Hostal Lorca is a small hotel in Nerja, one of the nicest towns on the spanish southcoast in Andalucia (costa del sol). The hostal was built in 2000 and decorated rustical. It has an attractive interior, small pool and a private backyard for sunbathing. There is a bar where you can relax, watch TV, play a game, read, etc. Cold drinks are available. You can make your own tea or coffee and use of the microwave/ oven/ grill, plates and cups etc. It will be like a "home away from home".
The hostal is located in the center of Nerja, in a very spanish street. The beach is a 600 meters walk away from the hostal. In the surrounding neighborhood there are many tapas bars where you can have a good dinner for a very reasonable price.

The hostal has 9 rooms. Every room has its own bathroom with lavatory, shower and/or bath and a ceiling fan/ heater. A TV can be arranged.

We can give you information about restaurants/bars and things to do, what will make your stay in our hotel unforgettable.

We look forward to meet you soon in our hostal !!

Rick and Femma

Hostal lorca is recommended in the following (hotel)travel guides:

*lonely planet
*rick steves
*guide routard
*micheal mueller verlag

Telephone
   You can call us (we speak English, Spanish, Dutch, German) to book or ask first for more    information at:

   0034 - 952 52 3426.

E-mail
   info@hostallorca.com

   We will confirm your reservation or request as soon as possible

By mail
   Of course you can write to us. Our address is:
   Hostal Lorca
   c/ mendez nuñez 20
   29780 Nerja (Malaga)
   España

You can take a taxi from the Malaga airport to Nerja (+/- 65 euros). You can also come relatively easy by bus or train from the Malaga airport to Nerja. From the airport you take a bus/train to the bus station in Malaga (every half hour, +/- 1 euro). From this bus station, a bus departs every hour for Nerja (trip length about 1 hour and 30 minutes, +/- 3,50 euros). Our Hostal is very close to the bus station in Nerja (see also map). Or you can rent a car at the airport. Ask for tarifs at the hostal or surf on the internet for the best deals. The directions of how to drive you can find down at 'by car/ in nerja'.

You can book your ticket online at:

Iberia
easyjet.com
Travelocity.com
Expedia.com

By Car

Bordeaux, San Sebastian, Burgos, Madrid, Granada, Motril, Nerja or Boat to Bilbao then by car Burgos, Madrid, Granada, Motril, Nerja

For a detailed description you can use:

Shell route planner
Mapblast

In NERJA by car:

Iif you are on the highway n340 Almeria - Malaga: Take salida 292 to Nerja. At the end of the takeoff you take nerja again. Then after +/-1km you get the 3th round-a- bound. Take this to Nerja playa/ parador (3/4). The next roundabout you have to go sharp to the right (calle san miguel). After +/- 50 metres, just after the small park, you go to the left and after 10 metres to the right and you are in the calle mendez nuñez. The hotel is after 50m to the left (a yellow building). Parking is possible in one of the surrounding streets. We give tips once you arrived.

By train

The nearest trainstation is at Malaga. You can book online at:

Renfe (Spanish railways)

Nerja was an old little fishing village right on the Mediterranean Sea, but it is still known for its traditionally Andalusian atmosphere(almost no high blocks). Nerja receives a lot of sunshine (300 days a year!) and is surrounded by mountains, sea and culture. The Balcóny of Europe (part of an old fortress from 900 A.D.) is located in the heart of the old center of Nerja. This balcony gives a beautiful view of the coast line. The old center has small streets with picturesque white houses. The Hostel is located in (calle) Mendez Nuñez , one of these streets in the old center.

Nerja has several beaches, from small coves to bigger sandbeaches. The 'playa burriana' is the most famous and has a blue flag. You can walk along these beaches and coves by the 'paseo de carabineros' (beautifull walking path).

In the old towncenter you can by a lot of regional products, like 'vino de la tierra', olive oil, honey and a lot of tropical fruit. And there are a lot of bars where you can eat tapas.

If you don't want to go (only) to the beach, there is a lot to do in/ around Nerja too, as: walking, diving, jeeptours, a sailtrip, car/scooter/ mountainbike hire, spanish courses, flamenco shows and of course the things explained further on.

A few miles from Nerja you can find the international famous caves, cueves de nerja. This caves were discovered in 1956 by a few playing boys and have the biggest stalagtiet of Europe. It is the third attraction of Spain.

Behind the caves starts the naturepark of the 'Sierra Tejeda, Alhama and Almijara', where you can make beautifull walks and can meet the spanish mountain goat (cabra hispanica). Descriptions of walks are available in hostal Lorca. Also by car you can do a lot of beautifull routes (available in the hostal).

On walking distance, but you can also go by bus/car, is Frigiliana, a whitewashed village, which won the price of nicest town of Spain a couple of times.

Granada is a 1.5 hour drive away from Nerja. It is a historic city with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background. This town contains Alhambra and Generalife, the lastl Morish fortress in Europe and its beautiful gardens. We advise you to buy your tickets already at home, through www.alhambra-tickets.es , above all in april/may and september/october. In addition, you will find in Granada the Albaicin (gipsy village), Sacromonte, and many cathedrals. The city has many restaurants and bars.

During the winter you can ski in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (normally from 1/11 till 30/4). They have +/- 65 kilometres of piste, from simple to difficult.

The start of the Sierra Nevada are the Alpujarras. It is absolutely gorgeous to hike here or try the trouch and 'jamon serrano' in Trevelez, the highest village in Spain.

Malaga doesn't have the name of being a tourist must, but since 2003 they have a Picasso museum (closed on monday). But also the cathedral, the Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro are worth a visit.

Sevilla, Cordoba, Ronda, Gibraltar, Marbella/ Puerto Banus can be visited during one day. Information is available in hostal lorca.

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Nerja has the best climate in Europe.

300 days a year the sun shines and due to its unique position in a bay by the seaside Nerja has a natural protection against rain and wind.

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