Photos of the Granada coast

The coast of Granada about an hour's drive to the south of the city of Granada. This part of the coast is known as the costa tropical due to its warm climate and mild winters. Apart from tourism the principal economic activity is the fruit growing such as mangos, custard apples, avocados etc. The Costa Tropical; it has good transport connections. Almuñécar is an important setting in Laurie Lee's account of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, and referred to as "Castillo" to disguise people's identities.