Villa Olimpica is only about a 10 minute walk from the centre of Competa with the full compliment of bars, restaurants and supermarkets.
Competa is part of Andalucia, the Southern most province in Spain. It is an area famed for its wine, olives, oranges, avocados and the best honey ever!
It is a quiet village with about 4000 residents but its popularity with tourist visitors means there are plenty of bars, restaurants and supermarkets. There is a weekly market and souvenir shops. Competa also has a central plaza that is usually the meeting place for visitors and locals alike. You may even see the local goat herder wondering around the countryside with his herd of goats.
The nearby National Park dominates the view to the North with fantastic views of the mountains. There is also a natural waterfall in the middle of the mountains alongside the winding dirt tracks which has ice cold natural spring water as a bonus when you arrive which you drink and bathe in.
A range of excellent beaches ar 17 km's or so down the mountain along at the resorts of Torrox, Nerja (location of the Balcon de Europa) and Torre del Mar. Other tourist attractions include the Caves of Nerja, and the Aqua Park at Velez Malaga (just outside Torre del Mar) with lots of slides for both young and old together with a wave machine. There are also the plentiful street markets to pick up a few bargains.
Andalucia is a land strongly influenced by the Moors with distinctive architecture, numerous white walled villages nestling in the mountains. The villages remain distinctly Spanish with English rarely spoken.
Further along, approximately 2 hours away are Granada with the Alhambra Palace, Gibraltar, Seville and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is also possible to get a ferry across Morocco for a day trip from Malaga. If you fancy a bit of life in the fast lane then you may like to visit Torremolinos for the day which is about an hours drive drive away. There is an even larger aqua park there. |
