The coast continues to be upmarket
until you reach Estepona, about 30 Km west, which's
a more or less spanish resort, in as much as thats
possible round here. It lacks the enclosed hills that
give marbella character, but the hotel and apartment
blocks which sprawl along the front are restrained
in size, and there is space to breathe. The fine sand
beach has been enlivened a little by a promenade studded
with flowers and palms, and away from the seafront,
the old town is very pretty. The fish market is definitely
worth seeing, Estepona has the biggest fishing fleet
west of Malaga, the daily dawn ritual in the port,
where the returning fleets auction off the fish they've
just caught. From May onward, Estepona's bullfighting
season gets way in a modern bullring reminiscent of
a Henry Moore sculpture. At the beginning of July,
Fe Fiesta and Feria week transform the place.
The beaches beyond Estepona have
greyish sands, and there're more greyish developments
before the road turns inland towards San Roque and
Gibraltar.
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