Welcome aboard our sailing yacht "Lets Fetz", a Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 361, in our homeport "Marina La Bajadilla", Marbella, Costa del Sol. We like to give you some ideas for trips along the Western Mediterranean coastline which will leave you time enough to visit as well some of the historical places in Andalucia.
The area of the Costa del Sol might not look too interesting to some of you, as we can not offer anchor bays or small islands but you will be certainly rewarded by an impressive number of marinas along the shore, each of them with its very own character, charm or chic, but all of them well maintained and interesting. Just like the shore itself, where you find typical Spanish villages, an impressive country side and colorful towns like Marbella, worthwhile a visit while you are in the area.
Only 8 miles west of our homeport you reach the famous marina of Puerto Ban&1098s, the absolute "in" place on Spanish coasts with luxurious yachts, famous visitors from all over the world, restaurants for every taste, shops and boutiques open until midnight and the nightclubs and pubs never seem to close. A night in Puerto Bans is certainly a special event, but can be expensive!
Following the coastline going west the next interesting spot in 10 miles distance is Puerto de la Duquesa, a small and pretty marina with excellent restaurants – here we like to recommend Restaurante Macues overlooking the port. If you are interested to see some of the typical "white villages", you might hire a car and take half a day to visit Manilva with the famous Manilva wines, raisins and fresh fruits and Casares to see the rests of a Moorish castle- there is a 18-hole golf course in 5 min walk from the port to invite the golfers.
The next marina going west is Puerto Sotogrande, another luxurious marina, surrounded by golf courses. Well maintained with excellent infrastructure and lovely sandy beaches on both sides of the port, good beach restaurants - "chiringuitos"- this is the right spot to stay the night before going to Gibraltar or Morocco. Leaving Sotogrande we head direction Straits of Gibraltar and the nearly 400 m high rock is soon right in front of us.
Passing "Europa Point" Lighthouse- the 2nd most southerly point in Europe after Tarifa in Spain- and with an impressive mosque overlooking the strait, we reach the bay of Algeciras. From entering the bay until mooring finally in Marina Bay, Gibraltar, it takes about 4 miles. Before you will be shown where to moor, you have to "check in" with the customs officer. You find the office starboard entering the marina. We recommend a "rock tour" either by using the local buses and the cable car to the top of the rock or one of the taxis who offer a guided tour. A visit of St. Michaels Caves, the famous Barbary Apes or the place where John Lennon once married Yoko Ono are highlights of a rock tour.
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Notes:
Notes:
- From the 2.week on 5% discount, also for bookings before 15.03.2009;the prices above are for bareboat charter, please ask for day trip charge with skipper.
Price Includes:
- Moorings home port, i
- Insurance.
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