Mijas

Spain 2009
IMG_6038 town of Mijas Costal del Sol (Coast of the Sun) Mijas Pueblo (Andalucian White Village), one of the jewels of Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun)
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IMG_6039 Mijas Spain Mijas Pueblo nestles comfortably in the hillside at 428 meters above sea level
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IMG_6041 Street sign in Mijas Pueblo
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IMG_6042 Another interesting street sign
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IMG_6044 The original name for the village was ‘Tamisa’, which subsequently changed to ‘Mixa’ and finally to ‘Mijas’ as it is known today.
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IMG_6045 Mijas is a town and municipality in the province of Malaga, in Andalusia, southern Spain.
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IMG_6046 Mijas, its municipality consists of 4 areas: Mijas Pueblo (the hillside village), Las Lagunas (modern, commerical area with some local industry), La Cala de...
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IMG_6047 Mediterranean and Mijas Costa along the coast
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IMG_6048 Mijas Pueblo is the whitewashed village standing high up the mountain with spectacular views over the Mediterranean Copy Mijas Pueblo has spectacular views over the Mediterranean
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IMG_6049 Mijas Costa
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IMG_6052 Costa de Sol-Mediterranean view from Mijas Costa de Sol and Mediterranean, a view from Mijas Pueblo
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IMG_6053-5123 Eatery on hillside
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IMG_6054 A map of Mijas Pueblo on display at a local store
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IMG_6056 Mijas Pueblo has its own bullring, the Plaza de Toros, built in 1900
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IMG_6057 Two ticket windows - sombra (shade) and sol (sun)
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IMG_6058 There are bull fights on every Sunday in high season, they start at 18:30 with a flamenco dance show follow up by a bull fight.
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IMG_6059 Posters outside Plaza de Toros
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IMG_6061 They also offer tour inside as well
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IMG_6063 Posters are paintings, not photographs
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IMG_6066 Some streets are quite steep
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