This mountain village is one of the most isolated in the Serrania de Ronda. It lies a long and windy 11km from the A-376 San Pedro-Ronda road, beyond the village of Igualeja. With a 4x4 or taking it slowly, a basic 'Jubrique track' leads over the mountains from the MA-8301 Estepona - Jubrique road. It can also be reached via another track from Juzcar and across the Rio Genal.
Benadalid is a village that is working hard to develop its reputation for quality rural tourism. With a perfect location, this has not been difficult as the town is situated in the Genal River Valley and close to the Guadiaro Valley and surrounded by Cuco mountains and near the “Tajo de los Aviones” and “Tajo de la Cruz” gorges.
This hidden village can only be approached by car, along its own short but mountainous 3-kilometre road. To find the turn off, look for Gaucín on the map and the junction to the right is 5 kilometres to the north. The municipal district was probably much larger as the pueblo was once the site of an important village.
The bustling market town of Vélez-Málaga lies 5 km inland from Torre del Mar, surrounded by subtropical vegetation. Capital of La Axarquía, Vélez-Malaga, often simply referred to as Vélez, is the centre of an agricultural region known for its strawberries and vineyards, which produce the muscatel grapes from which the famous Málaga wines are made.
Marbella is famous throughout the world for its glitzy image and glamorous night life. Many of the exclusive venues are located in Puerto Banus and on the Golden Mile. many visitors who come to Marbella come to party, and there is no shortage of late night bars, music bars and night clubs and restaurants.
Renting a villa or holiday home gives you ultimate freedom to do what you want on holiday. Villas in Marbella are special and offer all the imaginable facilities, including private swimming pools, views of the ocean, private parking and much more.
Marbella extends much further east and west along the Costa del Sol than the town. Within the Marbella municipal district limits you will find a wide variety of sub-districts or neighbourhoods, most of which are dominated by spectacular views of "La Concha" mountain which towers behind the town.
Marbella is known as the playground of Europe's rich and famous. If the Costa del Sol was conceived as Europe's Florida, then Marbella is its Miami. Situated between Malaga and Gibraltar, this exclusive resort is where numerous international celebrities and royalty relocate for the summer, hiding out in private villas and exclusive five-star hotels, or on their luxury yachts.
La Carihuela Tourist Office. The Carihuela , Torremolinos Tourist Office is located on the Paseo Marítimo de La Carihuela (under Hotel Amaragua) just to the west of Plaza del Remo. Paseo Marítimo de La Carihuela.
There are six main beaches in Torremolinos: Los Alamos, Playamar, Bajondillo, La Carihuela, Montemar and El Saltillo. The 7 km main promenade has recently undergone improvements with additional landscaping and wider pavements. Now all the beaches are linked.
Torremolinos has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the liveliest resort towns on the Costa del Sol. Torremolinos has always been popular for its glamourous nightlife and bohemian care-free attitude and this reputation was gained during the 1960s and '70s. Torremolinos' interesting history tells of the rich and famous, the beatniks and bohemians, and mass tourism frequenting the town's night clubs.
Like all the towns in Andalucia Torremolinos celebrates numerous traditional festivals. Here are some of the more important. See our festival page for more background information on these festivals.
Torremolinos history is up to 1950 is similar to that of many coastal towns of Andalucia. In the 1950's it became the ‘in place' and in the 1960's experienced ultra growth due to the tourism boom.
The Marina is located in the centre of the seafront promenade that leads eastward all the way to Torremolinos and westwards all along the front of Benalmadena. The marina is a very pleasant place for a stroll and to watch the boats. There are numerous bars and restaurants open at lunch time and in the evening.
In the centre of this bustling tourist town is one of the longest standing gyms on the coast. It has been open since 1980 years, but has been refurbished a few times along the way! It has a free weights area and cardiovascular machines room, as well as many classes on offer, such as aerobics, step, body conditioning and dance.
Torremolinos has a good selection of shops and shopping facilities, with everything from clothing to authentic Spanish leather products. The Calle San Miguel is pedestrianised and has an abundance of shops, as well as the main Plaza de Andalucia, which also has a wide variety of shops.
Torremolinos train station is located just off Calle San Miguel underground the Plaza de la Nogalera. Every 20 minutes local trains (known as cercanías) run east to Málaga (taking approx. 45 mns), stopping en route at Fuengirola and Malaga airport (AGP). Additional trains run just to Fuengirola.
If you are considering visiting Torremolinos you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Torremolinos highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Torremolinos with the corresponding local road network. In order to help our readers we have also embedded a Google map which is centered on Torremolinos.
Torremolinos has long been known for its selection of fashionable bars and eateries. Some of the first cafés and bars designed to cater for visiting tourists opened here. See Torremolinos History. Obviously times have changed since the swinging 60s and 70s, when Torremolinos was the playground of the rich and famous.
Opened in 2014 the Miguel Angel Jimenez golf academy has a Par 3 course. There are also several golf clubs within close vicinity of Torremolinos, including the first golf courses to be built on the Costa del Sol - Parador del Golf.
