Camping Huerta Romero

Beaches and cities are a big draw in this area of course, but other things to do are manifold – including birdwatching expeditions to Charca de Suárez (30 minutes’ drive away) to stalk squacco herons, flamingos, cormorants and Eurasian spoonbills in the wetlands among rushes and prairie grasses. Nearby in Motril a couple of museums are worth a look, like the Preindustrial Museum Sugarcane dedicated to the region’s 1,000-year past cultivating the sweet stuff and the town’s history museum (both a 25-minute drive). South of here (and half an hour from Camping Huerta Romero) is a golf club if fans of the fairway are getting antsy for a game. Craving the coast again? Go set eyes on it – while roaming around a massive castle – at Castillo de Salobreña on a hilltop 30 minutes away and with views out over the sea. Further along from here (10 minutes) is the Aquatropic Water Park if splash time’s calling your kids’ names.