The following apply to La Molineta but we have not explored all the possibilities in Periana. The hiking potential is vast at both sites. At Periana the swimming pool is purified using a salt treatment technique to avoid pollutant chemicals and at La Molineta the pools use a minimal chemical input with an electronic purifying system.

Tennis courts are available at the Parador in Nerja and at the Tennis Club de Andaluz on the road out of Nerja towards Almunecar. These must be booked in advance.

Golf courses are plentiful on the south coast of Spain and there are several within a reasonable distance of La Molineta. Golf courses are planned in the vicinity of Periana but the coastal facilities are only 25 minutes away.

Riding stables offering horses for hire are located on the road to La Noria off the Frigiliana to Nerja road, and trekking is possible depending on availability.

Swimming The houses in the Molineta complex all have their own beautifully landscaped pools for private use except for La Cuadra which has a plunge pool. The Parador in Nerja has another pool and there is a municipal pool in Frigiliana. The latter two pools are only open in season.

Nerja has a variety of lovely beaches and a naturist one also. The largest, cleanest and most popular is the Burriana beach which has a wide range of beach restaurants and shops.

For the more adventurous, there are coves below the Almunecar road that are delightful, although some are more difficult to get down to.

Water Sports In season, the beaches in the area offer a full range of water sports such as sailing, wind surfing, water skiing, aqua gliding, banana boating, pedalos etc. Some offer tuition.

Hiking The mountains around the Molineta are part of the national park of the Alpujarras and offer superb opportunities for walking cross country and there are also countless dirt tracks leading off into the wilderness for the less intrepid. Good detailed maps of the area are available including some giving details of particular walks of outstanding natural beauty. Though around Periana the area is not a national park it is also startlingly beautiful and very wild in places.

Skiing The main ski resort is Sol y Nieve near Granada 2 hours drive away.

For more information relating to any of these, ask the Molineta manageress who will try to help.