
Costa del Sol in winter: what to do by car from November to February
Málaga's Christmas lights, skiing in the Sierra Nevada, quieter Ronda and Granada, and walks that are too hot in summer: a winter plan for the Costa del Sol by car.
Málaga Airport is the gateway to the Costa del Sol and inland Andalusia. With a car, white villages, Ronda, Antequera and the Nerja coast are day-trip distance. At Málaga Airport you take a short shuttle to the rental car.

Málaga's Christmas lights, skiing in the Sierra Nevada, quieter Ronda and Granada, and walks that are too hot in summer: a winter plan for the Costa del Sol by car.

How the airport shuttle pick-up works, when the AP-7 toll is worth it, what Málaga's low-emission zone means for a rental car, and where to park.

Ronda, the Caminito del Rey, Nerja and Frigiliana, Antequera and El Torcal, Mijas and Granada as day trips from Málaga, with drive times, parking and what to book.

Nerja and Frigiliana, Granada and the Alhambra, Antequera, Ronda and the coast back to Málaga in five days, with ticket timing and toll notes.