La Herradura Facts and Activities:

- 1.5 km of beach, little beaches at walking distance for swimming or snorkelling
- sporting facilities for sailing, windsurfing, jetskiing, canooing, waterskiing
- Biking, riding, golfing, canyoning, great for paragliding and trekking
- The nature reserve of Cerro Gordo is in walking distance
- excellent for SCUBA Diving, 5 Divecenters, Drop-offs, Caves, dolphins,max 50m.

- beachfront paseo with lots of nice cosy bars and shops
- three 4Star Hotels, various hostals and pensions
- Marina del Este Harbour– Sailing and daily boattrips and charter, nice restaurants
- 3 Golf courses within 30 min drive distance (Moriscos at Salobrena, and Baviera)
- great Sunsets at Cerro Gordo 100 meter Dropoff, behind Restaurant Mirador
- Skiing and sight seeing in Granada (Alhambra Fortress!!)

- Several tenniscourts at Las Palomas and Marina del Este
- Skiing and trekking at the Sierra Nevada
- excellent Motorbiketrips with Joe of Hispania Tours (see "links")
- Fishmarket of Almunecar and Motril
- Canyoning and rivertrekking at the Rio Verde- half an hour away
- explore Gibraltar, just 3 hours drive
- the Caves of Nerja and its Balcon d`Europe, 15 min away
- rental car services, Taxi and Airporttransfers at Autos bahia (see "links")

WHAT to do besides total relaxation:

 

 

Restaurants:
“Nuevo Camping” (western beach- cheap and medium standard)
“ La Gaviota”- at the beach, blue roof- try garlic soup!!! Great for seafood, nice and friendly…..
"El Ciringuito"- at the beach, 200 from the house
“ Mirador del Cerro Gordo ”, at Cerro Gordo , first class kitchen
“En Primera Linea” at the beach, good, better standard
“La Parilla”, middle of beach, steaks, great appetizers, top class!
“La Tartana”, close to main road- first class kitchen
“El Tinao”- typically Spanish, great jamon(ham), very nice Tapas bar!
At Marina del Este- nice harbour style restaurants

Sight Seeing :

The Cerro Gordo Natural Park, with its steep drop offs and the Moorish watch tower is a fascinating trekking area with fabulous panoramic views west to Malaga and east to Salobreña. There is a wide variety of wild life to be seen, which includes mountain goats, deer, sea gulls and other birds.
Cantarrijan Beach , just to the other side of the Cerro Gordo, is a small and cosy nudist beach and has two excellent restaurants.

West of La Herradura , the coastline towards Nerja is stunningly beautiful, offering unique mountain views, numerous coves and beaches and lots of fascinating flora and fauna; Below and above water. Its a divers paradise.

Nerja is a bigger village about 15 min west of La Herradura. It is were mass tourism starts. Remarkable is Nerjas underground cave system, one of the largest in Europe. During the summer month an exciting program of underground concerts and performances is offered.
The Balcon de Europa is a favourite place for everyone to gather in the long summer evenings, with its many street artists and musicians.

Marina Del Este, a short drive to the east of La Herradura, provides stylish mooring for the yachts of the rich and famous. On the pier several excellent restaurants invite for that romantic night out.
Frigiliana , a charming traditional ‘white' Andalucian village, lies in the hills above Nerja. With its steep patterned cobbled streets, craft shops and traditional restaurants with balconies giving stunning views towards the coast it is worth a trip.

Pena Escrita Natural Park is a short, but steep, drive into the mountains above the village. There is a wide variety of animals to be seen here in the zoological park, including hippos, bears, monkeys and kangaroos. Indigenous animals, such as the local deer, can also be seen roaming freely on the hillside. Mountain bike hire and horse riding are also available.

The Alhambra Palace , Granada. It is said that a man who dies without seeing the Alhambra has seen nothing. The Alhambra is the most visited cultural site in Europe and is a rewarding excursion. Due to its popularity it is recommended that tickets are pre-booked through any branch of the BBVA Bank.
The city of Granada is well worth visiting, its beautiful cathedral, the Albayzin and ethnic quarters are all of interest. The best exterior views of the Alhambra are from the Plaza San Nicolas.

The Alpujarras . The mountain area made famous in Chris Stewart's 'Driving Over Lemons' lies to the south of Granada and is easily reached from the coast. The three most renowned villages, Bubion, Pampaneira and Capileira are a magnet for tourists and walkers alike, with their abundance of tiny shops selling local crafts and delicacies.

The local Tourist Information office can advise on all activities available in the area.