Motril

Motril has three berths able to take ships of up to 300 and 200 meters respectively, with drafts of 10.5 and 7.6 meters. Anchorages are available too, and tendering is allowed.

Motril does not yet have a cruise terminal, although one is under consideration.

The town centre is around 4 kilometers from the port, which sometimes provides a complimentary shuttle.

Granada is 64 Km away; Malaga is 96 Km away.

Motril is a port city with a busy marina of fishing boats and pleasure craft. In Granada province on Spain's celebrated Costa Tropical, it sits between the Mediterranean's blue water and the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains. The surrounding countryside supplies Spanish and European markets with a wide range of excellent fruit, while agriculture and tourism are vital to both the local and regional economy. Fine weather and this beautiful setting have made the city and wider area a popular holiday playground.

Cultural sights are plentiful in Motril. The historic quarter is a characteristic example of Arab-Spanish urban development; visit La Encarnación church, built in the 16th century on the site of an old high mosque, and see the Baroque building now occupied by City Hall.

Motril has several beaches, one of them nudist. The best known is Playa Granada.

Riofrio also has a caviar fish farm raising Adriatic sturgeons, otherwise almost extinct, and claiming to make the world's only ecological caviar as well as one of the finest. Riofrio accepts group visits with a minimum of 20 passengers, costing 60 euro per person. Each visit includes a guided tour and tastings of two types of caviar, 10 grams each, and must be booked at least two weeks ahead.

The city of Granada and the Alhambra Palace are attractions only 45 minutes away, reached along an ancient Arab route that is now a modern highway.

Nearby villages are noted for their food traditions and well-stocked wine cellars, as well as their beaches. Motril itself is sunny and warm, averaging above 20 degrees Celsius on more than 300 days each year, conditions that support tropical-fruit growing. The area has also produced sugar since Arab traders first brought the Far East's so-called sweet gold.

The small coastal town of Salobreña is a short taxi ride from Motril, just 5 miles away. It rises on a steep hill with excellent views from the top.

As capital of the Costa Tropical, Motril has a broad range of shops for everyday needs, including many small stores that stand out for their variety and quality. With no shopping malls, commerce is concentrated in the traffic-restricted historic centre, where locals shop, stroll, have coffee or tapas, and simply enjoy the setting.

The currency is the euro.

One euro is divided into 100 cents. There are eight coin denominations—1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent, plus 1 and 2 Euro—and seven banknote denominations: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 Euro.

Spanish is the official language across Spain, though other languages coexist with it in particular regions: Catalan in Catalonia, Galician in Galicia, Euskera/Basque in the Basque Country, Valencian in the Valencia Region, and a distinctive Catalan variety on the Balearic Islands.

For emergencies, dial 112 free of charge throughout Spain. In some tourist areas the service operates in Spanish as well as English, French and German.

Shops generally open from 10:00 to 14:00, then from 17:00 to 20:30.

In Granada, The Alcaicería is an all-day shopping bazaar aimed mainly at tourists. Its narrow lanes are lined with stalls selling everything a visitor might want, whether or not they know it. The market's name means "The house of Caesar". According to the story, the original Alcaicería on this site was where Byzantine Emperor Justinian, who ruled 527– 565 AD, permitted North African merchants to sell silk; the historical account includes Inscrita en el Registro Mercantil de Granada Tomo 1325 Libro 0 Folio 115 Hoja GR-35413. After a devastating fire, the market seen today was built in the mid-1800s. As a reminder…