{"id":12414,"date":"2017-02-14T09:16:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=12414"},"modified":"2017-05-22T07:54:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T11:54:33","slug":"traveling-to-costa-del-sol-and-malaga-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/traveling-to-costa-del-sol-and-malaga-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling to Costa del Sol and Malaga with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post is part of my Traveling Tuesday Series<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n

After our little ferry-boat trip to Liverpool<\/a>, we decided when our second daughter, Sugarplum, was 12 weeks old we were ready for a bigger adventure so set off for Malaga and the Costa del Sol region of Spain. It was the only beach holiday we took while living abroad and while we loved the trip, we realized we’re just not really beach people and still spent a lot of time seeing the sites rather than lounging on the beach.<\/p>\n

Here are the basics of traveling to Costa del Sol and Malaga with kids:\"Traveling<\/a><\/h2>\n

Getting Around<\/h3>\n

There is a great train system that runs from the airport in Malaga\u00a0and along the coast of Costa del Sol though it is a bit of a walk from the train station to the beach in places (about 15 minutes).<\/p>\n

Kid Accessibility<\/h3>\n

It is very easy to walk around Costa del Sol,\u00a0especially along the beach areas where there are wide sidewalks and plenty to see and do from restaurants and cafes to shops to playgrounds on the beach. The cities, though, are a little more challenging for taking strollers\/buggies as the area is quite hilly so there are many steps and steep climbs throughout the villages and cities.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Eating in Costa del sol and Malaga with kids<\/h3>\n

We stayed at one of the many all-inclusive resorts along the coast about 15 km south of Malaga which made eating with the kids a lot easier (the resort staff even walked off with Sugarplum a few times while I was eating!) \u00a0But we also enjoyed some meals out at local restaurants where we got to try the local fare and enjoy the beach side atmosphere. The options were plentiful and we didn’t have a problem finding things\u00a0that our then two-year old, Honeybun, would eat.<\/p>\n

Preparing for a trip to Costa del Sol and Malaga with Kids:<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m big on planning our trips ahead of time because traveling with kids makes things just a little bit more complicated as they aren\u2019t always very patient when you don\u2019t have a plan so I always did a lot of research and planning before our trips. Check out my tips and advice for:<\/p>\n