Attractions in the Axarquia on the Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain


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	Animal Parks Fancy a trip to an animal or marine park? Check out Selwo Marina, Lobo Wolf Park, Crodile Park and more.	Ballooning Soar through the skies for the most stunning views in southern Europe, returning to a champagne breakfast.

	Beaches in Axarquia Axarquia´s coastline has a variety of beaches from wild & unspoilt coves to a host of facilities & watersports.	Beaches in Malaga Province A multitude of beaches along Malaga Province´s Costa Del Sol.

	Boat Trips Cruises with free drinks and tapas. Choose to swim, snorkel, steer, search dolphins or relax & sightsee.	Bull Rings Most Spanish towns have a bullring open to visitors. The oldest is in Ronda complete with museum.

	Cable Cars Enjoy a ride to 725 metres from the coast at Benalmadena. Or Gibraltar, stopping off at the Ape´s Den?	Casinos Slot machines, Roulette, Black Jack, Poker - choose your downfall. Can combine with spectacular shows.

	Castles Spain hasa wealth of castles from the magnificent Alhambra in Granada to the crumbling Zalia near Alcaucin.	Caves The caves at Nerja are some of the best in Europe. Also check out the Treasure Caves in Rincon.

	Dance Studios Sit in a local bar and you will often hear a spontaneous outbreak of Flamenco Music. Learn the dance!	Gardens Botanical & public gardens are rife in Spanish towns to stroll through or pay a special visit.

	Go Karts If Go Karting is your thing, you are spoilt for choice from indoor and outdoor venues along the coast.	Jeep Safaris Andalucia has perfect terrain for jeep safaris, often combined with other exciting outdoor activities.

	Motorbike Tours Sunshine and open roads fulfill a dream when you ride your own motorbike in Southern Spain.	Museums Whatever takes your fancy. Choose from Bonsai Trees, Bandits, Wine, Miniatures, Picasso . . . . . .

	Paintballing Fabulous fun and excellent for team building. Great way to muck about outdoors in the sun!	Quad Bikes Buzz through backwoods, kick up dirt over mountain trails, cross rivers, splash through mud and onwards.

	Racecourses Horse racing at Mijas Costa, attracting punters and fans of all nationalities from along the coast.	Regions Sunbathe on the beaches, ski in the Sierra Nevada, explore the national parks, its all here in Andalucia.

	Shows If you want to entertain yourselves or guests, why not take in a show with dinner.	Theme Parks Try out the Science Park in Granada, Isla Magica in Seville and Tivoli World in Benalmadena.

	Trike Tours From the coast, tour inland through unspoiled mountain scenery to the stunning Sierra Nevada.	Water Parks Masses of splashes for all ages. The perfect climate to enjoy a day out at one of the many water parks.

