{"id":1322,"date":"2014-12-21T12:39:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T12:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hellehollis.com\/car-rental\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:36:15","slug":"guide-to-nerja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellehollis.com\/blog\/en\/guide-to-nerja.htm","title":{"rendered":"Nerja Travel Guide &#8211; What to See &#038; Do on the Costa del Sol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nerja is quite a lot different to many other parts of the Costa del Sol. It has a more dramatic landscape with cliffs that tumble down into the sea rather than the gentle slopes that you find in places like Marbella.<\/p>\n<p>Nerja has a more elevated area then the other parts of the Costa Del Sol.<\/p>\n<p>The town itself is also more low rise than high rise and the center point and jewel in Nerja&#8217;s crown is the Balcon de Europa, or Balcony of Europe. This is a breath taking view that used to be the site of an old Moorish Castle and is now a wonderful promenade that juts out into the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellehollis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/guidetonerja.gif\"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellehollis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/guidetonerja.gif\" alt=\"Nerja\" width=\"295\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you stand at the end of the promenade don&#8217;t forget to turn around and look back! Whilst the view to the Sierra Almijara Mountains isn&#8217;t quite as spectacular as looking out across the bay it&#8217;s still quite a view.<\/p>\n<p>Nerja has also managed to hold on to its Old World charm and the narrow streets and white painted houses are still full of flowers and people chatting.<\/p>\n<p>There is no shortage of places to eat and drink in Nerja and although the main &#8220;high street&#8221; shops haven&#8217;t found there way here yet there are still a good number of shops, boutiques and gift shops to wander around.<\/p>\n<p>No trip to Nerja would be complete without taking a look at the caves which can be found around 3 kms outside the town center. Open to the public throughout the year these pre-historic caves contain painting sand remains that date back twenty thousand years. 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