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Fuengirola Beaches
PLAYA DEL CASTILLO
Location: From Malaga, on the N340 take the
bypass to Castillo Sohail, it is the last exit before leaving
the municipality of Fuengirola. There is ample parking near
the beach.
Services: Hammocks and sombrillas, bus stop,
showers, hotels and camping’s nearby, parking, chiringuitos
and restaurants, First aid services and beach security.
Description: The Playa del Castillo is one
of the best in Fuengirola, it is situated in the shadow of
the medieval fortress of Sohail, People come here to get away
from the tourist onslaught that hits the area every summer.
The absence of beachside buildings ensure long evening sunshine.
This beach has been traditionally used for overnighters where
people set up camp and stay until dawn.
SANTA AMALIA
Location: From Malaga take
the N340 and go to the centre of Fuengirola, at the town Hall
take Calle Marconi to the beach.
Services: Chiringuitos, disabled access,
showers footbaths, lifeguards. First aid, watersports rentals,
sunbeds and parasols of course, Playgrounds for the kids.
Description: It is a kilometre long, and
has all the best services. It is situated a stroll away from
Fuengirola where even record shops look onto the beach. It
therefore fills up very often, despite it being narrow on
one side it widens as you go west.
LOS BOLICHES
Location: From Malaga on
the N340 take the bypass to Los Boliches/Fuengirola and go to Plaza de San Raphael in the direction of the sea.
Services: Showers and footbath, Playgrounds,
watersports rentals, sunbeds, parasols, lifeguards, beach
security and the Red Cross.
Description: A blue flag holder for many
years, the sands and waters are always clean, the showers
and footbaths are fed by ramps for the disabled. This beach
attracts a mixed crowd, and is always full of hustle and bustle.
LAS GAVIOTAS
Location: From Malaga on
the n340 take the first bypass to Los Boliches.
Services: Parking, public showers, security
towers local police, rescue operations sunbeds paseo maritimo,
newsstands, bins, telephones, playgrounds watersports rentals
restaurants, bars and hotels.
Description: The Golden sands and moderate
swell ensures that this is one of the most visited of the
area. Tourists especially flock here to enjoy the traditional
cuisine and sun, sand and sea; it is two and half km in length
and 60 metres in width.
TORREBLANCA
Location: From Malaga on
the N340 arriving at Fuengirola take the first bypass signed
Los Boliches
Services: Parking, public showers, security
towers local police, first aid, lifeguards sunbeds, parasols,
bins paseo maritimo, restaurants, bars, hotels and chiringuitos,
and watersports rentals.
Description: Few beaches in the area can
claim to be this tranquil, it lies a fair bit away from the
town. 1600 metres in length and 30 in width, its waters are
rarely cold, its sands fine and golden. All danger areas are
signposted which attracts the windsurfers and kayak enthusiasts.
Weekends see the beach fill up with tourists but almost never
to capacity.
CARVAJAL
Location: from Malaga on the old N340, just
after leaving Benalmadena, on the edge of Fuengirola.
Services: Red Cross lifesaving, watersports
rentals, more than a hundred sunbeds and parasols, a small
wooden playground, and of course the ever present chiringuitos.
Description: Is one of the better beaches
of Fuengirola, it avoids the summer overcrowding, the sands
and waters are clean, the shower access is aided by wooden
ramps. The playgrounds and Red Cross, attracts a lot of families,
there are no sandbanks which allow for a gradual deepening.
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