Motril - suggestions for excursions from this Port

Having seen the less than positive report on this new addition to Thomsons port destinations I thought I would make a couple of suggestions for people stopping there who do not want to do the organised Thomson excursions. This is a copy of a reply I have made to another post:-

Motril is to be honest a pretty ugly port - mainly serving the ferry services across to the Spanish enclave of Melilla on the North African coast. However, apart from the obvious trip to Granada, it has easy access to the following destinations:-

From Motril it is only a short taxi hop (5 miles west) to the little coastal town of Salobreña. The town is built on a steep hill and there are fantastic views from the top - with plenty of authentic Tapas bars to stop off at on the way. The beach is IMO nothing special but the town is charming and, even in high Summer, you have a magnificent distant backdrop of snow covered Sierra Nevada mountains. You can get a bus from Motril to Salobreña but, as the bus station is in Motril town, a taxi from the Port to Bus Station will cost little less than one from the Port straight to Salobreña. http://www.andalucia.com/salobrena/home.htm

Five minutes drive further west from Salobreña is the larger resort of Almuñecar that has 2 lovely sandy beaches and a water park (seawater) popular with younger visitors. Whilst the gbeaches are fringed with hotels and apartment blocks, the town centre maintains a real Andaluz feel with plenty of Tapas Bars and small, traditional shops. Almuñecar has a well known Bird Park, a state of the art Aquarium and an excellent weekly market every Thursday.

http://www.andalucia.com/province/gr...necar/home.htm

Another option for people wanting to bathe, the little town of Castell de Ferro is just 13 miles east of Motril (15 minutes in a taxi). The several beaches (mainly shale) at CDF are lapped by crystal clear water and the town is very popular with Spanish visitors. http://www.costatropicalnews.com/cos...tell-de-ferro/

Finally, can I end with another suggestion for anyone intending to do the Thomsons Alpujarras excursion from Motril - before going read the series of books by ex-Genesis member Chris Stewart that starts with ´Driving Over lemons´. These books are very easy reading and will give you a good feel of what the area has to offer. http://drivingoverlemons.co.uk/

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Thanks for sharing this information.

Keith

Found the information on Motril very useful. We are sailing on the Dream Moorish Delights on 22 June and were thinking we might be staying on board in Motril! However, we now know there are other options (we don't do the Thomson trips!). Just one question - do you know if there is a bus from Motril to Almunecar or alternatively how much a taxi would cost (roughly)? Many thanks.

Jo lou

Good info, you should consider also posting it on the Spain forum.

I have posted it on the Motril TA page Kirk - is that where you meant?

Jo Lou - the bus to Almuñecar runs from Motril town (a couple of kilometers inland) not from the Port so you would need to get a taxi there first which would cost around €6. The return bus fare from Motril to Almuñecar is €3.29 per person and buses run approximately hourly. See http://www.alsa.es for timetable.

I will try to find the current taxi fare from the Port to Almuñecar for you - would expect it to be around€20 each way.

Have just realised that I omitted to mention the typically Spanish small resort of Calahonda that is only 8 miles from Motril - well worth a visit and a cheap journey by taxi http://www.costatropical.net/costaTropical_Destinations/Calahonda.asp

I have posted it on the Motril TA page Kirk - is that where you meant?

 

Hi Campolady

How do i find that page Motril TA page, is it on this site here cruise critic as i have been trying to find information on our ports and am unable to do so....

Judeniece - TA is Tripadvisor who have a forum for virtually everywhere! The link to the Motril forum is http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowForum-g608990-i17000-Motril_Costa_Tropical_Province_of_Granada_Andalucia.html

A good site for Port information is http://www.whatsinport.com/index.htm

Aww TA trip advisor, I'm half asleep these days thanks very much campolady.. I done a 40 mile walk for cancer on Sat and I'm only half awake since...

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