Coín

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This article is about the town and municipality. For other uses, see Coin (disambiguation).

Coín is a town and municipality in Málaga province, Spain, about 20 miles west of the provincial capital, Málaga and 20 miles north of Marbella.

With an official population of just over 20,000 inhabitants, Coín is perhaps the most up and coming inland town on the Costa Del Sol. Foreigners now make up a substantial proportion of the towns inhabitants and are attracted to Coín due to the fact it is only 25 minutes from the beautiful beaches of Málaga and Marbella, including the 50 km stretch of coastline in between which includes the popular resorts of Torremolinos, Fuengirola and Benalmadena. Coín however retains its original small spanish town look and feel and the locals are some of the friendliest people you will find.

Coín is also a modern town and has a great infraestructure with the newly built La Trocha shopping centre, at least 4 large supermarkets, a cinema, bowling alley and plenty of quality bars and restaurants, details of which can be found in the Coín and Inland Spain business directory.

Coin has a rich history with both the Moors and the Romans ruling the town in its past, with the Moors defining and controlling the town from 929AD until 1485 when the Christians invaded and took control of Coín. The town is also famous for being the location for the doomed BBC series Eldorado which was filmed in the Los Llanos de Nacimiento region.

Coín is set amongst the stunning scenary of Andalucian mountains, with the Sierra de Las Nieves to the north providing a picturesque snowy background when the Spanish winter creeps in, during which temperatures can near freezing much to the suprise of new foreign inhabitants and visitors.