Excursions to Mijas
Mijas is famous for its historical centre with white and blue painted houses in narrow streets, romantic restaurants, their "burro" taxi (donkey taxi), the numerous souvenir shops and its great views over the Costa del Sol.
Mijas is located at only 30 kilometres from Malaga airport, at 450 m2 above sea level will give you a wide view over Fuengirola, the Mediterranean sea and by good weather you will also see the mountains of Morocco and Gibraltar.
You could visit Mijas by requesting a personalised excursion with a private taxi, Malaga Airport Transfers offers this service in luxury cars at public taxi rates.
Reasons to visit MIJAS
In Mijas Pueblo you will find:
- numerous shops; From traditional souvenir shops to leather shops, clothes shops, traditional bakeries, shoe shops, shops shops and more shops!
- cosy restaurants and bars; restaurants who serve traditional dishes of Mijas, tapas bars, pizzerias, lunch bars, English bars, barbecues, you name it, they serve it!
- great views; from various points of Mijas you have a wide view over nearly the entire Costa del Sol.
- museums; mijas owns its own Plaza de toros, has a museum of the preparation of olive oil, Mijas museum of miniatures, bull fighting museum, Enoteca Museo del Vino, Museo Historico Etnologico de Mijas and so on and so on.
- many places of interest, such as "Virgin de la Peña", also called Virgin of the Rock, The Church of the Immaculate Conception, San Sebastian Church, The Shrine of our Lady of Los Remedios, Shrine of Calvario, The Municipal Auditorium, Fortress Walls, Gardens and extraordinary viewpoints.
- original burro taxi (donkey taxi) and horse carriages.