Day 16- La Herradura and Almuńecar

We were curious about the town of La Herradura so this was our first stop this morning even though we’ll be moving down there on Sunday.

Earliest records show that the name “Jate” was used to refer to this small beach town; Jate meaning "shore". Records from 1526 show the current name, of Castilian origin, refers to the horseshoe shape of its bay (la herradura means horseshoe).

La Herradura is part of the larger municipality of Almuñécar and we discovered why this is called the Costa Tropical! Beautiful palm-lined streets and beaches add to the charm of this small city.

We had an early dinner back at our hotel again (the food is excellent - we split an avocado and shrimp salad, steak, and off-diet dessert of brownies with avocado ice cream!

Not a bad view for coffee and cribbage!Read more