Nerja

In need of a warmer climate, we headed to Nerja - a town on the Costa del Sol.  We left Granada around 10am at 6 degrees, and 3 hours later we were lying on the beach in Nerja at around 20 degrees.  Nice!

Nerja is a very touristy built up place.  Actually, the whole of the Costa del Sol that we drove around seemed to be covered in a plethora of tourist complexes.  Luckily, we were there in winter, so the hoardes of tourists weren´t so bad. 

There´s not a lot to see in Nerja apart from the beaches, and also a limestone cave of stalagmites and stagtites, housing the world´s largest limestone column (joined up stalagtites and stalagmites).  It´s very pretty, but dry - unlike Waitomo Caves.  And there´s a concrete path right the way around, and also a big concrete stage for ballet concerts!!  How bizarre!

Nerja is also well known for its good paella...