I'm new here. some questions re Fuengirola

[Pearlgem]

Hola new friends.

I have always visited Spain in summer as I like the heat. Being a timeshare owner we got a good offer for a gold crown resort 6 k's up the hill from Fuengirola.

My first question is we are going in November ( 1st 2 weeks) amd searching the internet have found many conflicting weather reports.

Secondly we want to hire a car and go inland to see the real Spain. Can anyone suggest some nice routes ( not too long a trip) with nice scenery and good SPANISH food.

My personal bugbear about the Costa's is the English beer, English breakfast. Why don#'t these tourists just ho to Blackpool!!

We used to go in winter to Tenerife but even there it is becoming impossible to even find tapas.

We had hoped to take the ferry to Tangiers but it doesn't seem to run from mid September.

I live in Glasgow, Scotland and we have lots of Spanish restaurants and tapas bars.

Muchas gracias amigos.

[omeyas]

My personal bugbear about the Costa's is the English beer, English breakfast. Why don#'t these tourists just ho to Blackpool!!

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If you don't like English beer/breakfasts etc, why did you pick such such a Brit infested place? :) Along with the likes of Torremolinos, Benalmádena etc, that coastal strip is infested with Brits. The nearest I ever get to any of those places, is passing it on the new motorway, heading south.:D Head down that motorway, turn right at the bottom, and head along Costa de la Luz if you want something more Spanish. Get there soon though, before that goes the same way as the CDS.
I realise that that guiri infested concrete jungle appeals to a lot of people, they go there because of the availability of British food/beer etc, but if that's not what you want, I can't understand why you would buy there. It's a bit like buying in Blackpool and complaining about the day trippers.
Probably Glasgow is more Spanish than Fuengy! ;D

[lolintimp]

Hi,
Not sure where you are..... 6km up the hill.... However, there are many places inland you could visit. If you are in the area of Mijas, then travelling in the direction of Coín and out the other side travelling towards Yunquerra there are a number of spanish villages and any amount of roadside bars and restaurants.From Yunquerra you could take the road to Ronda. These villages are typically spanish in every sense of the word so brush up on your spanish, just a few words really helps, make an effort! There are a number of other places in the area worth visiting so if you want details , let me know.
I always hire a car from a reputable company in Fuengirola, so once again I can let you have details.

[omeyas]

We had hoped to take the ferry to Tangiers but it doesn't seem to run from mid September.


Think it runs all year. I just put some dates in for Nov, just to try it, and it does sail then.
http://www.frs.es/

[Culebronchris]

The Guia Campsa website has one of those route planner things and they also have a section on their websites of "special places to go" It may be worth a look

http://www.guiacampsa.com/gcampsa/es_es//home/home.aspx?userg=

November weather - changeable I'd say. Can still be decent but tends to be nippy even when the sun is out and the sky is that lovely clear blue. It can also pour down for days on end with nasty grey skies and a howling gale whistling into the bar that you have chosen as a refuge.

[Pearlgem]

If you don't like English beer/breakfasts etc, why did you pick such such a Brit infested place? :) Along with the likes of Torremolinos, Benalmádena etc, that coastal strip is infested with Brits. The nearest I ever get to any of those places, is passing it on the new motorway, heading south.:D Head down that motorway, turn right at the bottom, and head along Costa de la Luz if you want something more Spanish. Get there soon though, before that goes the same way as the CDS.
I realise that that guiri infested concrete jungle appeals to a lot of people, they go there because of the availability of British food/beer etc, but if that's not what you want, I can't understand why you would buy there. It's a bit like buying in Blackpool and complaining about the day trippers.
Probably Glasgow is more Spanish than Fuengy! ;D

You have a point but the timeshare we own is in Scotland but we usually do exchanges now. We have 2 weeks though to use up and were offered this resort. Usually this time of year we have gone to Tenerife or Lanzarote but its even more Blackpoolish but you do get good weather.

[Pearlgem]

Hi,
Not sure where you are..... 6km up the hill.... However, there are many places inland you could visit. If you are in the area of Mijas, then travelling in the direction of Coín and out the other side travelling towards Yunquerra there are a number of spanish villages and any amount of roadside bars and restaurants.From Yunquerra you could take the road to Ronda. These villages are typically spanish in every sense of the word so brush up on your spanish, just a few words really helps, make an effort! There are a number of other places in the area worth visiting so if you want details , let me know.
I always hire a car from a reputable company in Fuengirola, so once again I can let you have details.

That is very helpful. I will PM you if you don't mind for car hire details. I reckon where we are staying is near Mijas which I have visited and loved. Had a funny experience there. I do speak some Spanish and while in Mijas got a dose of montezuma's revenge so went into a pharmacia and asked in what I thought was good Spanish saying "Could I have something for diarrhoea and was charmingly presented with a bottle of disinfectant.:)

[lolintimp]

As and when just let me know and I will send you the information.
Stunning views from Mijas dont you think.

[Andalucian Traveller]

The reason you get so many conflicting weather reports is because it is unpredictable during this time of year. For example, as I write this today the sun is shining and people are wwalikng around in their shirtsleeves, while last Saturday it poured with rain most of the day and the temperature went down to about 8 degrees. Having said that, you are more likely to have glorious sunshine than incessant rain.