Malaga Water Sports
The warm water of the Mediterranean Sea seduces all type of people for many years to get into the deep water. This was the case of the Phoenicians who were driven into this land by the sea before any other civilization. The man of the 21th century is living a similar experience because they do not need a transatlantic trip in order to enjoy the sea breeze at the same time that they handle the rudder of a boat. This is why Malaga is nowadays a necessary destination for navigation lovers. Indeed, the province counts with fantastic specialized areas to enjoy the navigation.
The most important ones are Benalmadena marina, called Puerto Marina, and Marbella marina called Puerto Banús.
MARINAS
The first one, Puerto Marina, is a complex formed by several artificial islands. The marina has become a residential area with an attractive architectonical construction with many hotels, restaurants and shops. This harbour has been recognized with the “Best Marina in the World”, a prize given by international specialized magazines. It is also posses the European Blue Flag since 1987 due to the quality of its water and services.
With this curriculum vitae, many yachts and boats dock every year in the 961 dockings in the harbour. However, besides the particular navigation, Puerto Marina offers other alternatives; here, lovers of water sport could have the opportunity to participate in the annual competition met 60 vessels and more than 400 fishers. Visitors can also enjoy the ecological day of the harbour when scuba divers submerge in the deep sea to explore the beauty of the bottom of the sea. In this area this is also very typical the water-skiing.
However, if you are looking for luxury, you should go to Puerto Banús in Marbella. It has been built as a Pueblo Marino Mediterraneo (Mediterranean Marine Village) with capacity for 915 dockings that each year are busy with the most luxurious yachts owned by the international jet set. However, apart from seeing famous faces walking through the beach and eating in the restaurants, navigators can relax in one of the two beaches, Levante and Poniente that expand along more than 150 metres long. Beyond the luxury and ostentation, the quality of the sport marina has been awarded with the Medalla de Oro al Merito Turistico and with the Gold Mercury International, because of their actions in favour of the social, cultural and economical development.
MORE SPORT IN THE WATER
Navigation is not the only sport activity that you can practise in the coast of Malaga. The Mediterranean water of this land keeps in the deep sea beautiful marine treasure that can only be admired by scuba divers. Visitors can discover this ecosystem well equipped with with oxygen bottle and a wetsuit in the coasts of Estepona, Fuengirola, Mijas or Nerja.
Wearing the wetsuit, we can look for stronger emotions in the water and take profit of the wind practising surfing and using a kite. This is called kitesurfing, a new sport that count with many lovers in the province. Indeed, when wind blows in favour, the sea is crowed with windsurfers that sails creating waves in the water and splashing the vivid blue water.
Wind blows better in beaches like Guadalmar and Los Alamos in Torremolinos, Laguna Beach in Torrox, but the most important one is El Palo beach in Malaga.
Wave permitting, surfers sail the sea, drawing figures and making pirouettes challenging the natural forces. This great spectacle, worth seeing when weather permits, can be seen in some beaches like Torrecilla and El Playazo en Nerja, Carihuela, Los Alamos and Guadalmar in Torremolinos.
Regarding relax, canoeing is a sport based on a quite and relaxing activity that with the movement of paddles you can sail the sea or the river, with the limits of the horizon. A great place to practise this activity is Sierra de Grazalema, in the Travesia de la Isla, where children can also enjoy. This is just another possibility to enjoy the beautiful and natural landscape of Malaga, during all the year.
Sailing |
Scuba diving |
Windsurfing |
Canoeing |
Kitesurfing |
Federacion de vela. |
Aquatech |
Club EL Candado |
Pangea Active Nature |
H2O Sports |
Puerto Deportivo |
Scuba tours |
La Herradura |
Ruta Cero |
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Real Club Mediterraneo |
Scubanerja Dive Centre |
H2O Sports |
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Club El Candado |
H2O Sports |
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