Fuengirola is just twenty
minutes from Malaga airport, while the local train station provides easy
access to such popular nearby resorts as Torreblanca, Arroyo de la Miel and
Torremolinos.
Fuengirola is probably most
famous for its five miles of sandy beaches, flanked by high-rise hotels and
residential blocks of apartments with magnificent views of the Mediterranean
and sweeping coastline.
A recent landscaping drive by the local
municipality has resulted in a wider promenade and plenty of palm trees,
interspersed with colourful flower beds and additional seating.
The beaches
known as Boliches - Gaviotas and Torreblanca hold a European blue flag.
Fuengirola is
particularly popular with Spanish nationals, many of whom own summer
apartments here. There are also a considerable percentage of British and
other nationalities with the result being an impressively wide variety of
entertainment and restaurant choice, ranging from the Andalucian traditional
tapas (bar snacks) and shellfish dishes to the British bangers and beans
standard, together with Guinness on tap.
The advantage of staying here is
that it is a compact seaside resort and town which has an excellent
selection of supermarkets and competitively priced shops, as opposed to
being restricted to the typical gift shop strip with its imported shells and
t-shirts.
Follow the shopping baskets on
Tuesdays and you will find yourself at the largest and liveliest street
market on the coast. There is also a Saturday boot sale here with the
predictably intriguing selection of items on sale.
There is certainly no shortage
of things to do for holidaymakers in Fuengirola, ranging from such family
fun activities as aqua park, a trip to the zoo and a host of sea sports to a
leisurely sight seeing tour on a horse-drawn carriage, or by foot,
particularly recommended for Fuengirola's neighbour, Los Boliches which
still reflects the ambience of a bygone era with narrow streets,
neighbourhood shops and traditional white washed houses which once belonged
to the local fishermen.
Annual fiestas here include the
feast of the Virgin del Carmen in July when local fisherman carry an effigy
of the Virgin out to sea, while the colourful feria takes place in October
and is the time when the town really comes to life with flamenco, fino ...
(dry sherry) and fun which carries on from dawn to dusk for a week.
HOW TO FIND US
To find us couldn't be simpler! EVERYONE knows 'The London Underground'.
We are located under The London Pub, right on the new entry of the new
“Port” of Fuengirola between Hotel Las Palmeras & Hotel P.Y.R (two of the
busiest hotels right in the heart of the Fuengirola Night Life!).
