The best things to do in Torremolinos — top beaches, activities, attractions and days out, handpicked for tourists, families and locals alike.
Torremolinos is a beach town first — seven kilometres of sand in a row, from lively Los Álamos through Playamar and central Bajondillo to La Carihuela, all joined by a flat promenade you can walk or cycle end to end. The centre above is compact and pedestrianised: Plaza Costa del Sol, the shops of Calle San Miguel, the 14th-century Torre de Pimentel that gave the town its name, and the neo-Mudéjar Casa de los Navajas on the cliff.
For families there's Aqualand and the Crocodile Park side by side, and the excellent free Parque de la Batería with its lake and lookout tower. The Molino de Inca botanical garden is the quiet corner, and the Cañada del Lobo trail climbs into the sierra behind for the big view over the bay of Málaga.
Calle del Bajondillo, Torremolinos
A small neo-Mudéjar palace of the 1920s on the clifftop above Bajondillo — tiled rooms, horseshoe arches and a terrace over the sea. Used for weddings and exhibitions, and open free to visitors at weekends.
La Carihuela for fine sand and the best restaurants behind it; Bajondillo for convenience, directly below the centre; Playamar for space; Los Álamos for beach clubs and a livelier crowd.
Aqualand water park (summer only), the Crocodile Park next door, and the free Parque de la Batería with its boating lake, playgrounds and lookout tower. Benalmádena's cable car, Sea Life and Selwo Marina are a few minutes away.
The C-1 Cercanías train takes about ten minutes from the airport to Torremolinos station, right under Plaza de la Nogalera in the centre. Trains run roughly every 20 minutes.
Plaza Costa del Sol, the pedestrian Calle San Miguel, the Torre de Pimentel at its foot, and the Casa de los Navajas, a 1920s neo-Mudéjar house on the clifftop that opens free at weekends.