We left El Rocio today. With mixed feelings about missing the festivities and pilgrimage but en-route we did pass a number of pilgrims with their horses and wagons all beautifully dressed up. Perhaps we should have stayed…
Anyway, onto the Costa del Sol and a category 1 campsite near to Estepona named La Bella Vista. Mixed feelings about this part of Spain as we don’t want to find every restaurant serving Fish and Chips and fried mars bars! Still we haven’t been here before so we should give it a chance and we understand Estepona is a well preserved town, far away from the high rise monstrosities of places like Torremolinos, Malaga and Benidorm.
We have heard and read lots of reviews about the campsite which is located with its own private beach and whilst the pitches are allegedly a little cramped, the facilities are reputed to be second to none.
We arrived at the site mid afternoon following a 4 hour drive from El Rocio. First impressions of the site were very good. Yes, the pitches are tight (a van over 7m and full awning would create issues in getting the car on the pitch as well). The hedges though have now grown somewhat from the pictures readily available on websites and there is some shade.
Ocean view
The view over the pool, private beach and ocean is stunning. Not bad for 29 Euros a night, discounted to around 20 Euros per night for a 7 day stay.