Forget the serenity of Mijas village and look toward the marvellous Mijas Costa with great sand, sun and a plthora of water sports Awarded the blue flag for being the best in the provence, Mijas Costa boasts a great safety record for its water sports: jet skiing, water skiing and parasailing are all on the go. You can always enjoy a good meal in Mijas Costa (pronounced ‘Mihas’) after enjoying your day with excellent seafood and tinto de verano, a local speciality served in restaurants like Chiringuito for instance.
The Sitio de Calahonda and Riviera del Sol are both major developments consdiered part of the Mijas area. Calahonda is very English with many pubs, karaoke, british doctors, imported foods in the shops etc. The Riviera del Sol attracts many European folk into its large commercial centre with bars and grocery store and restaurants scattered around. Mijas Costa has lots of pretty coves and beaches, lovely Mijas Villas styled with Spanish influence to ensure the area stays picturesque.
Mijas Costa also boasts some of the coast’s more famous golf courses including La Cala Resort. Mijas’ neighbouring golf hotspot, it is the largest golf complex in Spain with 3 full courses: Campo América, Campo Asia and Campo Europa. This beautiful 1,000-acre complex is only a short distance from the Sierra de Mijas Natural Park, and includes property with apartments, homes, villas and a luxury hotel.
All of the above has ensured that Europeans looking to slow down in life are selecting the Mijas Costa as holiday homes or a retirement location with their national newspapers available before 9am in the shops and the latest in hospital care with their new development 15 minutes south towards Marbella.
We have an abundance of good quality sports and recreation facilities both in and around La Cala de Mijas. The tennis club “Club del Sol” welcomes all comers as does the Lawn bowls centre at Miraflores. There are gymnasiums, dive centres and virtually every outdoor activity within minutes of the village with competition standard Golf Courses scattered all around the perimeter of Mijas.
Mijas as a holiday base is perfect throughout the whole year. The climate is such that you will be able to enjoy Mijas Villas spanish styling of seamless indoor / outdoor lifestyles which has made the Costa del Sol so popular for so many years. Travelling around is easy to do and the famous towns of Marbella, Torremolinos and Pureto Banus are nearby. The kids have lots to do, we are minutes from Tivoli World, the Fuengirola Zoo, Sea Life and then of course the wonderful beaches and splash parks
With Mijas being located relatively close to Malaga Airport, renting or buying villas in Mijas makes sense as it is convenient to travel here from many other area destinations and is well worth the trip.