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Mirador del Carmen (viewing tower)

Culture · Estepona

About

• Viewpoint tower of the El Mirador del Carmen sociocultural building, by architect Salvador Moreno Peralta
• 360° panoramic views over the town, Sierra Bermeja and the Mediterranean; the official website calls it a 'must-see'
• The building has an eight-storey vertical library, conservatory, auditorium and exhibition hall that has hosted works from the Carmen Thyssen Collection, Goya (MAPFRE Foundation) or Zuloaga
• There is a bar at the top, according to reviews

Good to know

• Sunset is the best time; open until midnight (until 2:00 at weekends)
• Mondays and Tuesdays it only opens in the afternoon
• Some reviews mention occasional lift breakdowns: ask the staff
• Check which temporary exhibition is on in the gallery: it's usually worth seeing and is included in the same building

Near here

• 
  El PalangreFish, seafood and rice dishes · Puerto deportivo · 5 minFamily-run fish, seafood and rice restaurant at the marina, opened in 1999 according to its website.
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  Estepona seafront promenade, Boulevard, Lighthouse and PortCulture · Estepona · 5 minAlmost 3 km of seafront promenade from Playa de la Rada to the fishing port
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  La EscolleraFish and seafood · Puerto pesquero · 5 minFish restaurant opened in 1940 next to the fish market of the fishing port, below the Punta Doncella lighthouse (Guía Repsol).
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  Bullring and its museums (Palaeontological, Ethnographic and Bullfighting)Culture · Estepona · 5 minBullring from 1972, by architect Juan de Mora Urbano, with an elliptical, asymmetrical design that the official website calls 'unique in the

Opening hours and prices can change: check before you go.