Hi everybody! I am looking to spend the first half of the week of semana santa somewhere in spain (I will be in Sevilla that 2nd half!). Can be anybody recommend a nice town somewhere in southern spain (Im studying in Granada), that has character, warm weather in April, and a nice beach??

Almuñecar is a very beautiful beach town in southern Andalucia.
Or, Matalascañas near Huelva is also great!

Hope you are having fun on your semester in Granada, Kelar! I´m so CELOSA!!

Sarita

You could try Almeria and the Cabo de Gata - I recommended it on the beaches thread that should be somewhere hereabouts.

Maybe if you're going from Sevilla you should look at Cadiz, especially if you have a car, as you have Almeria more accesible from Granada for any other time. Anyway, I don't think it will be warm enough to swim in April.

Not warm?? Hmm hadnt thought of this one. Exactly how warm will it be in April?? When does it get warm enough to lay out in the sun, tan, swim, you know- the typical beach deal??

Near Sevilla you can stay in Chipiona(90 minutes by bus/70 minutes by car from Sevilla city center.
Good beach, hotels and hostales, 4/6 buses to Sevilla a day,... check www.chipiona.net. Also check at Sanlúcar de Barrameda is more lively (good bars and restaurants) in April than Chipiona, but worse beach.

Near Sevilla you can stay in Chipiona(90 minutes by bus/70 minutes by car from Sevilla city center.
Good beach, hotels and hostales, 4/6 buses to Sevilla a day,... check www.chipiona.net. Also check at Sanlúcar de Barrameda is more lively (good bars and restaurants) in April than Chipiona, but worse beach.

You never know because weather is changable, but if the weather is good it will be warm enough to lay on the sun but not to swim (water will be cold, at least for me). Anyway, if it's sunny, always there's a foreigner swiming. In fact, in the north, there are a few locals that swim every day of the year, doesn't matter if it rains or snows...

Back to trying to find a place to go for the first half of the week of semana santa this coming april. What about Marbella?? I will for sure look into your suggestions! Thanks! One other thought, being that I am looking for semana santa, am I going to encounter extra high prices in these beach towns as well?

if u like beaches that are more natural try Zahara de los Atunes (Cádiz) or any beach in tarifa.

there are also some interesting ruins at Baelo Claudia close to zahara beach. this site is historically important because garum was produced there. garum was one of the principal reasons for the roman conquest of iberia.

for nightlife, go into tarifa city and there are many bars and restarants available. of course, its much more alive in the summer but there will be alot to do even in spring.

on the way to tarifa stop by panaderia españa..and say "hola" to my cousin maria angeles..

Hey Guapetona, your cousin bakes my bread most weekends in summer! More often than not in July and August you can find us pitching our tent at the camp site opposite her bakery at Torre de la Peña.

Zahara is a lovely beach, as are most along that stretch of coast. If you go through the town of Zahara for a few kilometres more you will come to the end of the road at a place called Atlanterra, where my favourite beach can be found. No beach bars or restaurants here, so you must bring your own food and drink, but it is truly a lovely spot.

Bring on summer! Having said that, people are burning if they are out in the sun too long at the moment here on the Costa del Sol. The last couple of weeks have been beautiful and warm. It's hard to believe that four weeks ago people were wading through water up to their waists in Fuengirola and my office was flooded after receiving 159 litres of rain in one day! What's more, the following week (Valentine's Day) the beaches at Estepona turned white after hailstones the size of golf balls fell, confusing everybody into thinking they were a couple of hours up the road at the ski resort of Sierra Nevada instead of the sunny coast!

Marbella is always nice at Easter kelar, although the weather can be unpredictable sometimes. The water is too cold for normal people to swim, but as Miguelito says there are always some crazy enough to get in and turn blue! (Not me!! :p )

I stayed in Marbella last June, the beaches were great... I would def rec. the Marbella area..

My vote is for Cadiz or Almeria (around Roquetas for example).