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The beautiful hilltop white village of Mijas is typically Andalucian - still, in spite of the coach loads of tourists who descend upon it every summer to wander around the winding cobbled streets of whitewashed houses peppered with splashes of red of the roof tiles and pots of geraniums.
There are shops galore selling local crafts ranging from wicker and linen to egg soup and almond cakes. For astounding views, climb up to the picturesque old bull ring at the top of the town and gaze across the coast.
As you head back down to the central square you are bound to pass the odd donkey, something with which old Mijas was always associated and now used as a taxi service for tourists.
Since the 1960s, Mijas has been rapidly expanding down the mountain, to the extent that it has now spawned an entirely new town at sea level, Mijas Costa
Formerly the fishing village of La Cala, Mijas Costa is now one of the Costa del Sol's major resorts where a rather different atmosphere reigns. Here is a haven for jet skis and waterskiing, seafood and sangria restaurants and a home-from-home for British holidaymakers among all the karaoke bars, English shops and services, particularly in the two major new urbanisations Sito de Calahonda and Riviera del Sol.
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