A guide to Estepona

Information about the town of Estepona on the Costa del Sol

Estepona is located west of the holiday resort of Marbella and is about a 15 minute drive. It is off of the N340 / A7 road that runs the entire length of the Costa del Sol although you can get to it via the toll road (AP7).

Directions to Estepona from Malaga Aitport
As you exit the airport you follow the signs for the N340 / A7 in the direction of Cadiz. Once on the road you continue all the way to Estepona (about 60 minutes travelling time). There are a couple of sections where you can join the toll road, the first being just before Fuegirola and the second after you have gone past Marbella.

Estepona is a very Spanish town and although it has undergone much development over the last few years, it remains very popualr with Spanish tourists. A huge underground car park has just been completed right nest to the sea front to allow additional parking facilities for the many visitors to the town.

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The beach at Estepona is a long and is mainly good quality sand. Running along the promenade area are many chiringuitos (wooden structures serving food and drinks). Some of them are very popular and have fantastic fish and seafood menus.

The town of Estepona itself is quite big and is a busy commercial centre with lots of different shops, banks and restaurants / bars. Some run opposite the seafront and others are a road or two back from the beachfront.

Behind the main front part of Estepona is the old town where you will come across small narrow roads, lined with small houses mostly whitewashed and many displaying colourful flowers in colourful Spanish ceramic pots.

If you head west along the seafront (away from Malaga) you will come to Estepona port. It is not difficult to see the port from a distance as the buildings are painted pale blue and white. Again in the port area are shops, restaurants and bars. On a sunday there is a busy market which attracts tourists from both in the town and outside of the town.

As well as being a thriving community of it's own, Estepona is a holiday resort and has some good quality hotels nearby.

Due to the slightly more authentic feel than some of the more eastern holiday resorts on the Costa del Sol, Estepona is also attractive to property buyers that want to be close to the other towns and facilities but actually live in a more Spanish type of community.