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Estepona museum where you can swim through a seagrass meadow without getting your feet wet
Fancy exploring the Mediterranean seabed without booking a diving lesson? Estepona is putting the finishing touches to a museum makeover that will bring you exactly that.
New immersive room recreates the underwater world
Estepona’s Museum of the Sea, housed inside the old bullring, is completing a full renovation that adds a chamber built to recreate a posidonia meadow, the underwater grasslands, also called Neptune grass, that covers stretches of Mediterranean seabed. Screens and interactive resources will let visitors step into the scene, learning how these marine plants support biodiversity, keep coastal waters clear and shield beaches from erosion.
Celebrating fishing and the sea
Three large display cabinets will now house pieces from the Lopez Mateo Collection, rated among Spain’s finest gatherings of navigation and fishing instruments. Bulkier items have been moved to a more spacious area, making exhibits easier to view and the visitor route easier to follow. New large-format panels covering fishing, marine conservation, riverside carpentry, the canning trade and local traditions add further details for your enjoyment. Three short films, screened on a monitor, focus on the Alboran Sea’s biodiversity, traditional boat-building and the festival of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of sailors and fishermen.
Estepona’s coastline shelters one of only four posidonia populations found in Malaga province, making its protection a real local priority. These meadows act as nurseries for countless of mini species, lock away carbon and help keep the coast intact, just some of the reasons conservationists rank them among the Mediterranean’s most valuable habitats.
Museum of the Sea first opened in November 2025, built around fisherman and collector Miguel Lopez Mateo’s haul of navigation instruments, nineteenth-century diving gear and fishing tackle. This latest overhaul pushes it further, turning a visit into a journey through Estepona’s maritime past, present and environmental future. Fore more information you can visit the Estepona Town Hall website.
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Speakers are being plugged in and locals are grabbing their dancing shoes, for a night of boogying and singing by the water for Party in the Square September 2026.
A free night of music beside the boats
Saturday, September 19, brings back Party in the Square, one of Manilva’s favourite nights out. Festivities run from 7pm through to midnight, taking over the small square at the heart of the port. Live music comes courtesy of local favourite Rocking Johnny, a performer who has been keeping Costa del Sol crowds on their feet for more than two decades, with good tunes and good company promised until the small hours.
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Behind the festivities there sits a genuine cause. Every euro collected on the night goes to Fundacion Aprona, an Estepona-based charity delivering occupational therapy, specialist education, residential care and early childhood support for people with additional needs. Organisers have named it their chosen cause for this edition.
None of it comes together without support from the port’s own traders. Ryders, Corner Flag, Shandies, The Bar, Tobacconist and Morgan Hair Design have all put their names behind the September fundraiser, helping keep entry free for everyone who fancies popping down.
A rare full house for live music
Manilva has had a bumpy few months on the music front. A council cap limiting bars to a handful of licensed live music nights across the summer left several gigs in Duquesa cancelled or scaled back, much to the frustration of performers and venue owners who depend on the season for income. Rocking Johnny himself has been vocal about the toll, warning that elderly residents in particular rely on these nights for company and routine.
Getting there and what to expect
No tickets, no fuss — just turn up and party. Grab a drink from one of the surrounding bars, find a spot beneath the string lights and let the night carry you through to closing time. Families, regulars and first-time visitors are all welcome, the perfect way to close out the summer season.
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