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Balcony of Europe

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Balcón de Europa - Provincia de Málaga y su Costa del Sol

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The famous Balcón de Europa, which was built where once stood the fortress that was destroyed in 1812 during the War of Independence, sits at the end of a broad palm-lined avenue that ends in a circular plaza that provides a panoramic view of the entire Nerja coast and, in front, an immense seascape that holds viewers spellbound.

For years it has been held that it was King Alfonso XII, during his visit to the region after the earthquake that shook La Axarquía in 1884, who upon approaching this place baptised it with the name by which it is known throughout the world (“Balcony of Europe”). There are now serious doubts as to the veracity of that account or whether that was Alfonso XII’s precise exclamation, but it is true that from that time the former Paseo de la Batería (“Battery Promenade”, an allusion to the battery of cannon that used to be in the fortress) began to be called Balcón de Europa.

Road Directions

You need to take the Mediterranean Expressway (A-7; N-340) from any point on the Málaga coast to get to Nerja, remembering to go towards Motril and Almería. Once in the village you will find directions to the El Balcón de Europa, which is located next to the beach.

Full graphical path: http://bit.ly/l8HbWE

Contact

Balcony of Europe
Balcón de Europa, s/n
Nerja
Málaga
29780

Tel: +34 952 12 62 72

Fax: +34 952 22 52 07

Website:

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