20th-century transformation
Under verificationFrom a village without running water to an international destination
Between 1939 and 1979, Estepona went from having a hotel with no restaurant to becoming a tourist destination with a National Award. Progress had winners and losers.
Hoteles en 1939
1 (Hotel Universal)
Hoteles en 1979
13 con 925 plazas
Puerto deportivo (1979)
613 embarcaciones
Premio obtenido
Nacional de Embellecimiento, 1967
Longitud del paseo
3 kilómetros
In fewer than forty years, Estepona built the seafront promenade, the marina, the large hotels and won a National Beautification Award. The chronicle is clear-eyed: the historic Paseo del Carmen was demolished to make way for the new waterfront.
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