Mijas Village might be an image of serenity and tradition, however the sun drenched coast of Mijas Costa with fantastic sandy beaches and fun water sports are what this beautiful resort in Spain is all about these days. Mijas Costa’s La Cala beaches are Blue Flagged and considered the safest beaches in the provence: Sailing, canoeing, jet skiing and water skiing can be found daily. You can always enjoy a good meal in Mijas Costa (pronounced ‘Mihas’) after enjoying your day with excellent seafood and tinto de verano, a local speciality served in restaurants like Chiringuito for instance.
Mijas covers two major ubanisations… Sitio de Calahonda and Riviera del Sol: Calahonda is very English with many pubs, karaoke, british doctors, imported foods in the shops etc. The Riviera del Sol attracts many European folk into its large commercial centre with bars and grocery store and restaurants scattered around. Mijas Costa has lots of pretty coves and beaches, lovely Mijas Villas styled with Spanish influence to ensure the area stays picturesque.
Mijas Costa also boasts some of the coast’s more famous golf courses including La Cala Resort. Mijas’ neighbouring golf hotspot, it is the largest golf complex in Spain with 3 full courses: Campo América, Campo Asia and Campo Europa. This beautiful 1,000-acre complex is only a short distance from the Sierra de Mijas Natural Park, and includes property with apartments, homes, villas and a luxury hotel.
This has helped to make the area a first choice for many wishing to retire away from the harsher climate of Northern Europe. Medical care is first class – the new Costa del Sol Hospital is no more than 15 minutes in the direction of Marbella. English, German and French daily newspapers are in the newsagents each morning before 9am.
We have an abundance of good quality sports and recreation facilities both in and around La Cala de Mijas. The tennis club “Club del Sol” welcomes all comers as does the Lawn bowls centre at Miraflores. There are gymnasiums, dive centres and virtually every outdoor activity within minutes of the village with competition standard Golf Courses scattered all around the perimeter of Mijas.
The location of Mijas can be enjoyed throughout the year. Renowned for being warm with shallow breezes Mijas’ climate is perfect for enjoying the indoor and outdoor lifestyle of living particularly in the open plan Mijas Villa styles. Not far away are the towns of Marbella, Fuengirola, Puerto Banus and Torremolinos for getting out and about. The kids can enjoy Tivoli World, splash parks and the Fuengirola Zoo.
With Mijas being located relatively close to Malaga Airport, renting or buying villas in Mijas makes sense as it is convenient to travel here from many other area destinations and is well worth the trip.
