Mon, 28 May 2012
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Expatica reader Murilyn Hutchinson tells us of the lovely beaches and exciting water parks that you can bring your children to in Marbella.SPAIN is just perfect for children of all ages, where ever and whatever time you are made to feel welcome. 
It’s not unusual to see children out with their parents at 2 in the morning. The guaranteed sunshine throughout the summer months means late nights and lazy days.
We usually rent an apartment on a complex close to Marbella town centre; it has five swimming pools and four outside jacuzzies and a large terrace perfect for BBQs.
My children tend to spend at least three to four hours in the pool every day. It takes a few days to adjust to the weather and enjoy the beautiful apartment. The beaches are clean and it’s ideal to just laze on the beach the entire day – just like my eldest daughter.
Bring a bucket and spade for the little ones and you can spend a whole day just lapping up the sunshine. (Don't forget the suntan lotion)
Throughout the summer months there are festivals, fairs and ferias all along the coast. They start at around 6pm in the evening and carry on till the early hours of the morning.
In 2007, we went to the opening night of a feria in La Cala, Mijas Costa. The rides were price at EUR 1 per person and the shows were all free of charge. My children had a whale of a time.
Torremolinos water park
We visited two waterparks – one in Fuengirola and one in Torremolinos. If you have younger children, I would recommend the one in Torremolinos because they have a massive under five swimming area. They also put on a fantastic show at both waterparks at the end of the day. It’s also good value for money as adults pay EUR 20.50 and children from four to 12 pay EUR 14.50 for the entire day.
If you fancy a really fun packed day then do the Crocodile park as well which is situated right next door to the waterpark in Torremolinos.
Paloma Park
Hi All,
Just back from Marbella where I spent some time with my kids. Tivoli was indeed great for them, but Funny Beach karting was really "basic".
All our holidays activities were planned by www.experienceboxspain.com who proposes loads of original things to do for kids, but also for adults. Unfortunately they only focus in Andalucia, but the service and the number of options they offer was great.
Marbella was really quite this year, we could feel the crises and the consequences of the hash cloud. The hotel we were in was quite and nearly empty. A bit sad, but on the other hand service everywhere was much better than in the past, proving people do care for tourists much more than before, so that's a good thing.
Has anyone got the same feedback ?
Regards,
Bob
Hi All,
Just back from Marbella where I spent some time with my kids. Tivoli was indeed great for them, but Funny Beach karting was really "basic".
All our holidays activities were planned by www.experienceboxspain.com who proposes loads of original things to do for kids, but also for adults. Unfortunately they only focus in Andalucia, but the service and the number of options they offer was great.
Marbella was really quite this year, we could feel the crises and the consequences of the hash cloud. The hotel we were in was quite and nearly empty. A bit sad, but on the other hand service everywhere was much better than in the past, proving people do care for tourists much more than before, so that's a good thing.
Has anyone got the same feedback ?
Regards,
Bob
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