Among the palm-tree line streets there are numerous restaurants, cafes and discotheques.
Just strolling around Nerja is a delight. But some of the best panoramas of the mountains and the ocean are to be had from the European Balcony, site of the former fortress. This beautiful belvedere is surrounded by gardens and palm-lined walkways.
On the site there is the all-white 17th Church of our Saviour.
It’s worth the taxi ride to the exquisite hilltop village of Frigilana, a cluster of whitewashed, red-tiled houses that evoke the era of the Moorish occupation of southern Spain. Cobblestone alleyways meander among the historical white up-and-down houses adorned all year with flowers.
Don’t miss the caves of Nerja, a cavernous cathedral of stalagmites and stalactites where there are traces of paolithic paintings, hunting weapons, jewellery and bones.
In mid-July the Waterfall Chamber of the Nerja Caves serves as the backdrop to a music festival.
Nerja has accommodation to suit all pockets. For an authentic country feel try the upmarket 3-star Hotel Rural Almazara with its wooden beams in the rooms, stunning sea view, swimming pools and jacuzzi. The 3-star Hotel Nerja is in a quiet residential district 12 minutes from the town centre has a pool and air-conditioning in all rooms.
The 2-star Hostal Lorca has a small pool and is five minutes from the beach and the town centre. The 2-star Hotel Bajamar is in the centre, 600 m from the beach, and it has a roof-top pool. The 1-star Hotel California is 1 km from the beach, has an unheated pool and free Wifi.