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Iznate is an idyllic white village in the countryside of the Axarquia - the Costa del Sol East of Málaga (Costa del Sol Oriental) - in the South of Andalucia - Spain.

Iznate offers the real rural Spain, the real traditional Andalucia and the real unspoilt Malaga. There are still the beaches, golf courses, shopping malls and towns like Rincón de la Victoria, Torre del Mar and Vélez-Málaga which are only minutes away. Whilst Nerja is 30 minutes away and worth the trip….

Iznate valley has layer upon layer of hills in the distance and yet a 10 minute walk takes you into the centre of picturesque Iznate, a village very much removed from the tourist meccas of the Costa del Sol. Iznate has a number of tapas bars and a post office.

It is less than 15 minutes to the coastal towns of Torre del Mar and Rincon de la Victoria, holiday destinations visited mainly by the Spanish. Both Torre and Rincon have wonderful promenades, dotted with countless beachside restaurants, enjoyed seemingly by all the town's inhabitants, young and old, late into the evening - a simply great family outing - and so uniquely Spanish. Indeed a recent young visitor in August described both Torre and Rincon as 'children's paradise' because of the facilities and amusements laid on for young people in the summer season! Iznate is also 10 minutes from the Moorish city of Velez-Malaga which, amongst its many facilities, has a superb indoor shopping centre incorporating a hypermarket and a variety of fashion shops. And Nerja, the attractive low-rise resort favoured by many British tourists, is just a 20 minute drive away. But if city living is more your thing, then Malaga City is also less than a 25 minute drive. It is a fabulous and vibrant city famous for its tapas bars - and is in many respects not unlike Barcelona but with Picasso instead of Gaudi, with many fewer tourists (surprisingly) and with much lower levels of crime.
This was my first visit to Spain, Costa Del Sol and I really loved the whole experience, especially Nerja. Nerja is a wonderful town and very picturesque as you can see from my pictures…