Verano azul (Blue Summer) is a Spanish television drama series directed by Antonio Mercero. It was first broadcast on the Spanish Television from October 1981 to February 1982. The series tells a story of a group of youngsters between ages 9 and 17 and their adventures while on summer holiday in a small coastal town on Costa del Sol. It was filmed in Nerja between August 1979 and December 1980. If there is a series that has made history on Spanish television, this is the one. With its 19 episodes the series attracted an audience of about 20 million viewers in Spain and has been re-run several times since then. It was also broadcast in Latin America, Portugal, France, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Poland and Czechoslovakia. This walk will take you to the main filming locations. Great for fans but not only them, as these locations happen to be among the best places in Nerja. You might as well wish to watch the series afterwards. We suggest starting at Burriana beach and going all the way through Nerja center to Parque Verano Azul. But you can also do the walk in the opposite direction. Either way, you will have to go up and down the hill but it is not a very steep climb.

Holly Golightly