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Mijas and Mijas Costa are actually separate entities. While Mijas Costa refers to an area of the coast, incorporating many of the coastal towns around Fuengirola,

Mijas itself is a small village in the hills over looking Fuengirola. One of the finest examples of the "white villages" it is still has much of its charm with its little whitewashed houses perched on the hillside. Its narrow streets are restricted to pedestrians and donkeys (who act as taxis) Make your way up the winding, narrow road towards the village and see the white-washed houses arranged in tiers, clinging to the hillside. The road narrows as you enter the village that, despite it's popularity with the tourists, has managed to retain it's Spanish individualism and character. The town council have used the village's charm to it's full and exploited it's attractive character by providing for the thousands of tourists who flock here in the summer.

The many complexes in Mijas Costa are home to xpats the population, comprises mainly of British, Germans and Scandinavians. The area is marked by lots of pretty coves and beaches with housing complexes (urbanizations) behind. Most of the complexes are carefully designed to incorporate Spanish influence and care has been taken not to produce concrete monstrosities.

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