This is the perhaps best
known part. Since the 1960s have developed several modern centers of tourism,
which contrast the original white villages of this region. Torremolinos,
12 miles from Malaga, is an example for that. In its center of town, Carihuela,
formerly a fishermen's district, you'll find today modern hotels, boutiques,
and pubs. During the
summer months life is really pulsating here.
Benalmadena , 29 kilometers from Malaga and comparatively small, shows that still today there are romantic fishing villages. The large nearby amusement park attracts many visitors. Fuengirola has a wide and most beautiful beachs to offer.
Puerto Banus is an exclusive seaside resort more like Marbella, with luxurious yachts, restaurants and shops. In San Pedro Alcantara there are very interesting rests of Roman and early Christian epochs.
Estepona, 15 kilometers from
San Pedro, is also small fishing village that conserves the original character
extraordinarily well in its center. Along the
seaside there are modern hotels and tourism-installations. As in all the
region also here Romans and Moors have left their traces.