The Costa Tropical

Surprising corners in every village of the coast.

Quiet beaches in the eastern part of the Costa Tropical.

'Tropical' is the generic name that the Coast of Granada was given; although such climatic peculiarity is fortunately not the generality, as next to the orchards that grow in the agricultural plains and hillsides of La Herradura, Almuñécar, Salobreña or Motril; is the arid eastern coast, where the Sacratif Cape and the Conjuro Sierra represent a natural boundary that delimits completely different areas, but enormously rich in their own right, let alone as far as landscape in concerned...Very close by we can find the Río Verde valley (Jete, Otívar, Lentejí...) with a profusion of trees and plants, along to the mountains and hills of the Contraviesa.

From the cosmopolitan and resort atmosphere of Almuñécar, La Herradura, Motril and Salobreña to the eastern area that offers us a wide array of routes, villages and an incredible variety of food and wine. We can mention Gualchos, Albuñol, Rubite, Polopos...villages, municipalities that literally spill out over coast in an infinity of small villages a few kilometres from each other; to the west there are larger villages such as Torrenueva, Calahonda and Castell de Ferro. Further to the east visitors come across the crystal clear waters and the uneven but beautiful geography the surrounds La Mamola, Castillo de Baños, Melicena, La Rábita, El Lance... and many more places where the pace of life is slow and where it is possible to find customs and economic activities almost unique in Andalusia. We must not forget the group of extraordinarily beautiful, monumental and without exaggerating spectacular villages of Vélez de Benaudalla, Molvízar, Itrabo, Los Guájares...villages that look over that sea and others that look towards Sierra Nevada or inland towards the mountains.

The Costa Tropical of Granada maintains the intact uniqueness of villages such as Salobreña and has created areas of undoubted attractiveness like Marina del Este (Almuñécar area) or the increasingly impressive Playa Granada, in Motril. Without forgetting the 'Perla de Andalucía', alongside the crystal waters of Carchuna, the shoreline of Castell de Ferro or new hotel developments located around Taramay (Almuñécar).

And there is more. For those that are looking for more secluded and quieter places that are integrated into the daily life of our villages and towns; we can recommend a trip to the old town Almuñécar and a climb up to the San Miguel Castle; take a walk through Salobreña´s old Arab quarter, lose yourself along Motril's immense beaches and wonder through the Port at sunset, ascend to the almost hidden village of Lújar...In short, a big canvas to slowly draw on and complete.