The Costa del Sol not only offers beautiful beaches and a wide range of leisure activities. It also offers an interesting range of shopping centers for all tastes. For those who enjoy shopping under a bright blue sky, we suggest a walk along the coast of Malaga with its best shopping centers.
In Malaga capital we find several shopping centers. Very close to the train station is the Larios Shopping Center. This shopping center is located in one of the best areas of Malaga, next to Avenida de Andalucía, in the heart of the city, which facilitates access to it from nearby towns.
Two kilometers from Malaga airport is the Plaza Mayor Leisure Park, with very good access from the motorway and the Malaga-Fuengirola commuter train.
The Plaza Mayor has a large number of restaurants, family entertainment, live entertainment and shops with the typical Plaza Española as its base. A day in the Plaza Mayor is a unique experience. Visitors to the Plaza Mayor can enjoy special open-air evenings and a unique opportunity to enjoy the exciting Spanish nightlife, enjoying the extended opening of bowling alleys, cinemas, bars and outdoor terraces and shows and entertainment that are held during all year.
This shopping center is perfect for both shopping and going for a drink and then going to the movies. It has a Plaza where they usually put great attractions for small children. When there are important football matches, a giant screen is put up so that people go to see them. You can spend a whole day with your family there and not get bored.
The Torremolinos Shopping Center has two pedestrian accesses, one from the Palma de Mallorca Avenue -the main artery of Torremolinos- and another from the pedestrian Plaza de la Independencia. A third entrance is in the car park on Isabel Manoja street, which is open 24 hours a day. To ensure that customers can make their purchases comfortably, a children’s play area and restaurants were set up within the premises where they can take a break and have a snack.
The Puerto Marina de Benalmádena Shopping Center has a privileged location, forming part of the Puerto Deportivo de Benalmádena, one of the busiest marinas on the Costa del Sol.
Puerto Marina in Benalmádena is a different place, with thousands of details from different cultures, which invites you to trolling between good taste and unique architecture, with a balanced mix of shopping and family leisure by the sea. Puerto Marina Shopping has been specially designed to offer the widest variety of restaurants, services, family entertainment, fashion and accessories.
The Miramar Shopping Center and Leisure Park in Fuengirola offers an area of 119,000 m2 and is therefore one of the main shopping areas on the Costa del Sol. With a privileged location, very close to the center of Fuengirola and the beach area and with direct access to the A-7 highway, the Miramar Shopping Center has a wide range of shopping and entertainment, offering the most prestigious national and international fashion, accessories, furniture and services. A modern and spacious free car park for customers makes a visit to the center even more comfortable. Miramar Park also has a 12-screen movie theater with Original Version movies and a large playground for children.
One of the main shopping centers in Marbella and the Eastern Costa del Sol is the La Cañada shopping centre. You can spend a whole day in this shopping mall on the Costa del Sol which is very similar to the US The dining room has about 10 restaurants. The shops include what exactly may be interesting for Marbella residents and visitors: the most famous clothing brands or exclusive interior design shops. A multiplex cinema with current blockbusters is also a good option to end the day. A particularly important advantage is that La Cañada has one of the few FNAC stores in Spain. The store itself offers weekly events in its exhibition space and has therefore been added to the list of the main galleries and concert halls in Marbella.
The Costa Marbella Shopping Center in Puerto Banús is a shopping paradise for drugstore, perfumery, home, leisure clothing, to name a few examples. The designer furniture combines perfectly with colored towels, curtains, tablecloths, the latest for the home, with modern appliances and a wide range of products related to sound, image and information technology.
Fashion also claims its space in Costa Marbella, where you can find trends for all tastes and ages and the best shoes and accessories, perfumery and a wide range of leisure activities.
In general, all shopping centers are open from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. So there is more than enough time to enjoy shopping.
Finally, we want to highlight three markets.
The Fuengirola market is one of the most famous in the area and one of the largest and is located in the fairgrounds. You can visit it on Tuesdays or Saturdays and you can see or buy any type of clothing, also second-hand, crafts, music and more.
The Estepona market is also located in the fairgrounds and takes place every Wednesday. Here you can find fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, clothing, footwear, typical products, etc.
The largest market in the entire Costa del Sol takes place every Sunday in Torremolinos at the fairgrounds next to the bullring.