Welcome to Costa Tropical Dreams.

Did you know that in southern Spain you could ski in the morning and then sunbathe on the beach in the afternoon?? We didn't! Well that was until we were told about La Herradura; a lovely typical Spanish town, where even the Spanish come to holiday.

Overview

La Herradura which means "Horseshoe", so named because of its picturesque bay is arguably "the jewel of the Costa Tropical of Granada Province, Spain". It has hot summers and warm winters allowing the local growth of the tropical fruit from which the area gets it's name. Sailing, windsurfing, scuba diving or just lazing around can fill your days. The evenings offer a wide variety of restaurants from the chiringuita on the beach, and dozens more along the promenade to little back street bars.

La Herradura has a good variety of shops including supermarkets, bakers and the covered market on the seafront offering fresh produce every day. For more varied shopping the towns of Nerja and Almunecar are in easy reach. The old town offers quaint streets to explore and for the energetic there are plenty of walks in the surrounding hills. The spectacular mountain scenery of the Alpujarras is only an hours drive away.

The Weather

Sea breezes fan the shoreline throughout most of the year, tempering the severe summer heat, and there is no rainy season. In fact, it sometimes doesn't rain for many months at a stretch. When it does, it can be torrential and often a year's supply of water will fall in a couple of weeks. But, on average, it only rains 20 days a year. Not a very good reason for bringing your umbrella.
In wintertime, temperatures very rarely fall below 10°C, averaging an impressive 18°C throughout the low season. In summer, this average rises to about 25°C with midday temperatures often well into the 30's.