Mijas, with its backdrop of mountains, is centrally situated on the Costa del Sol, making it a perfect location to explore the many interesting and beautiful sights in the region. If you have a car then drive from Mijas via the Coin road situated opposite the BP garage and within two minutes you will be in the countryside and surrounded by spectacular scenery.

If you drive down the hill from the garage, Fuengirola, Benalmadena, Torremolinos and Mijas Costa are a few minutes away. These are the places to go if you want to enjoy the beaches or the nightlife. In Fuengirola there is a large water park and in Benalmadena there is a large theme park, so children are well catered for. The marina at Benalmadena is one of the most interesting on the Costa del Sol.

The fashionable resort of Marbella is about twenty minutes from Mijas and the old town has Naranja (Orange) Square as the main attraction. The orange trees surrounding the square, under which there are tables for the many restaurants, provide a heady aroma to accompany the excellent food. Radiating from the square there are numerous small cobbled lanes full of shops selling beautiful clothing and decorative goods.

At Mijas Costa there is a new racecourse, the Hippodromo. Horses from Spain and other European countries race at regular meetings in the cool of the late evening.
Within a few minutes drive of the village of Mijas there are a great number of superb golf courses.
If you have any time left then Gibraltar, with its famous Barbary Apes, is a little over an hour along the coast to the south, and Nerja, with its magnificent caves, is about an hour along the coast to the north.
And last, but certainly not least, the beautiful Alhambra Palace in Granada and Seville, the capital of Andalucia, can both be reached in about two and a half hours.