DESTINATIONS COSTA DEL SOL SPAIN & PORTUGAL


RIGHT: Mijas


FAR RIGHT:


Marbella Golf Country Club


SAMPLE PRODUCT


Prestige Holidays offers a week with breakfast at the Puente Romano, departing September 27 from Gatwick with easyJet, from £1,334.


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A week at the Kempinski


Hotel Bahía with Classic Collection Holidays costs from £1,699, flying from Gatwick to


Gibraltar with Monarch on


June 20, with breakfast.


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Jet2holidays


offers half-board packages at


Iberostar Costa del Sol from £459, including flights from Leeds Bradford departing October 13.


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is increasingly seen as a year-round outdoor fitness destination.


w MARBELLA AND PUERTO BANUS These resorts have bounced back from recession and political scandals, becoming more popular than ever with holidaymakers looking for a bit of glitz. The filming of the popular series


The Only Way is Essex in Marbella and Puerto Banus has put them right back in the spotlight with the already strong UK market, with upmarket beach clubs along the coast proving particularly successful – and not just with the


The authentic Spanish chic of Marbella’s old town, with its boutique hotels, adds to its appeal


younger end of the market either. The well-kept, authentic Spanish chic of Marbella’s old town, where there is a cluster of boutique hotels, adds to the appeal, and premium brands are once again opening stores;


indeed, after Barcelona and Madrid, Marbella has the highest luxury goods sales in Spain. The Puente Romano, between Marbella and Puerto Banus, is one of the most iconic high-end hotels but is certainly not taking its position for granted. It added a Six Senses spa last year and is also now one of the top gastronomic hotels in Spain. Dani García’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant and his less formal yet superb Bibo are just two of the options on the glamorous plaza at the heart of the hotel. Guests have access to the Marbella Club and El Higueral golf courses a short drive way.


w ESTEPONA AND BENAHAVIS While Estepona is an established family resort, it is still very much a characterful town, with flowers tumbling from brightly painted pots along lanes of whitewashed houses. The strip between Estepona and Marbella, including the coastal area of Benahavis, is now known as the New Golden Mile, a trend started by the stylish Kempinski Hotel Bahía. Several hotels have changed hands


LEFT: Kempinski Hotel Bahía, Estepona


and have been revamped in the past couple of years. They include the five-star Healthouse Las Dunas, which focuses on weight-loss programmes and is indicative of the increasing trend for upmarket health-orientated holidays. The Iberostar Costa del Sol opened in March after a €2 million refurbishment on El Saladillo beach on the Benahavis coast, with a fresh new look that includes the chic Sea Soul restaurant and a beach club that would not look out of place in Ibiza.


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