Nehar again (Nerja)

Member Name: alistair

Product:	Nerja
Date:	14/11/00 (464 review reads)
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Advantages: Pretty and inexpensive

Disadvantages: Full of Old English people during the off season

Nerja whilst being pretty and quaint is also about as authentically Spanish as Bognor Regis. Everything has been touristified to the extent that half the shopowners speak English as a first language and there are some cafe's on the beach with names like "The Best Roast on the Coast". That'll be paella and chips love and a pint of courage best Ta.

We have just returned from a week there (mid november) and were shocked by how the average age of the holiday makers was over 60 and everyone called you "sonny". Obviously we have picked the wrong time to visit the Costa del Sol and chosen a time when Saga have reserved most of Andalucia.

That aside the weather was beautiful, the food was good and cheap and some amusements were found from various menu translations including "Hen with tattas" (chicken and chips) and "Arm of lamb" perhaps they have been feeding their sheep spinach or something?

If you do go a great Spanish restaurant is Miguells on the corner of the Eastern road heading down to the Balcon Europe - but you will need to pop in during the day to make a reservation.

Nerja is also a fairly good point to explore the region if you hire a car. Close by are the Alpajura mountain villages including some such as Frigiliana which is worth a visit on a sunny day. Also are many others nestling deep into and up the mountains but take a jumper as temperatures are about 10 degrees colder than on the coast.

Also within 2 hours drive are Granada (go and see the Alhambra palace) and Almeria (but take care when walking around the gypsie quarter).

Would we go to Nerja again - probably not although we are glad we have been, but we will certainly be going back to Andalucia.

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