San Pedro is easily accessed by the N340 highway from either Malaga or Cadiz and the C339 from Seville and Ronda. The new motorway also links Estepona and Torremolinos. By sea, the nearest connections are Malaga, Gibraltar and the marinas in Marbella and Puerto Banus. Nearest airports are Malaga and Gibraltar.

San Pedro has its share of history and monuments to offer the visitor, including the Parish Church, constructed in 1866. The building is of colonial style and stands adjacent to Villa San Luis, now the Deputy Mayor's office.

Las Bovedas is a Roman site belonging to the 3rd century A.D and consists of an octagonal building containing a central nucleus with seven rooms around it. There is an octagonal pool in the centre. The purpose is thought to be public baths or a water storage place at the end of an aqueduct.

Close by are the ruins of the Basilica, hidden amongst the eucalyptus trees in the urbanisation of Linda Vista. Recent studies date the ruins to the 6th century and note them as one of the most important of their kind in the whole of Spain. Artefacts discovered here can be seen in the local museum and in the museums of Malaga and Marbella. They include skeletons, personal jewellery and clay vases. The tourist office gives guides of the ruins on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Meet at 12 noon at the Tourist Office at the arch of San Pedro. The tourist office can be contacted on 952 781 360. There is also a tourist office within the town.

Our travels to San Pedro de Alcantara
The most important thing we noticed about the town is the wonderfully constructed promenade and entrance roads which have been designed to allow for a great deal of traffic and ample parking spaces. There are a great number of new developments taking place in every direction. We went to look at the ruins on one of the official tour days, only to find that the tour guide was nowhere to be seen and we couldn't get access to the ruins. We did however manage to get our photographs through the railings. San Pedro is a bit of a bottleneck for the N340 highway and traffic can often be standing up to 3 or 4 miles in each direction. Parking is difficult if not impossible in the town centre - any time of the year. The beaches are well worth the trek and offer jet-skiing, pedalos, sun beds, showers and a play area for the youngsters. There is also plenty of shade under tall trees. There are several beach bars and restaurants. The sand, although a little stony, was clean and plentiful.