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Guide<br />
of<br />
<strong>Fuengirola</strong>
<strong>Fuengirola</strong> is one of the most emblematic villas on the Costa del Sol Malaga, halfway between the<br />
capital <strong>and</strong> Marbella is a beautiful city with much to offer, in this article we will give you the<br />
reasons why you should visit <strong>Fuengirola</strong>.<br />
We can highlight three main elements in the city, its beautiful <strong>beaches</strong> that attract thous<strong>and</strong>s of<br />
tourists every year in summer, its monumental historical heritage, fruit of a history of invasions,<br />
blood <strong>and</strong> conquests <strong>and</strong> its commitment to nature with one of the most beatiful zoos of Spain. Are<br />
you prepared to <strong>Fuengirola</strong> ?<br />
Let us begin to talk about the historical heritage of the city <strong>Fuengirola</strong> was founded by the original<br />
Iberian inhabitants of the place the Bastulans, there by the Millennium I a.c., the Phoenicians took<br />
the place <strong>and</strong> call it Syalis. Of all this, little is left ... successive invasions took the constructive<br />
elements <strong>and</strong> reused them ... nevertheless to the fall of the Phoenicians the Romans took the place<br />
<strong>and</strong> they called it ground where a federated city was created, the Romans left The first that we can<br />
erestos as the baths <strong>and</strong> the villa of the Farm of the Secretary or the salads of fish that are in the<br />
skirts of the mount of the castle.
Monuments of <strong>Fuengirola</strong><br />
The origin of the city is really old, although it has been ab<strong>and</strong>oned several times. Although it is<br />
believed that previously was a settlement bástulo.<br />
Nevertheless the first historical metion arrives in the 500 a. C. In the texts of Hecateo. Mention is<br />
made of Syalis, which suggests that it may have been one of the Punic colonies on the Malaga<br />
coast.<br />
This same name is reproduced by Mela, Ptolemy or Pliny, which places it between Malacca <strong>and</strong><br />
Sálduba as a fortified settlement. From the third century onwards a. C. <strong>and</strong> after the second Punic<br />
war, Syalis, like all the settlements located in the south of Hispania, happens to be dominion<br />
Roman.
Sohail Castle<br />
This Arab citadel was raised above a former Roman fort. It is located on a small isolated hill next to<br />
the mouth of the <strong>Fuengirola</strong> river. Most of what can be seen today is from the time of the Caliph of<br />
Abderramán III, who ordered the construction of the castle in 956.<br />
Phoenician <strong>and</strong> Punic remains have also been found in its surroundings, in the deposits of Suel <strong>and</strong><br />
Finca Acevedo.<br />
Now its a wellworthy visit in this beautiful town.
Hotels in <strong>Fuengirola</strong><br />
<strong>Fuengirola</strong> has many greats <strong>hotels</strong> <strong>and</strong> touristic apartments for everybody.<br />
We can highlight some of them<br />
Ipv beatriz Hotel <strong>and</strong> Spa <strong>Fuengirola</strong><br />
Hotel Las Piramides <strong>Fuengirola</strong><br />
Apartments Ronda4 <strong>Fuengirola</strong><br />
Apartments Nuriasol <strong>Fuengirola</strong><br />
Hotel Itaca <strong>Fuengirola</strong>
Secretario's Finca<br />
Roman archaeological site dated between the 1st <strong>and</strong> 5th centuries. It is located next to Arroyo<br />
Pajares, in the district of Los Pacos. The complex is divided in two by the N-340 <strong>and</strong> has two<br />
distinct areas, a salting factory <strong>and</strong> a thermal zone. It emphasizes a porticada room decorated with<br />
mosaics <strong>and</strong> with two praefurnium (furnaces) for the heating of the thermal baths.<br />
Torreblanca's thermes<br />
This Aarchaeological site of Roman origin discovered in 1991. It consists of the remains of a<br />
thermal building in good condition.<br />
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary<br />
it is the main Catholic temple of the city, located in the Place of the Constitution. It emphasizes the<br />
cover of baroque style formed by two pilasters <strong>and</strong> a fronton party, although the present church<br />
dates from years 40 of century XX.
Zoo <strong>Fuengirola</strong> BioPark<br />
This BioPark has a surface of 2 ha <strong>and</strong> about 1,300 individuals of 140 different species. It is one of<br />
the best zoos in Andalusia <strong>and</strong> one of the most beautiful zoos you'll ever see. It is different <strong>and</strong><br />
enchanting. It has animals that are not found in others like the Komodo dragon. It is very original as<br />
like the lemmurs tree.<br />
Contemporary architecture<br />
<strong>Fuengirola</strong> has three buildings included in the catalog of the Andalusian Institute of Historical<br />
Heritage as notable examples of the architecture of the Modern Movement: the Opera Apartments,<br />
work of 1962 by the architect Andrés Escassi; The Gallery Building, located on the seafront<br />
promenade; And the Municipal Covered Swimming Pool, by the architect Luis Machuca Santacruz,<br />
built in 1999.
Beaches<br />
The eight km of the coast of <strong>Fuengirola</strong> are divided in seven <strong>beaches</strong>, according to the local<br />
administration. All the <strong>beaches</strong> are urban <strong>and</strong> suitable for bathing.<br />
In 2009 <strong>Fuengirola</strong> became the only municipality in Spain where all its <strong>beaches</strong> have been awarded<br />
the blue flag.29 However, this contrasts with the complaints of businessmen <strong>and</strong> citizens about the<br />
quality of the water <strong>and</strong> the delay of The commissioning of the wastewater treatment plant within<br />
the comprehensive sanitation system of the Costa del Sol.
In general, the <strong>beaches</strong> of <strong>Fuengirola</strong> are low <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>y <strong>and</strong> calm waters, although they require<br />
annual contributions of s<strong>and</strong>, which is usually of fine golden or dark grain. All are accessible from<br />
the Paseo Marítimo <strong>and</strong> have a high degree of occupancy.<br />
From north to south the <strong>beaches</strong> are the following: Carvajal, Torreblanca, Los Boliches-Las<br />
Gaviotas, the seagulls beach has a beach adapted for the disabled, San Francisco, <strong>Fuengirola</strong>, Santa<br />
Amalia <strong>and</strong> Ejido-Castillo.
I hope you<br />
will consider<br />
a visit to<br />
our Town ¡¡¡<br />
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