NAME	AREA	CONTACT	DESCRIPTION
Animal Parks:
Parque Loro Sexi	Almunecar	Tel: +34 958 631 125	Tropical bird park.
Lobo Wolf Park	Antequera	Tel: +34 952 031 107	Four large enclosures with European wolves, Timber wolves, Polar wolves and Iberian wolves.
Garden of Eagles	Benalmadena	Tel: +34 952 568 239	160 birds of prey.
Sea Life	Benalmadena	Tel: +34 952 560 150	Close encounters with marine life, from shrimps to sharks.
Selwo Marine Park	Benalmadena	Tel: +34 902 190 482	Dolphinarium, Sea Lions, Penguins & Exhibitions Shows.
Selwo Adventure Park	Estepona	Tel: +34 902 190 482	More than 2,000 semi-free roaming animals, Safaris, Shows, Accommodation & Camping.
Fuengirola Zoo	Fuengirola	Tel: +34 952 666 301	Featured areas include Madagascar, Equatorial Africa and Southeast Asia.
Crocodile Park	Torremolinos	Tel: +34 952 051 782	300 Crocodiles, African Fortress & Demonstrations.
Ballooning:
Glovento Sur	Granada	Tel: +34 958 290 316	Leave at dawn for trips over Granada.
Andalucia Balloons	Ronda	Tel: +34 952 166 358	Leave at dawn for trips over Ronda.
Boat Trips:
Caleta Crusie Club	Torre del Mar	Tel: +34 654 094 339	Boat trips for private parties, with free drinks and tapas.
Bull Rings: Most towns have bull rings open to visitors when fights are not taking place.
Plaza el Toros	Ronda	Tel: +34 952 871 539	Wander round the oldest bullring in Spain.
Cable Cars:
Teleferico	Benalmadena	Tel: +34 902 190 482	Cable car ride to 725 metres enjoying fantastic panoramas.
Gibraltar	Gibraltar		Cable car ride to the top of Gibraltar with stops en-route.
Casinos:
Torrequebrada	Benalmadena	Tel: +34 952 466 000	Casino hotel wih dinner and shows.
Mobile Fun Casino	Andalucia	Tel: +34 660 951 099 karen@mobilecasinonights.com www.mobilecasinonigts.com	For entertainment at your wedding, fund raising event, party, bar or corporate event.
Castles:
Castillo de San Miguel	Almunecar		Dominating the Almunecar skyline for thousands of years.
Moorish Castle	Gibraltar		An imposing castle built during the 12th century.
Alhambra	Granada		The most manificent of Moorish castles.
Gibralfaro Castle	Malaga		Situated, and connected by path, above the Alcazaba.
	Axarquia & Andalucia		Other castles are listed in our sightseeing guides specific to each location.
Caves:
Belda Caves	Antequera	Tel: +34 952 728 500	Inhabited by primative man. Three interior lakes.
Ardales Caves	Ardales	Tel: +34 952 458 046	A Paleolithic site with paintings and engravings over 30,00 years old.
El Gato Cave	Benaojan	Tel: +34 952 167 046	A major potholing location, 4 kilometres in length, with a series of lakes, an enormous stalagmite (one of the largest in Spain) and The Bullring - a chamber over 60 metres in height and diameter.
La Pileta Cave	Benaojan	Tel: +34 952 167 343	Located in the interior of the Ronda Mountains with a 500 metre long main gallery and a series of cave paintings from the Upper Paleolithic period.
St Michael's Cave	Gibraltar		One of 140 caves hidden in The Rock and the only one open to the public.
Nerja Caves	Nerja	Tel: +34 952 529 520	Some of the best in Europe.
Treasure Caves	Rincon de la Victoria	Tel: +34 952 406 162	Legend tells of gold hidden in these marine caves with underground pools.
Dance Studios:
Carmen de Torres	Seville	Tel: +34 954 164 744 www.flamenco-carmendetorres.com	Flamenco dancing lessons in Seville.
Gardens:
La Concepción	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 252 148	Important botanical tropical gardens.
Go Karts:
Indoor Karting	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 330 041	Private and corporate parties catered for.
Karting del Sol	Torre del Mar	Tel: +34 952 556 039	Open until midnight with two circuits.
Jeep Safaris:
Axarquia Tours	Axarquia	Tel: +34 952 512 684	Jeep tours in the Axarquia.
Exploramas	Mijas Costa	Tel: +34 952 559 000	Jeep tours combined with other outdoor activities, west of Malaga.
Life Adventure	Nerja	Tel: +34 952 527 058	Jeep tours combined with other outdoor activities, east of Malaga.
Classic Tours	Velez-Malaga	Tel: +34 635 800 469	Jeep tours east of Malaga.
Motorbike Tours:
Motorbike Tours Spain	Spain	www.motorbike-tours.co.uk	Ride your own motorbike, alongside likeminded easyriders, on organised tours through fabulous scenery.
Museums:
Raisin Museum	Almachar	Tel: +34 952 512 002	A small museum demonstrating the annual processes from grapes to raisins.
Bullfighting Museum	Antequera	Tel: +34 952 786 968	A small museum located in the bullrng at Antequera.
Municipal Museum	Antequera	Tel: +34 952 704 021	Featuring archaeology and art.
Wine Museum	Competa	Tel: +34 952 553 314	A small museum that celebrates the traditions involved in making Competa´s famous wine.
Archaeological Museum	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 216 005	Ancient artefacts housed within the Alcazaba.
Cathedral Museum	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 220 345	Situated within Malaga´s magnificent cathedral, housing paintings, sculptures and manuscripts.
