Day trips from Nerja

Here are a couple of ideas for day trips from Nerja, suitable for a family.

Ett foto publicerat av FjBuenophoto (@fjbuenophoto) Aug 5, 2015 kl. 11:59 PDT

Large cave system that is one of Spain’s main tourist attractions.
Car, bus and/or walk.
“I would also have a morning walk or take the bus to Maro to see the amazing Nerja caves then walk into Maro for lunch.
Learn more about the Nerja Caves: The Nerja Caves
Fundacion Cueva de Nerja: Visit the Cave

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Ett foto publicerat av Rui Sequeira (@rui_sequeira) Aug 15, 2015 kl. 2:49 PDT

Malaga is a nice city with some great buildings, tapas bars, shops and a nice new port area.
Easy access from Nerja by bus. Car also possible, but plan where to park.

Ett foto publicerat av Sabrina Allhusen (@sabrina_allhusen) Aug 15, 2015 kl. 1:51 PDT

Palace and fortress complex.
Wikipedia: Alhambra
Learn more: Alhambra de Granada
Plan your visit to Alhambra
How a day trip by bus from Nerja may be like:
Before the day of visit:
- Read about ticket sales in advance and book ticket online through Ticketmaster. You can for instance book the Nasrid Palaces for 12:30 pm.
- Print out tickets at the La Caixa bank ATM behind the main church in Nerja.
- Book the bus 6:30am bus from Nerja for the day of visit, since the ticket office is not open that early.
On the day of visit:
- Take the 6:30am bus from Nerja.
- Arrive at the Granada bus station after a beautiful two-hour drive up the mountains.
- Go up the stairs, and buy a bus ticket to the Cathedral for around 2 euros. Bus 3 or 33.
- At the Cathedral, take the Alhambra mini buses for 2 euros to the Alhambra entrance.
- You may consider bringing your own lunch, since there is not that many places to buy food.
- To get back to Nerja, take the buses in reverse order.
- You may take the bus to Nerja at 4pm or 5:30pm.

Ett foto publicerat av nicola_fortunati (@nicola_fortunati) Aug 14, 2015 kl. 11:30 PDT