If you’re browsing this website, then you either already know and love this special part of the Costa del Sol, or you are lucky enough to be visiting for the first time. But did you know that for those who live here permanently, or holidaymakers wanting a change from the beach, […]
The weekly market in San Pedro, otherwise known as ‘El Barato’ or ‘mercadillo’, is held on the Recinto Ferial fairground every Thursday morning and opens from 8:00am to 3:00 pm. However, it’s always preferable to arrive from 9:00 am onwards, as many of the stalls are still not set up until […]
Regular visitors to the town will recognise the name as that of one of the main streets in San Pedro, but did you know that the man after whom it is named – the founder of San Pedro – was actually born in Córdoba? What’s more, not Córdoba in Andalucía but […]
Most towns, cities and villages in Spain are centred around a main square, and in that main square you will usually find the parish church. San Pedro is no different, and although it has grown over the years from a small sugarcane settlement to a bustling cosmopolitan town, the church square […]
There was a time, not so long ago, when driving through San Pedro Alcántara was not as easy as all that. In fact, traffic regularly backed up as it tried to cross the charming little town that had become somewhat of a bottle-neck. A solution was needed both for the benefit […]
Many of the coastal towns on the Costa del Sol – Marbella included – were originally quaint little fishing villages before they became resort destinations. San Pedro Alcántara is not one of them, for it is a fine example of the agrarian colonies that were established in parts of Andalucía during […]