Access note
Further from the centre than the core beaches, but still reachable on foot, by bus, or by Cercanias via La Colina or Los Alamos.
Beach Torremolinos
Place record
Los Alamos Beach
The widest and most youthful Torremolinos beach read, stronger on space, beach clubs, and activity than on central convenience.
25 March 2026
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Access
Further from the centre than the core beaches, but still reachable on foot, by bus, or by Cercanias via La Colina or Los Alamos.
Current · Official source
- Coordinates
- 36.6375215, -4.4832693
- Surface
- wide urban sand
- Zone
- Torremolinos
Map Context
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Coordinates
36.6375215, -4.4832693
Surface
wide urban sand
Freshness
Current
Last checked 25 March 2026.
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Guides
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Published Torremolinos
Playamar Family Short Break Guide
Playamar works best for families who want a broad urban beach with hotel stock and services close to the sand. Official Torremolinos tourism describes it as about 1 kilometre long and roughly 50 metres wide, close to the centre but with a more resort-style beach setup than the older quarters west of Bajondillo. The area combines promenade access, restaurants, and big-hotel convenience, so short beach-led stays need less routing. Choose it when sea time and hotel ease matter more than La Carihuela's dining identity or Bajondillo's rail-friendly arrival logic.
Torremolinos · Core Zone
Published Torremolinos
Torremolinos No-Car Short Stay Guide
Torremolinos is one of the cleaner Costa del Sol short stays to run without a car, but only if you stay loyal to the station-to-seafront corridor. Official tourism guidance ties the airport, the local rail line, La Nogalera, the town centre, and the promenade into one practical movement chain, while the promenade itself stays walkable and cycle-friendly. That is what makes arrival, beach time, dinners, and a quick Malaga move fit inside one compact stay. The no-car case weakens once the hotel sits awkwardly above the sea or the trip starts depending on repeated hops beyond Torremolinos.
Torremolinos · Core Zone
Published Torremolinos
Torremolinos as an LGBTQ+ Destination: Neighbourhood and Beach Guide
Torremolinos has a long LGBTQ+ history and remains one of the clearest year-round LGBTQ+ bases on the Costa del Sol. La Nogalera, close to the centre and rail station, is the main nightlife cluster and the part of town most visitors mean when they describe Torremolinos as an LGBTQ+-friendly destination. The town's reputation is not limited to a single event weekend: bars, venues and welcoming hospitality businesses remain visible outside peak summer, even though the atmosphere naturally becomes bigger during Pride and the warmer season. Beach preferences and individual venues can change over time, so it is safer to use La Nogalera and central Torremolinos as the reliable orientation point, then choose nearby beach sections according to the mood of your trip. For travellers who want walkable nightlife, rail access and an established LGBTQ+ identity without relying entirely on high season, Torremolinos remains one of the strongest default choices on the Andalusian coast.
Torremolinos · Core Zone
Businesses
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Stay Torremolinos
Hotel Isabel
Seafront Playamar hotel for short breaks that need direct beach rhythm and an easy promenade walk back into central Torremolinos.
Paseo Maritimo, 47, Torremolinos
seafront hotel$$$Playamar
Stay Torremolinos
MS Aguamarina Suites
Suite-style stay near Bajondillo and the centre, useful when you want beach access without losing quick reach to shops, rail, and town streets.
C/ Bajondillo, 57, Torremolinos
suite hotel$$$Bajondillo
Experience Torremolinos
Aqualand Torremolinos
The main family activity anchor in Torremolinos when the trip wants one big water-park day without leaving the airport-to-beach corridor.
C/ Cuba, 10, Torremolinos
water park
Stay Torremolinos
Hotel Apartamentos Bajondillo
Beachfront aparthotel that works for travelers who want the simplest walk between promenade, beach, and town-centre access without resort sprawl.
Paseo Maritimo s/n, Torremolinos
beachfront aparthotel$$Bajondillo
Stay Torremolinos
Hotel Pez Espada
Historic La Carihuela hotel that anchors a stay around seafront walking, dining, and the more character-led side of Torremolinos.
Avda. Salvador Allende, 11, Torremolinos
heritage seafront hotel$$$La Carihuela
Sources
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Official Tourism Website of Torremolinos - Los Alamos
https://turismotorremolinos.es/en/discover/beaches/los-alamos-beach/