The thriving village of Sabinillas, with ambitions to be a town, is the nearest shopping destination, lying in the next bay to Casares Del Mar some 2 km to the south-west. Sabinillas is overlooked by the small town of Manilva that sits astride the hilltop behind it.

You can reach Sabinillas in a matter of minutes by car, or alternatively walk along the beach and follow the shoreline, past the Cheringita (beach restaurant), around the old Salt Tower into the adjoining sandy bay. The village has its own seafront promenade lined with small restaurants and bars and includes many fine speciality fish restaurants. Sabinillas has all the stores to meet your normal shopping needs, with outlets of two major supermarkets and many smaller shops providing everything from furniture to bedding and electronics to ironmongery.

The Sabinillas market takes place every Sunday morning on the outskirts of the village on the valley road that leads to the Ancient Roman Baths where legend has it Julius Cesar used to bathe. It is a lively combination of the normal Spanish market goods plus antiquities and junk. Get there at 9:30am on Sunday to beat the crowds.