Fine Arts Museum	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 218 382	Extensive collections of paintings, sculptures and furniture from the 13th century on.
Pablo Picasso Foundation	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 060 215	Small exhibitions located in Picasso´s house of birth.
Pablo Picasso Museum	Malaga		Housing a lage collection of Picasso´s work in his town of birth.
Popular Arts & Customs Museum	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 217 137	A fun museum, great for kids, housed in a 17th century inn in the centre of Malaga City.
Sea Aquarium Museum	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 219 761	Celebrating maritime life.
Bonsai Tree Museum	Marbella	Tel: +34 952 786 968	Over 300 specimens of bonsai.
Contemporary Spanish Sketching Museum	Marbella	Tel: +34 952 825 035	Sketches and engravings from various artists of the 20th century.
Mechanical Art Museum	Marbella	Tel: +34 952 786 968	Scultures made from second-had car parts.
Bullfighting Museum	Mijas	Tel: +34 952 485 248	Bullfighting objects and donations from famous bullfghters.
Miniatures Museum	Mijas	Tel: +34 952 485 900	Tiny exhibits of all types.
Archaeological Cave Museum	Nerja	Tel: +34 952 529 520	Contains artefacts from Nerja Caves.
Ethnographic museum	Riogordo	Tel: +34 952 732 154	A small museum displaying facets of life in Andalucia.
Bandits Museum	Ronda	Tel: +34 952 877 785	Exhibits centred on famous highwaymen that once roamed Andalucian mountains and passes.
Municipal Museum	Ronda	Tel: +34 952 878 450	Exhibitions of archaeology, ethnology and geology of the Ronda region.
Rilke Museum	Ronda	Tel: +34 952 871 240	Photographs and manuscripts that belonged to the writer.
Paintballing:
Paintball Velez	Velez-Malaga	Tel: +34 617 511 033	Splat your friends and colleagues.
Quad Bikes:
Quad Ventures	Benamargosa	Tel: +34 600 359 553	Excellent fun with a great guide, east of Malaga.
Active Adventure	La Cala, Mijas	Tel: +34 952 599 164	Guided quad bike tours, west of Malaga.
Martin Quads	Nerja	Tel: +34 605 289 360 www.martinquads.com	More quad tours east of Malaga.
Rent A Bike	Torremolinos	Tel: +34 676 299 155	Adventurous quad tours west of Malaga.
Racecourses:
Costa Del Sol Racecourse	Mijas Costa	Tel: +34 952 592 700	Racecourse and equestrian centre.
Regions:
Alpujarras	A tranquil, mountainous area in the Granada Province.
Andalucia	Probably the best known and loved area of Spain.
Axarquía	Scenic countryside and coastline, hosting the best climate in Europe.
Costa Del Sol	300 kilometres of famous coastline.
Costa Tropical	The stretch of coastline east of the Costa del Sol.
Gibraltar	A popular attraction for sightseeing and shopping.
Lake Vinuela	Just 16 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, nestling in a picturesque valley.
Malaga Province	The southern Province of Malaga, one of eight provinces in Andalucia.
Sierra Nevada	A world class skiing resort, two hours from the Costa del Sol.
Shows:
Tivoli World	Benalmadena	Nightly choice in three theatre areas of Flamenco, Circus, Wild West, Broadway, Moulin Rouge, Teletubbies, Golden Abba and Elvis.
Torrequebrada	Benalmadena	Nightly choice of Flamenco & International shows with or without dinner and optional casino entrance.
Finca Siesta	Estepona	Horse shows combined with dancers, ponies and camels.
El Ranchito	Torremolinos	Horse and flamenco shows with dinner.
Theatres:
Municipal Theatre	Almeria	Tel: +34 950 541 007	Location: El Ejido
Teatro Torcal	Antequera	Tel: +34 952 841 196	Location: Calle Ramón y Cajal 6
Salon Varietes Theatre (English productions)	Fuengirola	Tel: +34 952 474 542	Location: Calle Emancipacion
Teatro Cervantes	Malaga	Tel: +34 952 224 109 www.teatrocervantes.com	Location: Calle Ramos Marin
Salla Marbella	Marbella	Tel: +34 952 825 035	Location: Calle Notario Luis Oliver
Sala del Encuentro	Marbella	Tel: +34 952 825 035	Location: Pasaje de Torremolinos
Theme Parks:
Mini Hollywood	Almeria	Tel: +34 950 592 700	Theme park centred around film studios.
Tivoli World	Benalmadena	Tel: +34 952 577 016	A fun park with more than 30 rides plus shows and displays.
Science Park	Granada	Tel: +34 958 131 900	30,000m2 of rides and interactive exhibits with a scientific theme.
Isla Magica	Seville	Tel: +34 902 161 716	Over 40 Disney-type rides and attractions.
Trike Tours:
Trike Feeling	Almunecar	Tel: +34 660 868 164	Trike excursions in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Water Parks:
Aqua Tropic	Almunecar	Tel: +34 958 632 081	Numerous rides & night-time water disco.
Parque Acuático	Fuengirola	Tel: +34 952 460 409	Fabulous variety of water rides.
Aquaola	Granada	Tel: +34 958 486 149	Lots of rides and reasonable entrance price.
Aqua Velis	Torre Del Mar	Tel: +34 952 542 762	Opposite the El Ingenio Shopping Mall, with 21 different rides.
Aqualand	Torremolinos	Tel: +34 952 388 888	70,000 m2 of exciting water rides.

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