Hi,

We will be in Spain in early May 06.

We are going to hire a car in Malaga and then make our way to Sevilla where we will spend 2 days. We have 3 days in between where we would like to stay in some little coastal town along the way.

We were thinking about Vejer de la Frontera, any other suggestions?

We are looking for something picturesque.

Nerja is very nice, its only one hours drive from Malaga, and its a pretty place, not too built up yet, and very easy access to Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Granada, and Rhonda.

I agree that Nerja is a good destination. We spend two weeks there each year.

Paraiso del Mar is hotel in a great location that gets good reviews.

http://www.jpmoser.com/paraisodelmar.html

I love Nerja but it is the opposite direction to your route. I would spend a nite in Ronda and the next nite in Arcos de al Frontera.

you might want to consider staying the night in Grazalema (bout half way between Ronda and Arcos. the scenery there is breathtaking.

vejer is a lovely hill top town. Stay at the Casa de Calipha hotel.I stayed here in October,the food in the restaurant is very good.

Agree about Vejer--it's really charming. Of course Rhonda is lovely too, but Nerja, as nice as it is, is the other direction.

Thankyou all for your help. I ended up booking at Vejer at a place called Aqui Vejer which seems to have received all great reviews.

Thanks to all of the comments though, we have changed our trip slightly so that we can still make a stop at Nerja-so thankyou all for your input.

" We have 3 days in between where we would like to stay in some little coastal town along the way."

The entire stretch of coast is basically the Ft. Lauderdale, a bunch of hi rises. Nerja is the one exception, but it is in the wrong direction. I'd cut up and go to Ronda. Carmona is also a nice town with a beautiful parador.

Also, 2 days in Sevilla is not enough. You should make it at least 3.

Actually, here is a better itinerary.

1. Land at Malaga, drive to Nerja
2. Drive from Nerja to Granada. You have wasted your trip to Spain if you don't see the Alhambra.
3. Drive to Cordoba, see the Mezquita.
4. Drive to Seville.