Sightseeing
The old town of Estepona is famous for its attractive architecture and traditional houses. Here some places worth a visit:
- The Church of Our Lady of Redemption (18th Century) used from 1725 until 1766 as a monastery. The entrance combines iconographic, Marian, Franciscan and colonial elements.
- Remains of the Castle Wall (15th Century) an ancient fortress.
- The Clock Tower (15th Century) the remains of a church, which boasts as the oldest ecclesiastical building on the Costa del Sol.
- The house of 'Borrega' (18th Century) one of the oldest houses in Estepona, with interesting period architecture.
- The house of 'Marqués de Mondéjar' (18th Century) an interesting example of aristocratic architecture.
- The church of 'Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios' (18th Century) situated in the Plaza San Francisco and built of local sandstone, which is rich in iron ore. As you walk around the outside walls, you can see many pieces of iron ore still embedded in the stone blocks.
- The Watchtowers, 7 can be found along the beaches of Estepona.
- Remains of 'El Nicio Castle', in the upper slopes of the area known as "El Padrón" lie the ruins of a 9th Century fortress, from which the walls and several towers remain.
- The Ruins of 'Castillo de San Luís' (16th Century) a great castle that once stood at the heart of Estepona.
- The Bullring opened in 1972, its asymmetric design by the architect Juan Mora Urbano, makes this bullring the only one of its kind.