PLACES OF INTEREST

Throughout your stay at the Hotel, as well as being able to enjoy the beach and the sea, the area offers numerous places of interest:

Spa

In our area, just a few meters from the hotel you can find areas of the Spa Albayt Country Club and Spa at the Hotel Elba.

Spa del Hotel Elba	Spa de Albayt Country Club

Sports Zone

You can practice in Silver Albayt Country Club, as well as hiking and other sports activities organized by the municipality of Estepona.

Gibraltar

Visit Gibraltar just 35 minutes by car, enjoy a little england without leaving the Iberian Peninsula.

Banus´s Port and The Sotogrande´s Port

2 luxurious areas, Puerto Banus, in Marbella, 20 minutes, big fashion, luxury yachts, cars and exclusive restaurants.

Port of Sotogrande, located in Cadiz province, just 15 minutes, in recent years has experienced incredible growth, with luxury housing estates, mansions, luxury boats, cars and so on. An exclusive place worth visiting.

Puerto Banus	Puerto de Sotogrande

Selwo

The wildlife nature park Selwo deserves a special mention. It has more than 2,000 wild animals living in semi-freedom in over 100 hectares of terrain. There is also an educational environmental centre for both adults and children. It is considered to be one of the main tourist attractions on the Costa del Sol.

School of Equestrian Art

By creating the School of Equestrian Art in Estepona, without a doubt the Costa del Sol has added a unique incentive to the development of tourism in the area. Within the wide spectrum of services offered by the School, we must emphasise the enormous covered riding school with a seating capacity of 1,200, giving it the potential to hold shows, competitions and exhibitions, improving in this way the quality of tourism on the coast.

Nature

Sierra Bermeja - The Spanish Fir Tree Walk

Sierra Bermeja with an altitude of 1,449 mts, dominates the whole Estepona area with its presence. One can get to the summit through the thick woods and forests of Spanish fir trees, chestnut, horse chestnut and pine trees as well as other samples of wild flowers, plants and trees in this beautiful, spectacular natural area. Wild animals including deer, wild boars, eagles and other numerous species of rodents, birds and insects have all found paradise in this natural habitat.

The rarity of the Spanish Fir Tree and the shortage of them, reduces the location of the famous fir tree to specific points, namely, the mountains surronding Ronda, Málaga and Cádiz, the Sierra de la Nieves, Tolox, Yunquera, Sierra del Pinar and the North of Africa. Although devastated by forest fires, it is still possible to find a considerable area of famed fir trees in one of the most beautiful areas of the province of Málaga, Los Reales. Halfway between Estepona and Ubrique, the Spanish Fir Tree Walk takes us to the Valley of the Genal, a visit which is a must for every nature lover.

Los Pedregales Park

Los Pedregales Park has the most spectacular views of the African coastline and Gibraltar. The rocks, which serpentine along the formation of the terrain, create a landscape of extraordinary rare beauty. The area has installations for campers to enjoy the rural natural area, multi-adventure activities, mountain bicycle, horse riding and country walking, with the added advantage of being just 10 minutes away from the coast

White Villages

Everybody has heard about the rural heart of Andalucía, its most authentic characteristic part, totally magical and washed in white. The areas that are a must to be visited, are: the mountains surrounding Ronda and their white villages; the natural parks "Sierra de las Nieves" and the "Montes" of Málaga, without forgetting of course "El Torcal" park with its famous rock formations considered to be the most beautiful in Europe, and "El Chorro" one of the most impressive places of the province.

Fun Time

The Marina

Estepona Marina has 443 berths for sailing boats and yachts, at just 5 minutes from the centre of Estepona it offers an attractive maritime urban complex. A lounging stroll around the Marina becomes truly enjoyable; fresh sea air, the magnificent sea views full of boats and the incessant flow of passersbys, a selection of numerous restaurants specialising in national and international cuisines and shopping, although not a must, all contribute to making one's holidays the most enjoyable.

The Marina at Estepona is also, without a doubt, the busiest spot to be at night. One can find innumerable discobars, something for everyone's taste. Doors normally open up around midnight and they are still full of life around four in the morning. Closing up time in the marina means opening up time in the discotheques in town, the busiest times being 4 till 7am.

Estepona

While in Estepona, do not forget to visit the remains of the fifteenth century fort and the Church of "Los Remedios" of the 18th century.

Excursions

The team at Hotel Piedra Paloma suggests you visit the Roman Baths, 8 Km away, in Manilva, famous for the therapeutic effects of their sulphurous water and mud, both excellent for the skin.

The Moorish Castle and Roman ruins in Casares once again tell us the story of our land.

The visitor will also be able to enjoy the Saint Isidor feasts on May 16th. as well as those of the Virgen Saint Carmen on July 16th. in which the seamen of Estepona honour their Patron Saint by taking their brightly decorated boats out to sea to accompany her while she is being paraded on her throne along the promenade, all terminating in a quick dip in the waters of the Mediterranean, all supposed to bring good luck for a bountiful year of fishing.

Museums

The visitor can visit the Bullfighting Museum, which exhibits different facets of this Spanish cultural expression and will be of special interest to lovers of the bullfighting world.

Estepona also has a Museum of Antique Tools. A jewel for those interested in everything related to olden times. One can find all types of useful tools and utensils, which demonstrate the inventive imagination and the lengths our forefathers went to, to make tools that would ease their work in the field.

Bullring

Officially opened in 1972, its asymmetric design and irregular forms of the architect Juan Mora Urbano, make it one the world's unique bullrings. Not only have the stars of the bullfighting world fought here but throughout the summer months both national and international famous singers and musicians have performed in the ring.

MiniMarket

You'll find a few meters minimarket to do their shopping.

Hospital

In 10 minutes you can find Hospiten, private hospital equipped with the latest technology and hospital soon be built in high-performance hospital "chare".