellfish and invertebrates of the Pliocene, accompanied by fossils and dinosaur replicas.

On the other hand, the Bullfighting Museum, dedicated to Antonio Ordonez, collects various objects and goods related to bullfighting. From this building also, the inside of the Bullring of Estepona can be accessed, with its distinctive elliptical and asymmetrical shape.

The network of museum spaces is completed with the Ethnographic Museum, where the way of life of its inhabitants in recent centuries is shown; and Orchidarium Estepona, a building of 1,000 square meters containing more than 5,000 plants, among which more than 1,300 species of orchids from around the world are highlighted. Hence, Estepona has been described as "Garden of the Costa del Sol."

Likewise, Estepona is considered an open-air museum, as attested by its various routes (murals, sculptures or poetry).

Geographic Data
Surface 137 km2
Altitude 21 m
Latitude 36º 25'
Length -5º 08'
Distance to Málaga City 90,5 km
Demographics
City 76975
Men 37624
Women 39351
Nationality Esteponeros
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    Stroll through the different neighborhoods and areas that house pictorial works of great quality and originality, and discover a new way of enjoying art. Estepona bets on culture and exhibits art on...

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    Inaugurated in 1972, it is the first asymmetrical bullring in the world. The work of the architect Juan Mora Urbano, it is designed to ensure maximum shade and comfort for spectators. The great...

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    An old fortress dating back to the period of the reconquest, built on the orders of Queen Isabel, “La Católica”, in the early 16th century with the aim of reinforcing the walls of the town and...

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    Protected Area : not included Watershed : Mediterranean Catchment Area Main Watercourse :  Río Padrón Municipality : Estepona Coordinates : x: 307977 / y: 4039096 / z: 112 m...

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    Arroyo Vaquero beach is located in Estepona, just 8 kilometres from the town, and next to Bahía Dorada beach. This is a quiet beach which does not get too busy, perfect for those wishing to relax...

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    El Saladillo Beach is 13 kilometres from Estepona, heading east. The beach is a long stretch of 3 kilometres, 35 metres wide. Although there is no promenade, the beach gets fairly busy. It is...

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    With the arrival of July, from the first Tuesday of this month until Sunday, Estepona lives its Fair and Major Holidays. For six days and six nights everything is a party, because the Fair floods...

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    On May 15 the traditional procession in honor of San Isidro Labrador, Patron of Estepona, is celebrated, in which crowds of people dressed in the typical country costume parade, accompanying the...

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    In the month of March or April, the people of Estepona take to their maximum expression a series of religious ceremonies of extraordinary cultural and artistic value that are deeply rooted...

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    Gardening and landscaping are gorgeous and very enjoyable in The Resina Golf Club, as fairways run between lakes and tropical gardens. It is considered one of the best 9 holes, par 3 and 4, of the...

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    The viewpoint on El Cristo beach offers one of the most symbolic pictures of the town. This beach from the centre of Estepona, and next to the marina, is one of the most popular beaches in the town....

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    The marina of Estepona is located next to the beach of La Rada, the beach more frequented by all the inhabitants and also the visitors of this municipality. Being next to the main streets of the...

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Gran Senda de Málaga - Stage 30 Estepona to Marbella (Camino Shell)