Luxury holidays in Estepona

When to go

Spring sees Estepona living up to its garden nickname, especially during May’s flower-decked Cruces de Mayo festivities. June and September are sweet spots for beach days; winter is mild but wetter.

Getting there

• Planes

  Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport is the main international gateway, around an hour’s drive from Estepona, with direct flights from cities across Europe and beyond. Gibraltar International Airport is closer, around 45 minutes away, but has fewer routes, mainly serving the UK.

• Trains

  There’s no railway station in Estepona, but high-speed trains connect Madrid, Córdoba and Barcelona with Málaga María Zambrano, around an hour’s drive away. The Costa del Sol’s suburban railway runs as far as Fuengirola.

• Automobiles

  Estepona’s old town is best explored on foot, but a hire car comes in handy for trips to Marbella, the Sierra Bermeja and Andalucian villages such as Casares. The free A-7 hugs the coast, but the AP-7 toll motorway is quicker, particularly in summer.