And of course, there's the fair city itself. Take a walk along the streets and poke your nose into some shops, buy a new bathingsuit or try all the different ice cream stands.

On another section of beach behind the beach house are the city docks, stuffed with boats and overpopulated with fishers. Rods can be rented from a little place at the head of docks, so feel free to try and catch some dinner.

Past where the beach turns into grass, a public beach house can be found, with a still pond out front and cool, open-air halls with wicker chairs facing the beach. Bathrooms and changerooms are within, along with a little gelato stand.

The main beach extends pretty far in both directions, and the further you go the more of a change there is. To the west the coast turns rocky, with nooks and wind-carved cliffs. A good place for exploring, or catching crabs.

To the east, the beach curves away in a private cove of even finer sand and calm water. Unlike the main beach, neither end ( Read more... )

Further away from the water a BBQ pit is set up with folding tables and all kinds of barbeques, from the usual kind to the more traditional stick and rock setups. The tables are strewn with summer treats like chips and jello and cold potato salad, but there's still plenty of room for people to bring more. Once night falls, bonfires are set to be ( Read more... )

Not far from the water (but a safe distance from the BBQs), three volleyball nets have been set up for gaming. Replacement balls lie nearby in case some are broken lost. A boombox sits on a beach chair, safely out of the sand, in case anyone wants some victory music.

Costa Del Sol's beaches are a wonder of crystal blue waters and pure white sand, stretching on for what seems like forever. Lifeguard towers are scattered here and there along the beaches, but less than half of them are manned, especially late in the evening. And speaking of evenings, the party is set to go late into the night with torches set into ( Read more... )