Andalucia is the southern
region of Spain and is made up of the eight provinces of Huelva,
Sevilla, Cordoba, Jaen, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada and Almeria. There
are airports at Almeria Malaga Seville Gibraltar Jerez Granada
& Cordoba. Malaga
Airport is 5 miles west of the city of
Malaga and is the main flight path for millions of people arriving
on the Costa del Sol each year. There is a wide selection of
bars and restaurants, bank cash points, postal and Internet services
for passengers. There is also a pharmacy and a children's play
area. However there is no left luggage facility. There is a half
hourly train service to Malaga City and Fuengirola from the front
of the main Terminal. There is also a half hourly Airport Bus
and an Airport Coach Service from outside the Terminal hall to
Malaga city centre. There are always plenty of Taxis waiting
for passengers. The Spanish
railway network is run by the state owned
company RENFE (www.renfe.es). International trains from France
terminate at either Madrid or Barcelona. From there you can catch
a train to many of the cities in Andalucia, including Huelva,
Sevilla, Cadiz, Jerez, Sevilla, Algeciras, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada,
Almeria, Linares / Baeza. There are various ferry companies and routes
to choose from, depending on your base. You can either drive
to the Spanish port and park your vehicle to embark as a foot
passenger, or take your vehicle across to explore further within
Morocco and North Africa. The general procedure is to turn up
and await the next ferry, with the exception of the Cadiz-Canary
Islands route for which a cabin or seat needs to be booked.
Benalmadena Costa lies next to Torremolinos
and is 8 miles north of Fuengirola, on Andalucia's Costa del
Sol. The resort lies 10 miles south west of Malaga airport.
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Benalmadena Costa is a bustling coastal
resort extending 5 miles along the coast which climbs steeply
up into mountains behind. The cable car from the coast up to
the top of the mountain is a worthwhile trip. The shore is lined
with beautiful sandy beaches, tiny coves and there is a fully
equipped marina for over 1,000 vessels. The marina is surrounded
by apartments and a wide range of attractions including a sports
complex, bilingual library and world famous theme park hotels.
The local countryside around Benalmadena offers excellent hill-walking,
mountain biking and horse riding, while above the town on the
side of the mountain is Benalmadena Pueblo, an attractive old
Spanish village with typical whitewashed houses on cobbled streets. |