Travel about 5o Km from Malaga on highway N340 and you will find Nerja, a seaside town at the eastern tip of Malaga’s Costa del Sol. The population of Nerja has reached 22,000, but this town was once a quiet fishing village with few permanent residents. Now the area is no longer a secret and a number of lucky travelers get to visit and stay in the holiday rentals in Nerja, Spain. The town is blessed with a coast that provides 16 Km of beautiful beaches with powdery sand and clear water. The beaches are a major attraction and draw people to the holiday rentals in Nerja to experience a self catering holidays Nerja can provide. All major water sports are available for your enjoyment in many locations on the beaches, including water skiing, scuba diving and sailing. The town has managed to avoid being over developed by high-rises and corporate chains which commonly take over charming vacation destinations and coastal resort towns. This makes holiday rentals in Nerja an especially enjoyable way to take advantage of self catering holidays Nerja offers its visitors. Be sure to enjoy, on self catering holidays, Nerja's most amazing attraction, its fascinating caves. Only three kilometers from the town center, they include paintings dating back to over 20,000 years ago. If you are lucky enough, you can attend a performance in an enormous cave that has been transformed into a concert hall.