Mijas Costa is a diverse stretch of coastline on the Costa del Sol, nestled between Fuengirola and the east Marbella resort of Cabopino. The area encompasses the popular holiday resorts of Calahonda, Riviera del Sol and La Cala de Mijas. Mijas Costa is an ideal destination for both family and friend holidays, with safe beaches and local shops, bars, restaurants and golf on hand in each resort.

Mijas Costa is a modern resort, much of which has been constructed in the last twenty years. What it’s lacking in culture and historical buildings, it more than makes up in an infrastructure designed to cater for holidaymakers. And if you want to soak up some of the local Andalusian culture, you can hop on a bus or grab a rental car and visit the nearby resorts of Marbella, Fuengirola and Mijas Pueblo.

Mijas Costa is well placed to explore the rest of the Costa del Sol. The elegant resort of Marbella is just 15 minutes drive away and the whitewashed inland pueblos of Mijas, Coín and Alhaurín el Grande are also close by and worth a day trip. Malaga City is around 30-40 minutes drive away depending on where you’re staying.

If you’re on holiday with children and looking for a fun day out, you don’t have to look far. The Parque Aquatico Mijas (Mijas Water Park) is a favourite with kids, with its water slides, wave pools, play islands, body skiing slides and much more. The water park is situated on the Mijas Costa, on the Mijas-Coin turn off.

Heading in to Fuengirola you can visit Bioparc Fuengirola, a highly respected zoo, which has spent many years creating a space as close to the natural habitat of its residents as possible.

There are bars, restaurants and beach chiringuitos galore in Mijas Costa. Due to the high volume of tourists and foreign residents in Mijas Costa, visitors will find a huge selection of cuisines from around the world. Traditional tapas, sits next to Indian cuisine, pizzas or a typical English breakfast. The choice is yours.

Mijas costa, as with all of the Costa del Sol and Malaga region, enjoys a sub-tropical Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and warm winters. Cooling breezes from the sea make the summer heat manageable, temperatures are an average of 32 ºC in summer.