Torremolinos, Benelmadena and Fuengirola – I had never been to any of these resorts. As a day trip from Malaga, which is best? I visit all three, and based on my first impressions, I’ll let you know. #torremolinos #benalmadena #fuengirola #malaga
Filmed May 2024 | Malaga, Spain.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:19 Torremolinos
00:09:00 Benelmadena
00:12:30 Benelmadena cable car
00:18:58 Fuengirola
00:23:46 Conclusion
I did like "La Casa De Sherlock Holmes" across from where you had breakfast. Being able to watch Peterborough vs Oxford in Torremolinos made me smile!! Def aimed at ex pats! They have a cable car similar at Matlock Bath. It is shorter & only has 4 cars, so of course there is a slight pause when you are midway as the cars at top & bottom are stop. If it is breezy it can get unnerving as it sways!!! The Bioparc is def not worth, small, takes about an hour to walk around.
I've had a holiday in Benalmadena and while there, got the bus up to Mijas, then got a bus back down to Fuengirola and then back to our hotel, good day out.
I absolutely love that whole coastline….Fuengirola market is fantastic, such a shame you weren’t there on the day it was on! A beautiful part of the world!
You missed a good lot of torremolinos . You were only up in the town . There's a great promenade you can walk into the benalmadina harbour which is a must . There's also a lift in the mountain that takes you up to the town from the beach . Torromolinos is far the best place . Other two are nice but not as !!
i enjoy these videos i look forward to seeing them, far better then your dull foreign supermarket price uploads.
I flew from Edinburgh to Torremolinos with an ex girlfriend in 2014. We walked along the coast towards Benalmadena and the seafront with lots of lovely yauchts sitting in the harbour. It was quite pleasant there I thought although we never went to the cable car!
Sadly, I share the same sentiment as you, I didn't find there was a lot to do there and it certainly wasn't as pleasant as visiting S'illot, Majorca a few years before that. We were that bored, we decided to take the train across to Málaga for the day, which was far nicer. I wished we booked a stay there instead!
I don't think I would go back to Torremolinos but then again I'm not in a great state to travel far anymore, especially by myself, so I enjoy those many travel videos that you post!
The market operates every Tuesday. Pity you missed it as it's always well worth a visit.
Great video, i love all 3, my parents lived in Fuengirola for 20 years, you cant judge it in a few hrs, need a couple of days in each place.
Not been to any…but Benelmadena would get my vote simply for the cable car. Can't beat some great views. Great video.
In full tourist season or off season torremolinos still the best . It’s more quiet than the other two and there is few places to go and see . Cheaper accommodation and true authentic Spanish restaurants . The train stop it’s just spot on and you can go to fuengirola in 5 minutes if you want a bit of a nightlife and bigger shopping.
Benalmadena love it ,so so much things to do for adults and kids but the train stop it’s really puts you off right in top of the hill . And you have to go all the way down and up. But big place with loads to do . What I like in Costa del Sol it’s that train connecting in every little place and fast straight from Malaga city or airport
Torremolinos seafront promenade 🙂
I stayed in Fuengirola on a 2 week holiday back in 2007. I was only 17 at the time and travelled with my family. My aunt, uncle and cousins were on holiday in Torremolinos at the same time so we caught the train to visit them. Public transport is good in the Costa Del Sol. I was on the cable car during the holiday too. Another nice place to visit in Fuengirola is the castle, great views from the top, Gary
We stayed in the wonderful Melia Costa Del Sol in Torremolinos for ten days and used the C1 train to visit Malaga twice, Benelmadina and Fuengirola. There is plenty to do in all four places, but you should do far more research before you leave home.
I was in Fuengirola two weeks ago, lovely spot. The castle is nice and there's some good mountains for a hike.
I stayed in benalmadena for a week about 15 years ago was nice and did manage to walk to fuengirola along the beach. I liked both places in their own way. Where I was staying had loads of elephant Statues.
Nothing compared to south east Asia
Really enjoyed this Scott.
Hi Scott, just wanted to let you know that you've misspelled Benalmadena in the thumbnail and the description. Also about half of the commenters have got it wrong. Seems to be a difficult name!
The skiing wasn't much good from the top of the cable car.
Where was your black pudding with your breakfast Scot ?