Almuñecar, overlooking the crystal-clear and calm Mediterranean, is considered one of the prettiest and most picturesque spots of the "Tropical Coast of Granada", - a mountain landscape rolling down to the sea where avocados, custard apples, mango, papayas, midyears, bananas and guayabas growth -.

Everything seems easy and easy going in this white town plenty of character and overflowing with humanity. The heart of the old town is laid out with parallel streets radiating from the plateau at the top of the hill on which the city was built. Once, this hill was an island surrounded by the sea and by the two estuaries of its rivers, natural harbors of important strategic value.