Events, local discoveries and useful stories for your time here.
Mijas is really two places: Mijas Pueblo, a steep white village set high on the mountainside with sweeping views over the Costa del Sol, and Mijas Costa, the beachside sprawl of La Cala and the resorts below. The old village, with its famous donkey-taxis and clifftop chapel, keeps a postcard-Andalusian feel, while the coast does the beach holidays.
Down at the shore, the Día del Carmen brings a seafaring procession to La Cala de Mijas in July, when the fishermen's patron is carried out over the water, and Vive Mijas de Noche fills summer evenings with a craft market and live music. Here's what's on while you're here.
16Jul
Each 16 July the coastal village of La Cala de Mijas honours the Virgin of Carmen, patroness of fishermen, with a colour
On now · Águilas
On now · el Castell de Guadalest
On now · Pollença
On now · Breña Alta
On now · Alaior
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