Nerja

In complete contrast to the white washed homes of the locals are these very colourful shops and arcades tucked away in the narrow streets. Many of the shops sell exclusive items which you wont find in any other store, such as paintings done by local artists and various local hand made goods, these items always make a nice gift to take back home for friends or relations.

Nerja - Balcon de Europa

One form of transport patiently waiting to take you on a tour of the narrow streets of Nerja!

Nerja - The Caves

The statue out side the entrance to the caves.

The caves were discovered by some local children back in 1959, and are now open to the public. Paintings on the walls suggest that the caves were actually inhabited as much as 20,000 years ago. Owing to this its not permitted to use flash photography which could fade the colours of the paintings, so these photos are not quite as clear as they should be. The centre column of the massive cavern has a height of 32mtrs and a width of 18mtrs.

Opening times are..
July to August 10pm-2pm...4pm-8pm
September to June they close a little earlier at 6.30 pm
Entrance fee this year was 7€

Nerja - Balcon de Europa

The large pedestrianised area of the Balcon de Europa gives stunning views of the beaches along the Mediterranean coast and rocky coves of Nerja not forgetting the the Sierra mountains in the background.

The town of Nerja lies approx 35 miles to the east of Malaga, and has a very good year round climate owing to the protection given by the mountains.

A Moorish castle stood on this site back in the 9th century, after which a fortress stood from the 15th - 18th century. The site was then given its current name 'Balcon de Europa' by King Alfonso XII after visiting the area in 1884.