"La Cala de Mijas - by the ocean of Costa del Sol." Top 5 Page for this destination Mijas Things to Do Tip by Regina1965

La Cala de Mijas is a lovely little town in Costa del Sol. I have got friends who live in the mountains of Alhaurin el Grande and they frequent this beach as it is much quieter than the beach in Torremolinos, a lovely, clean and friendly beach. So I went there often and one of my friends owns a condo in La Cala so I stayed there overnight.

La Cala is located midway between Fuengirola and Marbella. It is a bit posh, I would say. Like all the other towns in Costa del Sol La Cala was a fishing village which has bloomed with the tourism - although it is untouched by mass tourism, which cannot be said of many other towns on Costa del Sol.

Travelling from Torremolinos to La Cala I took the train to Fuengirola (see my Torremolinos tip) and from there bus nr. 220 (the Marbella bus) to La Cala. The trip from Fuengirola by bus is ca 20 minutes and cost 1,25 euros in 2011. Travelling by bus to Fuengirola takes ca 40 minutes and bus 120 goes directly from Torremolinos to Fuengirola and then bus nr. 220 to La Cala.

There is a Mercadona in La Cala and Supersol and many restaurants and cafés. But I cannot recommend the nightlife there, once I and my girlfriend went out on a Saturday night there and there was nobody around. I guess people who want to party go to the nearby towns, Fuengirola or Marbella.

As in so many places on La Costa there is an old Roman watchtower by the beach.

Directions: Travelling from Torremolinos to La Cala de Mijas I took the train to Fuengirola and from there bus nr. 220 (the Marbella bus) to La Cala.