Almuñécar is situated at the height of the tropical coast  , very close to the county of Málaga , Granada La Alhambra , the mountain range Sierra Nevada and it has converted to an important tourist enclave .

It conserves the traces of all civilizations who occupied the place . There are the Necrópolis “Laurita” and  “Puente de Noy”, a  roman aqueduct , the pillars of  “La Albina” and “Torre del Monje”, the cave of  “Los siete Palacios” , where the municipal museum of archaeology is located , the castle of “San Miguel” of arabic origin ,the church of “La Encarnación” , the old town , where you walk through the paved roads , discovering unforgettable corners .

Numerous areas and worthy places to travel through along the coast , beautiful beaches , bays and cliffs exist in Almuñécar . It is necessary to emphasize the rocks “Los Peñones del Santo” together with a viewpoint and a cross above , a monument of  “Abderramán I” nearby , the valley of  “Rio Verde” , the nudist beach of“Cantarriján” , the infinity of  the beaches to practise nautical sports , the sport harbour of “Marina del Este” , the park “Peña Escrita” , a place to enjoy the contact with the nature , the ornithological park “LoroSexi” that counts on 120 species of  birds and the park “El Majuelo” , that shelters an important collection of tropical plants , the Phoenician Necrópolis and the remains of  the pickling factories .