“55 kilometers from Malaga Airport Nerja is the only resort east of Malaga to be featured in the brochures of the major U.K. tour operators. With the motorway or Autovía now open right through to Nerja the journey from the airport takes just 40 minutes.
Once a small fishing village perched between the foot of the mountains and the sea the original village has now expanded into a coastal town with a resident population of over 10,000.
Along with fishing, sugar cane production was once the main cornerstone of the local economy. Tourism is now the main source of income but the town has not been turned into a jungle of concrete tower blocks synonymous with other Spanish resorts. It still manages to retain a village feel to it, particularly in the old town where its narrow winding streets have been tastefully redeveloped to include boutiques, shops and restaurants. Even in the more recently developed areas of town the blending of the old with the new has been achieved in a way that seems to retain the overall character of Nerja.
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