Fuengirola

A brief guide to Fuengirola

Fuengirola is located about 20 minutes from Malaga (AGP) Airport just off of the N340 / A7. It is certainly one of the more recognised and popular holiday resorts on the Costa del Sol and has been for many years.

The coastal section of Fuengirola stretches for many kilometres and has one of the longest stretches of sandy beach and promenades on the entire Costa del Sol.

Fuengirola has a thriving community with a large percentage of expats that have set up home in the town. However, it is a very cosmopolitan town with large groups of reseidents from all over Europe (Swedish being one of the largest communities).

Being one of the first major tourist resorts, Fuengirola has grown both sideways and upwards. It is fairly built up but still has a charm and ambience that is shared by most coastal and inland towns on the Costa del Sol.

During the summer be prepared because Fuengirola gets very busy and crowded. The long stretch of beach suddenley becomes a wave of sun bathers taking full advantage of the summer sunshine and the protection of the mountains that lie just behind the coast.

In the town centre itself there are a large number of shops selling everything from the usual Spanish gifts for holiday makers to designer clothes and shoes. There are many different commercial districts in Fuengirola both in the town and on the mountain side of the road which is really the "poligino" or to us the Industrial / Commercial Park.

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Some of the main parts of the commercial district are the large department store called Dunnes (in fact Dunnes Stores have 2 shops if Fuengirola although the largest is on the commercial park area), the new shopping centre the Miramar Centre and a number of main car dealers.

Fuengirola spreads out over a very large area and incorporating areas like Los Boliches. In the town centre there is a main bus station and a train station which runs to Malaga city centre and Malaga Airport.

Back at the beach areas of Fuengirola, where you can choose form pretty much any water sport activity, there are restaurants after restaurants, numerous cafes, bars, clubs and hotels. Half way along the promenade there is also an attractive marina area where you can arrange diving lessons, fishing trips, sight seeing trips or just sit and have a few cocktails.