A few miles up the road we stopped at Camping Cabopino, a campsite just outside Marbella that had an open, heated indoor pool.
We hadn’t had a swim since we were in Benidorm so this was a real plus. The water was really warm and we had the whole pool to ourselves on our first visit. Later in the week it got busy but it was still lovely to have a swim
That evening we headed off down the hill to the port which was about a 15 minute walk. Here we found a really nice restaurant for dinner. I chose Dover Sole cooked in a Champagne sauce and Donald ordered Tagliatelle that they cooked at the table.
There weren’t many people here so it felt like we had the place to ourselves apart from a table of Irish visitors who finished off the evening with a song!
The next morning we woke to glorious sunshine, although there was still a cold wind. We set off to explore to coast and found a beautiful beach called Playa Artola Cabopino. There was a wooded walkway along the coast line through the sand dunes which we followed for about a mile. We saw a couple of motorhomes parked up in a car park and one of them had an Ecosse sticker. We went over for a chat and sure enough they were Scottish. Charming couple, used to be truckers and retired to travel full time in their motorhome as they loved being on the open road. Twenty one years on, still travelling. Quite an inspiration!
A couple of hours later we re-traced our steps and stopped off at Andy’s beach bar for a bottle of wine watching the sun set. The bar had lots of tables on the beach and a wind break around the outside. This meant that we could sit on the beach with our feet in the sand whilst sheltered from the wind.
We took a bus into Marbella. This was the strangest bus stop I have ever seen as it was located on a very busy dual carriageway. The trip was about half an hour and took us up into some small villages.
When we arrived we headed up into the old town to see the narrow pedestrian streets and old castle wall.
We wandered through the old town and into the Orange square which, as you might guess from it’s name, is a square with lots of orange trees.
The streets are so colourful with white washed houses, fantastic orange trees and colourful painted flowerpots filled with flowers
We had planned to find a restaurant in the square however the wind was a bit chilly so we continued to wander through the town. Eventually coming across a chocolate and churros café that had outside heaters. I have to say chocolate and churros has fast become my favourite snack!
Next stop was down to the port for coffee. We went through Alameda Park where there are water features and statues to see.
At the port we found a coffee bar but this time we sat inside. We still had a great view of the boats.
The beach at Marbella is definitely worth seeing. It stretches for miles and is lined with bars and restaurants. We wandered along the promenade until we could walk no further, then stopped off for a bit of lunch before catching the bus back to the campsite.
Fuengirola to Marbella
Mileage 8
Route A-7
Camping Cabopino – €22 pn
