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Estepona
From Estepona centre5 min
DurationHalf day (3–5 h)
DifficultyEasy
PriceFree
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressParking Paseo Marítimo (subterráneo), Avenida de España con final de Avenida Juan Carlos I, Estepona
About
- Old town of white streets full of flowerpots, with Plaza de las Flores as the heart for tapas
- Clock Tower (remains of the old Iglesia de los Remedios), Iglesia de Ntra. Sra. de los Remedios (18th century) and remains of the Castillo de San Luis (16th century)
- Giant murals on façades and poems in several languages: an open-air museum
- Orchid house: over 4,000 orchids of more than 1,500 species under a glass dome about 30 m high and a 17 m waterfall
- Mirador del Carmen, a tower with views over the town and the sea; Archaeological Museum in the Casa del Aljibe, with the Venus of Estepona
Good to know
- Parking: the underground car park on the Paseo Marítimo (24 h) or the municipal one at Plaza Antonia Guerrero (old town, 110 spaces, €1, 9:00-21:00); free: Litoral (about 300 spaces, opposite Carrefour) or Palacio de Congresos
- ZBE: the centre has a Low Emission Zone bylaw (approved in 2023); access to public car parks is exempt. As of October 2025 it was not signposted: check before entering with a car without an ECO label
- Flea market: Sundays 9:00-14:00 next to the marina (Av. Virgen del Puerto)
- Eating: La Escollera, in the fishing port, for fish (no reservations; people queue before it opens at 13:00 and 20:00); Esquina del Arte (C/ Villa 8) for wine and tapas
- Extra plan: drive up to Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja on the MA-8301 (follow signs to Genalguacil from Av. de Andalucía); about 30 min to Peñas Blancas. Barbecues banned from 1 June to 15 October
- Festivals: Feria in the first week of July; Virgen del Carmen on 16 July
Near here
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Torre del Reloj, Iglesia de los Remedios and Castillo de San LuisCulture · Estepona · 5 minTorre del Reloj (16th c.): bell tower of the old church of Los Remedios, damaged in the 1755 earthquake and demolished afterwards; neoclassi
Café de TheresaBreakfasts and brunch · Centro · 5 minBreakfast and brunch café with homemade sweets and good coffee, very well rated by those who try it.
Casa Doña JerónimaTapas and Mediterranean cuisine · Casco antiguo · 5 minTapas and raciones restaurant with a terrace on Plaza de las Flores, the heart of the old town.
Estepona old town, Plaza de las Flores and the Poetry RouteCulture · Estepona · 5 minRenovated old town of narrow white streets full of flowerpots, a few metres from the sea: the image of Estepona as the 'garden of the Costa