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From the time that it was first viewed as an international tourist destination, which is to say since more than half a century ago, the Costa del Sol has steadily solidified the status of sun and beaches as its tourism trump card. The geographic characteristics of the Málaga coast were, and still are, ideal for drawing tourist traffic to this region in a natural manner, considering that in the Mediterranean there are very few areas--almost none--that can offer more than 160 kilometres of coast dotted with a succession of beaches with such diverse characteristics.
Neither the extent of the coast nor its diversity, however, are sufficient to develop loyalty among tourists over so many years and to continue to attract visitors from such a variety of places. There is a third basic reason that, added to the first two, explains the primacy of the Costa Sol over other resort areas: the climate. It tends to be pleasant throughout southern Europe but in the province of Málaga it is much more so due to the fact that its coast is protected from the interior winds by a formidable mountain system that at places even meets the sea. This geographic feature makes for warm winter temperatures and summers free from the extreme heat associated with that season.
Of the nine districts that make up the province of Málaga, three have a coastline: La Axarquía (Eastern Costa del Sol), the Málaga mountains, including the provincial capital, and the Western Costa de Sol. A total of 14 Málaga municipalities are adjacent to the sea, while there are others in the interior at a minimal distance from it. Each of these municipalities contributes its unique topography to the coastline, with the result that its beaches form a sufficiently heterogeneous complex to satisfy any preference in this respect.
They range from the most plentiful type, which are broad and sandy beaches fully equipped with all services and generally with a modern seafront promenade running alongside them, to the most secluded and absolutely virgin coves overlooked by exceptionally beautiful natural landscapes. From one end to the other, the range includes every kind of beach imaginable--including seven for nudists, in Estepona (2), Benalmádena, Cabopino (Marbella), Benalmádena, Guadalmar, Torre del Mar y Maro - for sea bathing in the conditions that the visitor prefers. Nudism is also tolerated on other beaches that due to their characteristics are not frequented by large numbers of visitors, while on all of them going topless is accepted without question.
During the summer, over many of the most crowded beaches the blue flag waves, the symbol with which the European Union attests to the good condition of the water and sand and to the availability of all the services inherent to this type of public facility.
The beaches that are closest to large urban areas are the ones with the greatest number of services, including beach bars (these hospitality facilities may be found even in areas that are not much visited but that have an established clientele) on whose menu never fails to appear the delicious “pescaíto frito” (small fried fish) of the Málaga coast; toilets; showers; children’s playgrounds; Jet Ski, water cycle and ski rental; first aid stations; lifeguards and even cool palm oases.
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