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What to see and do in Fuengirola

What to see and do in Fuengirola (Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Fuengirola: festival calendar

October: Feria del Rosario de Fuengirola (October 6-12)

How far each place is from the centre of Fuengirola

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What to see and do in Fuengirola

Fuengirola
Village
Phoenician and later Roman (Suel), it was the Arab Sohail until the castle of the same name fell into Christian hands on 7 August 1485. It was dependent on Mijas until becoming its own municipality in 1841. It is now the fourth most populous municipality in the province, with around 85,000 inhabitants.
Castillo Sohail
Monument
Fortress built in 956 under the caliphate of Abd al-Rahman III on earlier Roman remains, today a venue for concerts and for the music and dance festival held within its walls every July.
Finca del Secretario
Monument
A Roman archaeological site in Fuengirola with a fish-salting factory and a bath complex with mosaics and heating furnaces (praefurnium), in use between the 1st and 5th centuries.
Termas romanas de Torreblanca
Monument
A Roman bath building discovered in 1991 in the Torreblanca neighborhood, in good condition, evidence of the Roman occupation of the ancient Suel.
Suel, la Fuengirola fenicia y romana
Historical milestone
Fuengirola appears cited as "Syalis" around 500 BC in texts by Hecataeus, and passed under Roman rule after the Second Punic War in the 3rd century BC under the name Suel. The castle known today as Sohail was built in the year 956 by order of the caliph Abd al-Rahman III.
Independencia de Fuengirola respecto a Mijas
Historical milestone
Fuengirola was conquered from the Muslims on 7 August 1485, and in 1841 it became independent as its own municipality, separating from Mijas, on which it had depended administratively.
Feria del Rosario de Fuengirola
Activity
Fuengirola's patronal fair in honor of the Virgen del Rosario, held from 6 to 12 October with singing, dancing and Andalusian equestrian displays.
Fuengirola, todas sus playas con Bandera Azul
Curiosity
In 2009 Fuengirola became the only Spanish municipality where all of its beaches earned the Blue Flag environmental quality distinction.
Espetos y fideos a la banda de Fuengirola
Food and drink
Fuengirola's cuisine revolves around fish: espetos of sardines grilled on the beach, fideos a la banda and pescaíto frito, along with the tortas de Fuengirola as the typical sweet.