The frontal section of Calahonda, which is visible from the main CN-340 road, has many restaurants and shops but the best of the shopping, eating and entertainment can be located in the El Zoco centre. Here you can find just about everything that Calahonda has to offer.

Across the road and adjacent to the El Zoco complex you will find more shops and restaurants, not to mention a gymnasium and other fitness venues

Calahonda is located close to several golf courses and has the typically sun-drenched beaches for which the Mediterranean is famous.

Just a couple of kilometres along the road is Puerto Cabopino, which has the reputation for being the most secluded and picturesque port on the Costa and is a popular venue for tourists who want to enjoy a good meal before taking a walk along its sandy beaches. Some of the Coast's most popular restaurants, such as Albert's and Giuseppe's Pizzeria, are located here.

Nearby you'll discover Miraflores, a popular golf and lawn bowls resort and then Mijas, Andalusia’s most popular white village, which is situated slightly further northeast in the hills.

Calahonda is a relatively new area in terms of development and so has only one monument. If you travel into the hills of Calahonda, just past the El Portón complex, you will encounter a small Christian monument which, due to its location, stands out like a beacon; on a clear day you should be able to see the whole coast from here, including Africa and Gibraltar.

The gastronomy in this part of the Coast is 100% international with global influence being the only common factor! Calahonda is only about 30 years old, so traditional dishes served before this time are either unknown or carefully guarded secrets of the Vandulken brothers, whose farms previously occupied the land.

Calahonda's fiesta provides visitors with the opportunity to sample the pleasant Spanish tradition of churros, a fried and battered dough which is generally served with a cup of thick hot chocolate, in which your churros should be dunked. Winter sees an explosion in consumption, with many of the locals eating them for breakfast.