Anna Collins

I moved to the Costa del Sol from the UK in 2007 and never left. We started off in Benalmadena Pueblo then moved to an apartment overlooking La Cala Golf when I was 6 months pregnant.

After a very brief stay in Riviera we moved back to the tranquility of la Cala Golf Resort, the coast is a bit too manic for us. We bit the bullet and bought a lovely house in Cerros del Águila, eight minutes from la Cala beach one way and Fuengirola the other.

I've spent the years since doing the ordinary things that teach you a place: the school run, the August beach scramble, the long lunches, the drives up into the hills when the coast gets too busy.

I started Málaga Travel Guide because most of what I read about this stretch of coast was written by people who'd flown in for a weekend. They'd tell you a town was charming. They wouldn't tell you the car park fills by ten in summer, or which chiringuitos serve frozen sea food or that the bus you're relying on doesn't run on a Sunday.

So that's what I write. Honest, specific, lived-in advice, the sort I'd give a friend flying in next week. Real place names, rough prices, the best month to go, and the catch nobody mentions.

If something's overrated I'll say so, even when it's famous. And if it's worth your time, I'll tell you exactly how to do it.

Everything on this site is written from the ground, here on the coast, not pulled from a press release. If you spot something that's changed, reach out and let me know.