CAMINO DEL REY is the main attraction and only a few kilometers away. We can provide you with a ticket for entrance from Monday to Friday. Please ask. Distances This is the real Spain, yet only 40 minutes from the beaches of the Costa del Sol. The historic town of Ronda is approximately 45 minutes drive away and the great cities of Seville, Granada and Cordoba are all under 2 hours drive. Coast/Beach The fashionable Costa del Sol is 45 minutes drive to the nearest beaches. There is a very wide choice of beaches from the popular tourist resorts of Benalmadena and Torremolinos to the up-market Marbella and Puerto Benús. Boat trips, Dolphin trips, water skiing, banana rides etc are available in most of these areas. Carratraca 2 km away, is known as the Diamond of Malaga, it has been famous for its sulphur water spas since Roman times. In its heyday in the 19th century, when taking the waters was the height of fashionable travel, this spa attracted such famous visitors as Lord Byron and Empress Marie Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III.