Estepona

Estepona is a town and municipality in the region of the Costa del Sol, southern Spain. It is located in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Estepona is renowned for its beaches, which stretch along some 21 km of coastline. It is a popular resort and holiday destination.

The official population is around 60,000. Although this fluctuates with the arrival of tourists and non-registered foreigners who either live here all year round or have a second home, away from home.

Estepona has an active fishing port, with daily auctions for a wide variety of seafood.

In 2009 the town will host the first community for Premier League members and players. Teams such as Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, West Ham United or Glasgow Celtics have approved the project.[3]

Estepona fishing port (2006)

Population (2005): 54,709 inhabitants.

1 Getting there
2 Restaurants & Eating Out
3 Shopping
4 Monuments
5 Local celebrations
6 External links

[edit] Getting there

Málaga airport is the nearest international airport serving Estepona and is located approximately 80 km from Estepona. Estepona is served by the A7 Autovía which runs along the Costa del Sol. There is also a tolled section of road, referred to as the AP7 Autopista) which provides faster travel along the route between Málaga and Estepona by-passing many of the urban areas along the route, such as Marbella.

[edit] Restaurants & Eating Out

Estepona has a wide array of cuisines on offer, ranging from local Spanish cuisine to most Mediterranean cuisines such as Italian and French. Many restaurants offer terrace dining allowing diners to eat outside during the late evening in pleasant temperatures.

Many restaurants offer multilingual menus to cater for the needs of those speaking English or German.

Most restaurants are located near to the seafront, either along the main promenade adjoining the sea or along Calle Real. There are a number of small Plazas or squares next to Calle Real, on which numerous restaurants can be found.

Fast food restaurants are also present, but are not as numerous as most other European cities. There is a single McDonald's restaurant at the edge of the town, close to Carrefour, and a small Burger King located along the main seafront promenade.

[edit] Shopping

Estepona has a huge array of small local shops offering locally made produce and goods. In the main town centre there are a number of boutiques offering contemporary international clothing brands and other goods.

The main food stores in Estepona are the large Carrefour complex at the edge of the town, a smaller Carrefour express store in the middle of the town and a number of Mercadona supermarkets. There is also a Lidl supermarket. One can also shop for fresh meat, fish and vegetables at the old, but recently renewed, indoor-market, in the centre of town.

There are no large shopping complexes in Estepona. Those wishing to visit a large department store can visit the La Cañada complex just off the north ringroad of Marbella or the El Corte Inglés department store in Puerto Banús, just before Marbella. Both can be accessed by travelling east from Estepona towards Málaga on the A7.

In addition there is a factory outlet complex about 60 km west from Estepona, at Guadacorte, close to Algeciras. It is easy to get to, just follow the road to Algeciras, you see a big sign for Carrefour, take the exit on the right hand side just before it, called Los Palmones.

[edit] Monuments

The Town Clock Tower.
The San Luis Castle.
The Church of Los Remedios.
The original Bullring.

[edit] Local celebrations

San Isidro Labrador, agricultural religious celebrations on the 15th of may,.
Ferias y Fiestas mayores, annual town festival at the beginning/start of July.
Quema de los bigotes de San Juan, traditional night celebration of the 23 June.
Virgen del Carmen, fishermen religious celebrations on the 16th of July.

[edit] External links

Web Official Website

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