The eastern part of the Costa del Sol-Axarquía has 30 kilometres
of beaches stretching from Rincón de la Victoria to the boundary
with the Province of Granada. It is slightly different from the rest of
the Province of Malaga in both the way the beaches are used and the type
of tourism it attracts. Torre del Mar, Torrox and Nerja have long sandy
beaches, around Nerja and at Maro the cliffs form small coves where there
is a nudist beach. 
The
sea is usually crystal clear and the beaches are all fairly near the N-340
road which makes it easy to reach them. Here there is a different kind
of tourist to the cosmopolitan western Costa del Sol. Travellers who want
to explore the villages of the Axarquía can combine sunbathing and
swimming with an appetiser and the good local wine in the popular "chiringuitos",
as the beach restaurants are called here. They are right on the beach,
almost at the water’s edge. Friends meet here to chat and share a dish
of shellfish, paella or fried fish. You can sail, windsurf, fish or scuba
dive from any of the beaches and all kinds of ball games can be played
on the beach. There are cafeterias, restaurants and bars all along the
Paseo Maritimo (promenade) at Torre del Mar, Torrox and Nerja - the ideal
place for a drink while you listen to the sound of the waves. Some of the
venues even offer live music. Beaches where you can still see the fishermen
bringing in the nets full of silver fish at sunset or first thing in the
morning. Beaches to enjoy a beach party around a fire where sardines are
being roasted on a skewer. Beaches for a fleeting midsummer’s night’s romance...