Nerja - La Playa

Two weekends ago a bunch of us went to the beaches in Nerja. The city is about an hour south of Granada - although it was two hours by bus ride - and is considered a vacation spot for many Europeans. We left midday Friday from the bus station and arrived in Nerja by 3pm. Our friend Emily was great in planning the trip and booking hostels for everyone. Our hostel was really clean and comfortable and only about a 10 minute walk down to the beach. We had a couple rooms and a few people backed out last minute but the owner still gave us a five person room for the price of three people. We spent most of the day laying on the beach and surprisingly I did get a little tan. :) At night our whole group of about 11 went out for for a nice dinner. Most people were brave and tried all the different types of fish they have in Nerja but I haven't been able to bring myself to order fish yet.  Especially since they always bring the whole fish to the table. Our director says this is a good thing because then you know that the fish is served fresh. 

One of the coolest parts of Nerja was the nightlife. There was dozens of bars in the same square and the weather was really nice so hundreds of people were sitting outside drinking and having a great time. I tried to get a picture but the flash wasn't working and the same waitress walked in front of the picture I was talking at least three times so I decided to stop taking awkward photos. 

Lots of people and LOTS of bars.

My friend Alex made friends with our English bartender and he got to DJ and bar tend all night!

The second day was more laying on the beach and jumping off these really large rocks into the Mediterranean Sea. It was probably only a 20 foot jump and the water was certainly deep enough, but it still took a few of my friends and about 10 minutes to convince me to jump for the first time. A few of us were planning on returning to Gtranda on Saturday but we were having so much fun that we decided to stay Saturday night too! It was a great decision because we were able to go shopping and explore the town of Nerja a little moreSaturday evening. We also found this super cheap and super delicious little italian restaurant appropriatley named Little Italy. It was a great find after a long day of swimming, rocking climbing/jumping, and drinking sangria in the sun. I don't have any photos of the beach because I did not trust myself to bring my camera anywhere near the sand or water. Although we did find out that beaches in Nerja do not necessarily have sand but little pebbles that will make your feet sore after two long days of running around. 

Since we weren't planning on staying a second night we had to check into a different room at the hostel. Funny though because there were no rooms left so we got an entire house for the same price!

We had a nice little party on the patio outside before we went out Saturday night!