More than 3000 years of history and the passage of different civilisations have left an important artistic legacy that includes monuments and archaeological remains: San Miguel Castle, La Herradura Castle, Roman fish salting factories, a necropolis, Roman aqueducts... Some can be seen at the Municipal Archaeological Museum.
This is in addition to centres such as El Majuelo Archaeological and Botanical Park, Loro Sexi Ornithological Park, Aquatropic Water Park and a wide range of leisure options available during the day and at night. This ensures Almuñécar is a popular destination year round. Despite this, the town continues to back new products like conference and convention tourism, cultural tourism and sports and adventure tourism. In this regard, water and underwater activities are the star attractions thanks to the recent creation of the Costa Tropical Nautical Association, which is registered in the National Network of Nautical Resorts. HOTEL VICTORIA PLAYA is a founding member of this association.
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Temperatures hover around 16ºC in winter and they almost never exceed 35ºC in summer. The area's beaches include many services and places of interest, in addition to solitary coves and even a nudist beach. The range of activities related to the sea is extensive. They vary from diving courses to sailing, windsurfing and kayaking. You can even hire jet skis or go on boat excursions. The area also has a marina where you can hire small boats and berths.

At this event the locals commemorate the victory of Lope de Valenzuela over the Moor Aben Aboo, which took place in 1569, in addition to the miraculous intercession of their patron saint. The procession takes place at night at sea and it heads to Puerta del Mar Beach. Numerous adorned boats accompany the Virgin on this journey that ends with an extraordinary firework display at Los Peñones del Santo.

Different cultural and sporting events take place, as does a day fair during which you can sample traditional cuisine from the Costa Tropical.

During this festivity the statue of the Virgen del Carmen is paraded along the Paseo de San Cristóbal before it reaches Rincón de la China, where dances take place to the sounds of music by the "Niñas de la Hermandad". An outdoor mass is then hosted here. At the end, and weather permitting, the statue is boarded onto a boat before heading to El Peñón de San Cristóbal.

This festival, which has been running for over two decades, is the most important event of its kind on the entire Andalusian coast. Jazz on the Coast, which is an extension of the event that takes place in Granada in November, is one of the oldest international jazz festivals in Europe.