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Costa del Sol

The Costa del Sol is Spain's southernmost coastal area, covering 160km of coastline bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The Costa del Sol is one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations, and has become one of Europe's property investment hotspots during the last 5 years, with double-digit annual growth in most areas.

The most popular areas of the Costa del Sol include the well-established coastal resorts of Marbella, Estepona, Sotogrande, Fuengirola and Benalmadena, with smaller areas such as Calahonda, Riviera del Sol, Elviria, Los Monteros, Rio Real, San Pedro and Duquesa also proving popular with holiday-makers and homeowners alike.

Inland villages such as Mijas and Alhaurin are proving increasingly popular, and many more of Andalucia's famous pueblos blancos (white villages) like Casares, Istan and Ojen can be reached within an easy drive.

The Costa del Sol is also home to some of Southern Spain's most picturesque harbours and marinas, including the world-famous Puerto Banus, Sotogrande, Estepona, Duquesa, Marbella, Cabopino and Benalmadena.

Golf is well represented on the Costa del Sol, with more than 40 courses within a half hour drive keeping the golf players well satisfied.

The regional capital of Malaga is one of Spain's most thriving cities, and birthplace of Pablo Picasso.

The Costa del Sol is served by two international airports at Malaga and Gibraltar. In particular Malaga Airport handles flights from most northern European countries and flight operators such as EasyJet, British Airways, Monarch, Spanair and Iberia.

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