Fuengirola
Fuengirola lies just 20km south west of Malaga airport half way
between Malaga city and
Marbella. It is the third major tourist
development on this section of Spain's Costa del Sol along with
Torremolinos and Benalmadena Costa.
This huge resort covers some
10km of coastline with intensive developments of hotels and
apartments many of them high rise forming the typical concrete
jungle resort which attracts mainly British tourists.
Although catering for all age groups it is probably most popular
with families and middle aged couples than with the younger crowd.
You can find a selection of highly recommended hotels and apartments at discount
rates on our Fuengirola Hotels page.
Alternatively take a look at our Fuengirola Villas page and our Fuengirola
Apartments page.
The beaches are impressive and spread the whole length of the
resort area apart from the central marina area from where you can
take part in a selection of watersports. Surprisingly in such a
tourist centre you'll still see fishermen out on their small
trawlers each morning catching your evening meal should you frequent
one of Fuengirola's seafood restaurants where the morning's
catch becomes the evening speciality. No need for the less
adventurous visitor to be afraid as there's plenty in the way of pub
grub and fish and chip shops!
You can pass many hours wandering along the long promenade along the
coast stopping at the many bars and cafés. If you can cope
with the climb you can visit the remains of the Moorish castle of
Sohail on the western edge of the resort. Tuesday is a big day for shopaholics when the weekly market which moves up and down
the coast each day is set up in the centre of town and is the the
Costa del Sol's most popular market destination.
If you're feeling a little more energetic you'll find plenty places
from where you can go windsurfing and scuba diving is
popular. There's a zoo which should keep the kids amused for a few
hours as well as a water park. Fuengirola is especially
popular with golfers as it is ideally located for access to a wide
selection of courses on what has become known as Spain's Costa
del Golf. By night there's no shortage of bars and
restaurants to suit every taste and pocket.
You can book half day excursions from Fuengirola to Marbella,
Mijas, the Caves of Nerja and Malaga city. Full day tour
destinations include Granada to visit the Alhambra Palace,
Seville,
Cordoba and
Ronda. Other novel tours are a Gibraltar shopping trip
and a full day excursion to Morocco.
If you'd prefer to just use
public transport rather than going on a scheduled coach tour you can
always find a taxi for local outings and there are regular coastal
bus services up and down the coast. There are trains into Malaga
city every 30 mins which is well worth the effort to see the Moorish
ruins of the Gibralfaro and the new Picasso museum.
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