Motril is a Port City. It has a bustling marina filled with fishing boats and pleasure crafts.
The city is located in the province of Granada on Spain's famous "Costa Tropical".
With the majestic "Sierra Nevada" mountain range at it's back, Motril looks out over the blue Mediterranean Sea.
Virtual Panoramic Port Visit
The Costa Tropical lacks the sandy beaches of, say, the Costa de la Luz but it stays warmer for longer and that itself attracts cruise liner devotees from America.
The arrival of cruise ships has been good news for the economy of Motril, Granada and the Costa Tropical.
That, coupled with regular ferry crossings to Melilla and El Hoceina in Morocco, means the new improved port has been busier than ever before.
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| Motril to Morocco Ferries |
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| Sea Cloud 11 moored in Motril Harbour |
This new, three-mast tall ship is slightly longer than the original Sea Cloud, and has the look, ambiance and feel of a 1930s sailing vessel but with all the latest high-tech navigational aids.
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Long gone the days when it was possible to simply stroll to the waters edge and watch the fisherman bring in their catch.
All manner of security measures now prevent you from getting that close these days.
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Status of Ships in Real Time
Maritime Traffic Live
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The important autonomous Port of Motril includes commercial port, fishing harbour and Yacht Club with a total of 190 mooring posts.
The Royal Yacht Club is a private club with
the following facilities: restaurant, bar-terrace, social lounge,
library and swimming-pool.Here also you have the possibility to hire sailing boats, (the company is “Viento y Mar”) as well as yachts for excursions around our coastline or fishing trips (the company is “Garra Fishing”).
They organise many other activities such as championships, fishing competitions, yacht and sailing competitions, sailing courses, scuba diving, windsurf or water ski courses, a round the harbour swimming competition in the middle of August as well as having their own swimming club.
Address: Muelle de Poniente, s/n
Port of Motril
Telephone: 958 600037
Latitude 36º 44'N Longitude 3º 33'W
In the Nautical Activities Club of Motril you can practise any kind of water sport, Sailing, windsurf, water bike etc. and they also organise sailing championships like the “I Copa de Andalucía”.
Muelle de Poniente, s/n Port of Motril
Telephone: 958 609408
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Fiesta in honour of the Virgen del Carmen in El Varadero and Torrenueva
These are the fiestas of El Varadero, in the port of Motril, and of the nearby village of Torrenueva, that take place on 16th July.
In El Varadero mass takes place in the Fish Auction building at 12.30 pm and the fishermen sing to the Virgin the “Salve Marinera”.
At dusk, after the procession around all the streets of this neighbourhood, the Virgin is taken out to sea on a boat followed by many other fishing boats decorated for this occasion.
This sight is seen by hundreds of local people, especially fishermen and inhabitants of the port area. There are also fireworks that illuminate the sky over the sea.
In Torrenueva the Virgen del Carmen is paraded around the whole village and afterwards, taken out on a fishing boat by fishermen and volunteers.
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Sales of fish and seafood in the 25 markets of Andalusia in 2011 exceeded 55 million kilos, which translates into economic turnover in excess of 147.3 million euros.
In the province of Granada there is only one market of seafood sales, the Motril, which in 2011 saw an increase in sales and turnover, as compared to 1.6 million kilos of fish in 2010 by a amount of just over five million, has sold 2.7 million reaching 6 million euros.
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Portside Sea Food Restaurants
El Briza del Mar
The Sea Breeze restaurant in Motril is located on Avenida Julio Moreno, 18, in the district of El Varadero de Motril, just opposite the Port. Brisa del Mar is first and foremost a fish restaurant, owned and run by a family of Motril fishermen.
"Enjoy a refreshing beer and tapas at the house invites in this county is a pleasure paradise. But if you also want to enjoy the rich bill of establishment and sit for lunch or dinner, you'll find exquisite culinary delights proposals as fried sardines and other seafood. Enjoy the best atmosphere in this place that reminds the fishing traditions of the area." Translated from Spanish by Google.
Casa Chato
http://www.restaurantecasachato.com
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Spanish Fish Recipes
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