Urgent warning to UK tourists - 'stick to quiet town' and avoid Tenerife, Lanzarote and Majorca

Spain's Balearics and the Canaries stay immoderate of the astir fashionable vacation destinations for Brits. But holidaymakers person been warned to debar the islands and alternatively sojourn a 'quieter' spot

UK holidaymakers successful the Balearic Islands and Canaries person been encouraged to swap their accustomed tourer traps for a lesser-known Spanish town.

As Spain grapples with section protests and discontent implicit overtourism, fashionable destinations similar Tenerife, Lanzarote, Menorca and Majorca are becoming progressively fraught. However, there's bully quality for Brits sticking wrong the European Union, arsenic reports from the continent suggest a Spanish municipality is "quietly attracting expats" with its 9 months of "pure sunshine per year" and "high prime of life".

Estepona, an Andalusian gem, has been praised for its fantastic nutrient country and top-notch healthcare. According to seasoned travellers Dianne and Guillermo, the coastal municipality of Estepona is dilatory but surely becoming a hotspot for expatriates. Foreigners present constitution 25% of the town's population.

"Estepona has a micro-climate, with 325 days of sunshine per year," revealed Dianne. "That's astir 9 months of axenic sunshine." Estepona boasts galore monuments and museums that let visitors to delve into the town's past successful conscionable a fewer hours, reports Birmingham Live.

Key attractions see the 18th-century religion of the Virgen de los Remedios, which was portion of a convent until 1835; the perfectly preserved 15th-century Clock Tower; and the remains of the Castle of San Luis, built successful the 16th period by bid of the Catholic Monarchs.

"The aged town, with its flower-filled streets and charming plaza is cleanable for relaxing stroll," Guillermo shared. "Estepona stands retired for its affordability compared to its glitzier neighbour Marbella. You get to bask a precocious prime of beingness without spending a fortune," Dianne said.

Guillermo added: "There is simply a beardown consciousness of section pridefulness successful Estepona, and the expats we heard from talked astir however invited they felt. It's not conscionable a tourer town, it's a spot wherever radical enactment down roots. It softly has been attracting expats for a while. It has a thriving planetary assemblage that makes settling successful a breeze."