Finca Cortesin
Marbella, Spain[view map]
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If driving from Malaga airport to Finca Cortesin, you can choose between a fast toll road and a slower 'coastal' road. Choose the former-- its scenery is actually much more beautiful! Think mountains and vistas, versus tracts of high rises and shabby strip malls. We loved having a car and used it to explore Ronda (a gorgeous one-hour drive away) and the pueblos blancos (ancient white hilltop villages) in the hills as one heads inland from the Finca. That said, Finca Cortesin is so breathtakingly lovely that one could be forgiven for not leaving at all. Aside from our day trips, the best we could manage was to force ourselves out for dinner one night. We visited La Menorah (+34 952 937 882) a restaurant about a 10-minute drive from the hotel to which the staff can direct you. The food was great, especially the wild rocket salad with sherry vinegar and the locally caught fish. The restaurant manager speaks multiple languages and is very welcoming. All put together, Finca Cortesin is the perfect place to bunker down in absolute style... and the surroundings serve mostly to remind you of how lucky you are to be staying there each time you pass through its gates!
