Nerja is on the seashore some 50 kilometres from Málaga, and marks the eastern tip of Málaga's Costa del Sol.
Once a sleepy fishing village, the town now has a population of over 22,000.

The heart of Nerja is its spectacular Balcón de Europa, the "Balcony of Europe", a magnificent promenade along the edge of a towering cliff, once the site of the great Moorish castle, with sweeping panoramic views of the Mediterranean and the small coves and beaches below, against an awesome backdrop of hazy blue mountains.