Citio de Calahonda, abbreviated locally to Calahonda, is a peaceful and quiet community located on the Costa del Sol, Southern Spain. It is within easy reach of many of the attractions and popular tourist destinations of Southern Spain such as Marbella, Puerto Banus, Rhonda, Mijas Pueblo, Malaga and Gibraltar. It is only approximately 30 minutes drive from Malaga International Airport (also known
as Pablo Picasso Airport) so its prime location makes it an ideal holiday spot. It goes from beachside to high up in the hills, where we are located with luxurious views! Calahonda is a peaceful and trouble free area. The vast majority of residents and business owners are English speaking, so communication is not a worry. Calahonda has three main shopping areas. Los Cipresses, Los Olivios and El Zoco. All are modern and provide most of the things you are likely to need to buy while on holiday. There are numerous other small local shops, bars and restaurants at other convenient locations throughout Calahonda. Calahonda is a modern community with all the conveniences that you would expect of a quality tourist destination. It is a quieter and much more family orientated area than nearby Fuengirola or Torremolinos, which are renowned for being lively and for a very busy nightlife. Because Calahonda is on the coast, you naturally have a large choice of beaches. There is La Luna beach, which is a smaller more private beach with its own beach hut and shower facilities or you could visit Puerto Cabopino, which is Calahonda’s own Port. The Port is particularly quaint when lit up at night. The port has several family restaurants, bars and cafes. To the side of the port you will find ample parking for the beach. The beach is a long beach with golden sand. It has a large well-equipped beach bar, showers and toilet facilities. It has all the water sports that you would hope to find as well as sun loungers, parasols etc. Calahonda has three public parks and one garden centre. Calahonda has two golf course, one small nine hole par three golf course its own driving range, bar and restaurant (La Siesta Golf Club), the other is a full 18 hole course which again has a bar, restaurant and grass driving range (Cabopino Golf Club.) In addition, there are approximately 50 golf courses within easy reach of Calahonda. They do not call it the Costa del golf for nothing! Calahonda is easy to get to and has easy access to other local attractions because there is an exit off the AP7 toll road / motorway at Calahonda. Alternatively, you can take the main costal road, the A7, to and from Calahonda.
