La Rabita is a typical coastal village to the east of the Costa Tropical coastline.

This is a really pretty seaside resort that is mainly populated by the Spanish tourists in July/August each year and for the rest of the year by the local people of the Village.

In the winter months the population of the village is around 1,500 however in the summer months this increases to approximately 3,500.

The people of the village are extremely friendly and go out of their way to help. The village has recently benefited from a considerable amount of European money the same as all the surrounding Costa Tropical area)  providing a new Promenade, pathing, and street lights. In the height of the season the activities center around the promenade and beach front. There are a number of beach bars/restaurants on the front, coupled with a number of friendly local bars in the back streets. In the Winter months there are around 9 bars/restaurants, 3 supermarkets, 2 banks, newsagents, 1 gift shop, doctors, chemists, 2 fresh fish markets and a meat market, whilst in the summer the number of bars/restaurants reach around 15.

There is an all year round market on a Friday, although this is obviously busier throughout the  Summer months. In addition there are many fairs, festivals and Circus's that visit the village, the whole year round.

An excellent bus service also covers this area, which covers connections from either of the 2 airports (Almeria & Malaga). This bus runs regularly and connects Granada, Malaga, Almeria, Seville, Motril and Adra.