The ancient towns of Suel or Suhayl would be part of your Bargain Holidays to Fuengirola. The over eight-kilometres of beaches found in this Costa del Sol Town coupled with its subtropical Mediterranean climate have proven to be irresistible and enough to lure tourists regularly, making Fuengirola a major tourist resort and destination. Like most of the towns in the coast, Fuengirola has not been exempted from urban development. Despite that, expect your Bargain Holidays to Fuengirola to still be a rendezvous with the past, starting with this medieval Moorish fortress.
The Sohail Castle, which dates back to the Moorish occupation, is one of the legacies of Fuengirola’s colourful past. The first thing you should do on your Fuengirola Bargain Holidays is to get out of town and get on the hill where the Castle stands. That would give you an impressive view of the town and the long coastline. While it was restored by Abderrajman III in the 10th century under the Moorish reign of Andaluisa, the castle is believed to be of Roman origin. The changes in the castle’s structural form would an interesting study during your Fuengirola Bargain Holidays, as it was altered to suit the needs of those who have control over the town at specific points in history. It would also be interesting to observe how the Castle is transformed into a popular theatre for festivals and open air concerts.
What would be of interest to any tourist on Bargain Holidays to Fuengirola would be The Battle of Fuengirola on October 15, 1819, which saw the defeat of around 3,000 British-Spanish soldiers in the hands of only 200 Polish soldiers of the Duchy of Warsaw. The colourful history of Fuengirola aside, tourism development only started later in the 1960s. When in your Bargain Holidays to Fuengirola, make it a point to be up early in the morning for the El Baratillo de Fuengirola, where you can get souvenir items and a wide range of real and fake items at bargain prices.
The seven beaches of Fuengirola—the El Egido, Sta. Amalia, San Francisco, Los Boliches, Las Gaviotas, Toreeblanca and Carvajal, never fail to attract tourists on their Fuengirola Bargain Holidays. The wide and open beach spaces have transformed the town from its previous reputation as a Battlefield to a pleasure field. The 1,400-metre beach of Sta. Amalia is a favourite among tourists who never fail to visit the beach during their Fuengirola Bargain Holidays. And if you’re in one of your amazing holidays here, why not drop in at Los Boliches Beach, where you can get lost in its 1,000-metre oceanfront.
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