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Spain Driving Directions

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Day One

  1. From the Málaga airport, take 340 (1 miles) to A404 (1 mile) to E15/A7 towards Málaga Centro (2 miles; 5 minutes).
  2. Take exit 231A to Málaga Centro onto Avenida de Blas Infante, which turns into Avenida de Andalucía (2 miles to Centro), becomes Alameda Principal, and then turns into Paseo del Parque. Follow signs to Gibralfaro hill where you can stay at the Parador de Gibralfaro hotel.
  3. Walk to the center from here or drive to the parking lot at the Plaza de la Alcazaba, and walk 5 minutes to the Picasso Museum at 8 Calle San Agustín.
  4. Head to nearbyto Bodegas El Pimpi restaurant, at 62 Calle Granada, for dinner.

Day Two

  1. From Málaga, take E15/A7 toward Algeciras. (82 miles; 86 minutes)
  2. As you approach Algeciras, after you pass San Roque, take exit 106A onto A48/E15.
  3. Take A48/E15 to a left turn onto E5/N340. (5 miles; 7 minutes)
  4. Take E5/N340 to Tarifa and then travel another 10 miles to CAP 2216, which leads you short distance to beach at Baelo Claudio. (21 miles; 25 minutes)
  5. From Baelo Claudio, return along same route to N340 heading toward Cádiz until just after Zarzuela where you turn off for a coastal detour. (25 miles; 37 minutes)
  6. Take A2227 to Zahara de los Atunes on coast. (Half a mile)
  7. Pick up A2231 along the coast North to Barbate. (6 miles; 15 minutes)
  8. Take A2233 towards Conil de la Frontera, continuing along the coast. (16 miles; 55 minutes)
  9. Just before Conil de la Frontera, veer to the right, continuing on A2233 (or Calle de Conil) back to N340.
  10. Take N340/E5/A48 toward Cádiz. (28 miles; 25 minutes)
  11. Where the highway forks, follow signs to Puerto Real/El Puerto de Santa María Turn onto CA-32 until you arrive in El Puerto de Santa María. (4 miles; 8 minutes)
  12. To reach Hotel Duques de Medinaceli in El Puerto de Santa María, drive through the zone of Valdelagrana, past Decatlón (a large department store), until you reach a rotary in front of the RENFE train station.
  13. Take a left at the rotary and park at the hotel.

Day Three

  1. Ask the hotel concierge for directions to nearby Osborne Bodega de Mora at Plaza de Torres in El Puerto de Santa María.
  2. To return to Cádiz, get back onto CA-32, heading toward Cádiz. (7 miles; 15 minutes)
  3. Near Puerto Real, travel along N443 until you reach Cádiz. (7 miles; 15 minutes)
  4. N443 leads into Cádiz; take Avenida main road into Cádiz to the old port or “muelle,” where you can park. From here, walk 2 to 3 minutes to Hecho en Cádiz in the old part of town.
  5. To return to Málaga, take N443 to AP4. (4 miles; 7 minutes)
  6. Continue on AP4 heading toward Los Barrios and then Algeciras. (12 miles; 10 minutes)
  7. Turn onto A381 toward Algeciras/A7. (55 miles; 1 hour)
  8. Take exit 231A towards Málaga Centro and onto Avenida Blas Infante. (2 miles to Centro)

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