Fuengirola Tourist Information and Fuengirola Holiday Guide

FUENGIROLA TOURIST INFORMATION

In this tourist guide to the tourist resort of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in Spain we help visitors who are planning a trip with useful and practical advice on many tourism related subjects such as Fuengirola car hire, accommodation, hotels, hostels in Fuengirola, apartments to rent, map of Fuengirola, sightseeing, weather, where to go, where to stay, travel information and what to see and do in Fuengirola.

To make the best of your visit and holiday we cover everything you need to know about Fuengirola. We also have photos, picture galleries, views, videos and webcams of Fuengirola.

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Fuengirola is very much a massive, sprawling high rise tourist resort located on the popular Costa del Sol coast of Spain. In size Fuengirola can be compared in size and popularity to Torremolinos and Benalmadena both also on the Costa del Sol and Benidorm on the Costa Blanca coast of Spain.

Originally a small town Fuengirola has become such a large and popular tourist destination because it has one of the longest stretches of beaches on the Costa del Sol.

It does however mean that Fuengirola is now very built up, very noisy in summer and very crowded. So if you are a tourist who likes your small and quaint Spanish beach resorts then you are better off looking at other select holiday resorts on the Costa del Sol such as perhaps Nerja and Sotogrande.

The other factor of course in Fuengirola becoming such a popular tourist resort is the weather and climate in Fuengirola. As well as being very hot in the summer Fuengirola is very mild all throughout the winter when many tourists from northern Europe come to escape the bitter winter. You can see today's weather in Fuengirola and get a forecast by going to our Fuengirola weather forecast page.

Tourism in Fuengirola has been encouraged by the building of fine facilities. The promenade is great for walking along in the evening. It is lined with lovely restaurants, bars, cafes, clubs and shops. The marina is worth a visit and from here you could have excursions such as boat trips, fishing trips and scuba diving off the Costa del Sol coast.

All of the usual tourist activities can be found in Fuengirola, obviously every type of water sport and activity you can name as well as go-karting, tennis, swimming, bowling etc. Because of its large size Fuengirola is great for shopping with large indoor shopping malls such as the Miramar centre springing up. For familt activities there is a water park and a zoo.

WHERE IS FUENGIROLA?

Fuengirola is 20 km west of Malaga along the coast towards Marbella. Fuengirola is very well located as it is just 20 minutes from the major international airport of Malaga with it's huge choice of flights to destinations all over Europe.

GOLF IN FUENGIROLA

Just outside Fuengirola are two golf courses:

La Cala Resort
La Cala de Mijas
29650 Mijas, Spain
Tel: 952 669 000

Mijas Golf
Urbanizacion Mijas Golf S/N
29640 Mijas, Spain
Tel: 952 464 377

BEACHES IN FUENGIROLA

The premier reason for the huge growth of Fuengirola as a tourist and holiday resort is the 9 km of uninterrupted good quality beaches. See the beach of Fuengirola by going to our Fuengirola webcam page.

GETTING TO FUENGIROLA

Fuengirola has become a huge tourist destination and so it has excellent transport links. By car Fuengirola is just off the major roads of N340 or the A7 autoroute. Fuengirola has a regular bus service to and from Malaga airport and also Malaga city centre. Fuengirola also has a train service to Malaga city centre.

10 MUST-DO TOURIST EXCURSIONS FROM FUENGIROLA

If you are going to a holiday to Fuengirola, here are some of our ideas for excursions so you make the most of your trip to the Costa del Sol:

1. Trip to the glamourous tourist resort of Marbella known for its rich and famous residents and visitors. The place for designer shop and luxury yachts at the marina.
2. Mijas is a lovely white-washed village in the mountains, a world away from the hustle and bustle of Fuengirola.
3. Nerja is a pretty former fishing village with its caves.
4. Malaga is the main city on the Costa del Sol but it does have the Picasso museum.
5. Granada to visit the Moorish Alhambra Palace
6. Take a trip over the Med accross to Morocco!
7. Daytrip to Sevilla
8. Daytrip to Cordoba
9. Go inland to the pretty town of Ronda.
10. Visit the Rock of Gibraltar which is not far down the Costa del Sol.

LIVING IN FUENGIROLA

Fuengirola has a huge expat population with many British of course but also other nationalities too such as Germans and Swedish. Because Fuengirola is such a big tourist destination it attracts many seasonal workers looking for restaurant and bar work. Because it is so busy during the summer many people opt to live just outside Fuengirola in the smaller villages near the mountains.

MOVING TO FUENGIROLA

If you have found this guide on Fuengirola because you are thinking moving to the Fuengirola area you may also find our moving to Spain section with expat interviews and accounts of how they found their move to Fuengirola Spain, useful and informative, as well as our living in Spain section which has more tips and advice.

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