There's certainly little to tempt anyone before NERJA . This was a village before it was a resort, so it has some character, and development (more villas, fewer tower blocks) has been shaped around it. The beaches are also reasonably attractive, with a series of coves within walking distance if you want to escape the main mass of crowds. There are plenty of other great walks around Nerja, too, well documented in a locally available guide, Twelve Walks Around Nerja, Frigiliana and Maro by Elma and Denis Thompson, available from Librería Idiomas, almost opposite the turismo. For a little more freedom of movement Club Nautico de Nerja, Avda. Castilla Pérez 2 (tel 952 524 654), west of the centre, rents out mopeds and bikes , as well as offering horse-riding and diving tuition.

 

Nerja's chief tourist attraction, the Cuevas de Nerja (daily 10am-2pm & 4-8pm; ¬4.50, kids ¬2.40), 3km from the town, are a heavily commercialized series of caverns, impressive in size - and home to the world's longest known stalactite at 63m - though otherwise not tremendously interesting. They also contain a number of prehistoric paintings, but these are not presently on public view.