Nerja

Nerja, often referred to as the "Jewel of La Costa del Sol" is about an hour and half away from Málaga. Nerja has fame for it's caves, a series of huge caverns stretching for almost five kilometres and home to the world’s largest stalagmite.  Now to be honest, I've never been in a cave before so I had no idea what to expect but woah these caves are super impressive! In 1959 some little village boys were playing and searching for bats when they stumbled upon these caves.  In 1960 they were open to the public. We weren't allowed to have our flash on inside the caves so these pictures are the best I could do. 

Kate and I messing around in the caves

We had nothing to do in the caves except do a photo shoot

These caves are massive

The caves are pretty much what put Nerja on the map as far as tourism goes.  What else does Nerja have to offer? Um, gorgeous, beautiful, and outstanding views of the ocean.  Nerja has a population of around 25,000, of which about 25% are foreign residents.  It was easy to spot who was Spanish and who was a foreigner who relocated themselves to this beach town.  Clue number #1, blonde hair.  Clue #2, wearing shorts and flip flops in January.  Clue #3, All of the British accents, German and French being spoken. It was perfect weather during our entire break but not "flip flop and swimsuit weather"...maybe to the English it was.  I hear they have terrible weather up there.  Needless to say Spaniards have a very low tolerance for the cold and they wouldn't be seen wearing beach wear in January. 

My mid day coffee in Nerja :)

Yes, this is from my own (new) camera! (thanks Kyle!)

This area is called the "Balcony of Europe" and was formerly a fortress designed to keep out British pirates and privateers

The Balcony of Europe again

Although I only spent an afternoon in Nerja, it has to be one of the most beautiful beach towns I've seen yet in Spain. There are plenty of cute shops and restaurants to choose from as well. Kate and I sat down to have lunch over looking this view.  It was delicious and super cheap (the perks of living in Spain = cheap food and coffee).

I wouldn't mind living in one of these cute little white apartments, you?

These orange flowers are spread out throughout this area, not sure what they are