Cafés in Nerja – “Vintage Coffee Shop” We always love a coffee shop with atmosphere. That’s what drew us to visit the Vintage Coffee Shop in Nerja. Vintage Coffee Shop is actually much more than a café. It is also an Antique shop (which you’ll see if entering from the main street, Avenue de Pescia) […]
Restaurants in Nerja – “Que Comemos Hoy?” The Place for Takeaway
Restaurants in Nerja – “Que Comemos Hoy?” It’s a restaurant where we stop off at least once a week. “Que Comemos Hoy?” (translated as “What are we eating today?”) has local food and it’s been a great place to buy local dishes to takeaway. Besides being very good and very typical Andalucian food, it’s also […]
Where to buy Plants in Nerja (and Torrox)
Where to buy Plants in Nerja (and Torrox) When we asked our Spanish friend in Nerja where to buy our plants he told us where to go. And it wasn’t the Viveros (Garden Center) in Nerja. “Whenever I buy plants there they always die. And they’re unfriendly”. The place to buy plants, according to him, […]
Andalucia: The Best of Southern Spain
Andalucia: The Best of Southern Spain Most people visiting Andalucia come here for a week or two. They have a limited time and want to see the highlights of the region. For that kind of travel Rick Steves is one of the best. In the past we’ve discovered places like Bacharach in Germany, Reutte in […]
What’s the town of Nerja like?
What is the town of Nerja like? We came to Nerja in November of 2020. Before coming to Nerja, we had certain ideas of what the town was like. It’s a seaside town so of course there are beaches. And every postcard of Nerja shows off the mountains looming behind town. But we didn’t know […]




