Fuengirola Old Town in the city center

Explore and enjoy Fuengirola Old Town in the city center

The Old Town of Fuengirola is a very small section of town and surrounded by the new section, beach area and promenade. You can easily explore the downtown area by walking around . Fuengirola’s center is fairly quiet during the day time but comes alive late in the afternoon to evening, when locals and visitors love to get out and hang out in the main squares, bars and restaurants around the old section of town.

 

 

Is Fuengirola Old Town Worth Visiting?

More compact and easy to explore, the old town of Fuengirola is well worth it and an easy day trip experience, or longer if you want to hang out at the beach and or use Fuengirola as a base to explore other areas close but.

Fuengirola’s Old Town’s oldest sections are filled with mostly terraced homes with a few large squares, walking promenade and a large concentration of bars, restaurants and fun hang out spots in the area.

Originally Fuengirola used to be a small fishing village and some historic and other impressive monuments are still intact and worth a visit around town.

 

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How to get to Fuengirola

Located on the Costa del Sol about 32 KM or 25 minutes to reach the city center from the main regional hub at Malaga. You can easily catch the regional train service  Cercanias (Commuter) trains to check out the schedules. Also, there is a bus service from Malaga city or you can drive over fast expressways on the A 7 to reach Fuengirola city.

 

 

Top attractions to explore around the Old Town and surrounding area of Fuengirola

 

 

 

• Fuengirola Old Town. One of the best things you can do in Fuengirola is to take a wander through its old town and just enjoy the walking promenades, the main squares and a variety of restaurants and bars that surround the area. In the historic district, will find places such as the baroque Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Monumento a las Tres Generaciones.

 

 

• Castillo de Sohail. One of the oldest buildings sitting impressively above the city is a castle that dates back to the 10th. Once you reach the top of the small hill, you’ll be rewarded with views overlooking the city and harbor and Mediterranean ocean.  Entrance is free to visit the castles and occasionally there are concerts and festivals are also held in the surroundings in summer and posted with posters and signs around the city.

 

 

• Plaza de la Constitución.  The large square of the city is where the citizens assemble and hang out. If you want to really feel the atmosphere and vibe of the local people in Fuengirola, this is the perfect place for it. You can explore the many  shops, historic buildings and of course many bars, restaurants and public terraces and benches to people watch the local crowds which is popular late afternoon to evening time frame.

 

• Plaza de la Concordia. Nearby to the Plaza de la Constitution, this square is quite lively late in the early evening to night with walking areas, a small square that is filled with bars, restaurants and other hang out spots and it the place to go late into the night.

 

 

• Finca del Secretario Roman Archaeological Site. You can visit the early ruins of a Roman villa that is mostly a ruin but you can imagine the scale of the rooms and functions the Romans that once lived and worked in the area. You can sign up for guided tours to help explain about the sites history and significance. You’ll find the ruins to contain columns, mosaics and other important monuments and artifacts found on the premises.

 

 

• Fuengirola Mosque. This grand mosque is relatively new and is quite impressive to see and explore with a guided tour that takes you around the structing to share the meaning, architecture and details to the building. On weekends, there is an outdoor market that sells knock off merchandise, souvenirs and trinkets and some dried fruits and local specialty foods from the area. The market is small and covers about two blocks of the immediate area around the mosque.

 

 

• Explore Calle Moncayo

  You can imagine what Calle Moncayo, also known as “Fish Alley,” used to be like with it’s a narrow pedestrian street lined with a variety of restaurants and tapas bars. the busy street is filled with terraced homes and buildings and a place to hang out and people watch. The area comes alive with locals and visitors coming into the area for a casual dinner or hanging out in the area, checking out the street vendors and tourist souvenir stands.

 

• Hang out at Plaza Chinorros

  One of the more popular squares in the old town, the small square if filled with lots of bars and restaurants. At night everything comes alive with locals and tourists hanging out in the local venues, walking around and checking menus and people watching. The intimate and warm atmosphere is lively with street performers, music and the gathering venues quickly pushing out drinks and tapas as quickly as possible. Later in the night the beautiful glow of streetlights create a magical atmosphere in the area.

  You’ll find plenty of first class restaurants and international dining around this area and worth walking around and checking the scene and vibe of the area.

   

  

What to do in Fuengirola

With beautiful and pleasant year-round weather in the Costa del Sol everyone wants to be outdoors and enjoying a nicer pace here in Fuengirola. The beach area and walking promenade skirts the edge of the Old Town and hanging out at the beach is always a good choice. If you want to exercise, rent some water sport equipment or just hang out at the beach, it’s all up to your interest to do as much or as little as possible here.

 

 

The popular boardwalk area called the Paseo Maritimo de Fuengirola is colorful and always busy year round with bars, restaurants and nightclubs lining the entire length of the boardwalk area. You’ll see a lot seafood restaurants with outdoor grills going on with grilled sardines, local fish and seafood to entice hungry visitors to hang out and eat some delicious foods.

 

 

Check out the street public art

The cool hand sculpture on the beach that sits in a small grove of palm trees that is spectacular to visit in the early morning with sunrise.

Along the the Paseo Maritimo de Fuengirola you’ll find street art and public sculpture to enjoy on the walk. The most popular is the Monument to the Peseta” (Monumento a la Peseta). It was created to commemorate Spain’s old currency, There is another cool large piece called

 

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Conclusion

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