Destinations

Our guides to the towns of the Costa del Sol and the Costa Blanca.

October 14, 2026
Casares: a white village on a rock and a quiet coast below
Casares is two places in one, a whitewashed village on a crag and a calm stretch of beach below. Here is how each feels to live in, season by season.
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October 10, 2026
Albir: a walker's town between the sierra and the sea
October 6, 2026
Moraira, a small harbour town that keeps its own pace
October 2, 2026
Fuengirola: a living town with the sea at the end of every street
September 28, 2026
Altea: a white town on a hill, and a case for living there
September 24, 2026
Mijas: the hill village, the coast road, and the pull between them
September 20, 2026
Calpe: the Peñón, the two beaches, and a case for living here
September 16, 2026
Nerja: where the Sierra Almijara meets the Mediterranean
September 12, 2026
Benahavís: living inland from the coast, close enough to smell it
September 8, 2026
Manilva: where the vineyards meet the sea on the coast's western edge
A guide to Manilva for anyone weighing up a slower, less scripted stretch of the Costa del Sol.
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September 4, 2026
Benissa: a working town in the hills with the sea a short drive off
August 31, 2026
Villajoyosa: a working fishing town that still colours its own streets
August 27, 2026
Jávea: three towns in one, and how to choose yours
August 23, 2026
Benalmádena: a coast town that never quite decides to be one thing
August 19, 2026
Fuengirola: what daily life actually feels like on this stretch of coast
August 15, 2026
Casares: living between the hill village and the coast road
August 11, 2026
Moraira: a quiet case for the Costa Blanca's calmest port town
August 7, 2026
Albir: the calm hinge between Altea and Benidorm
August 3, 2026
La Cala de Mijas: what daily life there is really like
A former fishing village turned family beach town, and an honest look at who settles happily into its rhythm.
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July 30, 2026
Benahavís: what it is like to actually live inland from the coast
July 26, 2026
Dénia: a working town on the Costa Blanca that happens to be beautiful
July 22, 2026
Manilva: the working coast between Sotogrande and Estepona
July 18, 2026
Sotogrande: what living behind the gates actually feels like
July 14, 2026
Estepona: what living behind the old town actually feels like

Casares: a white village on a rock and a quiet coast below

Albir: a walker's town between the sierra and the sea

Moraira, a small harbour town that keeps its own pace

Fuengirola: a living town with the sea at the end of every street

Altea: a white town on a hill, and a case for living there

Mijas: the hill village, the coast road, and the pull between them

Calpe: the Peñón, the two beaches, and a case for living here

Nerja: where the Sierra Almijara meets the Mediterranean

Benahavís: living inland from the coast, close enough to smell it

Manilva: where the vineyards meet the sea on the coast's western edge

Benissa: a working town in the hills with the sea a short drive off

Villajoyosa: a working fishing town that still colours its own streets

Jávea: three towns in one, and how to choose yours

Benalmádena: a coast town that never quite decides to be one thing

Fuengirola: what daily life actually feels like on this stretch of coast

Casares: living between the hill village and the coast road

Moraira: a quiet case for the Costa Blanca's calmest port town

Albir: the calm hinge between Altea and Benidorm

La Cala de Mijas: what daily life there is really like

Benahavís: what it is like to actually live inland from the coast

Dénia: a working town on the Costa Blanca that happens to be beautiful

Manilva: the working coast between Sotogrande and Estepona

Sotogrande: what living behind the gates actually feels like

Estepona: what living behind the old town actually feels like