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Amy Focaccia

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Amy Focaccia is an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in Torremolinos' Pueblo Blanco neighbourhood, built around hand-kneaded artisanal focaccias baked fresh daily. 🍞 Each focaccia is made to order with a crisp exterior and soft interior, with classic, seasonal, and vegan versions on the menu. Beyond the focaccias, the kitchen produces a menu of Italian homemade dishes — vitello tonnato, porchetta, and meatballs — alongside a curated Italian wine list and signature cocktails. Online reservations are available via Octotable. ✨ Highlights: 🍞 Artisanal focaccias baked fresh daily — classic, seasonal, and vegan options 🥩 Italian homemade dishes: vitello tonnato, porchetta, and meatballs 🌿 Vegetarian and vegan options available 🌾 Gluten-free menu items available 📅 Online reservations via Octotable

Restaurants📍 TorremolinosPrice: €€

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Amy Focaccia

Venue

Amy Focaccia is an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in Torremolinos' Pueblo Blanco neighbourhood, built around hand-kneaded artisanal focaccias baked fresh daily. 🍞 Each focaccia is made to order with a crisp exterior and soft interior, with classic, seasonal, and vegan versions on the menu. Beyond the focaccias, the kitchen produces a menu of Italian homemade dishes — vitello tonnato, porchetta, and meatballs — alongside a curated Italian wine list and signature cocktails. Online reservations are available via Octotable. ✨ Highlights: 🍞 Artisanal focaccias baked fresh daily — classic, seasonal, and vegan options 🥩 Italian homemade dishes: vitello tonnato, porchetta, and meatballs 🌿 Vegetarian and vegan options available 🌾 Gluten-free menu items available 📅 Online reservations via Octotable

Restaurants📍 TorremolinosPrice: €€

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Granada and the Alhambra Full-Day Tour: From Málaga

Activity

Discover the crown jewel of Moorish Spain on this full-day guided tour to Granada. The highlight is the Alhambra — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of breathtaking Nasrid palaces, intricately carved plasterwork, geometric tilework, and serene garden courtyards perched above the city with views to the Sierra Nevada. 🏔️ Your guided visit takes in the Palacios Nazaríes, the Generalife gardens, and the Alcazaba fortress, before free time to explore the Albaicín — Granada's ancient Moorish quarter of whitewashed houses and winding medieval lanes. ✨ Highlights: 🏰 Alhambra palace complex — UNESCO World Heritage Site 🌿 Generalife gardens — 14th-century royal summer palace and gardens 🏛️ Alcazaba fortress — the oldest part of the Alhambra complex 🏘️ Free time in the Albaicín — medieval Moorish quarter with Sierra Nevada views 🎟️ Book online — Alhambra tickets are strictly limited and sell out weeks in advance 🧭 Expert guided commentary throughout the day 🚌 Route: Fuengirola ➡️ Torremolinos ➡️ Granada (Alhambra) or from Malaga

Outdoor & Parks📍 MálagaFrom €33

Granada and the Alhambra Full-Day Tour: From Fuengirola

Activity

Discover the crown jewel of Moorish Spain on this full-day guided tour to Granada. The highlight is the Alhambra — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of breathtaking Nasrid palaces, intricately carved plasterwork, geometric tilework, and serene garden courtyards perched above the city with views to the Sierra Nevada. 🏔️ Your guided visit takes in the Palacios Nazaríes, the Generalife gardens, and the Alcazaba fortress, before free time to explore the Albaicín — Granada's ancient Moorish quarter of whitewashed houses and winding medieval lanes. ✨ Highlights: 🏰 Alhambra palace complex — UNESCO World Heritage Site 🌿 Generalife gardens — 14th-century royal summer palace and gardens 🏛️ Alcazaba fortress — the oldest part of the Alhambra complex 🏘️ Free time in the Albaicín — medieval Moorish quarter with Sierra Nevada views 🎟️ Book online — Alhambra tickets are strictly limited and sell out weeks in advance 🧭 Expert guided commentary throughout the day 🚌 Route: Fuengirola ➡️ Torremolinos ➡️ Granada (Alhambra) or from Malaga

Outdoor & Parks📍 FuengirolaFrom €33

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Upcoming Events

Cruces de Mayo Torremolinos 2026

Event

Cruces de Mayo is one of Torremolinos's most cherished spring traditions — a two-weekend festival in which local brotherhoods and cultural groups compete to create the most elaborately decorated cross displays across the town's plazas. Wooden crosses are adorned with fresh flowers, embroidered mantles and shells, each surrounded by tables of local food and drink for visitors to enjoy. The festival runs across two weekends in May: the first (2–3 May) features displays at Plaza Chiriva and Plaza Vicente Aleixandre, with a children's procession on Sunday 3 May departing from the parish church at 20:30; the second (10–11 May) hosts the Asociación Folclórica Cultural Juan Navarro at the fairground and the Hermandad de San Miguel at Plaza de la Unión Europea. All displays are free to attend. ✨ Highlights: 🌸 Six groups decorate crosses across Torremolinos's main plazas 📅 Weekend 1: 2–3 May; Weekend 2: 10–11 May 2026 🎶 Folk music and traditional food at each display site 👧 Children's procession on Sunday 3 May at 20:30 from the parish church 🆓 Free entry to all displays

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Torremolinos Pride Opening Ceremony 2026

Event

The Torremolinos Pride Opening Ceremony 2026 marks the official start of one of Spain's largest LGBT+ festivals, taking place on Tuesday 26 May at the Centro Cultural Pablo Ruiz Picasso. 🌈 The ceremony opens with the formal raising of the LGTBIQ+ rainbow flag and the pregón (ceremonial address) delivered by Satín Greco — winner of the fifth edition of Drag Race España and the 2026 official pregonera for Pride Torremolinos. The event launches 12 days of concerts, beach parties, and cultural programming under the theme "Donde se siembra cultura, florece la libertad" (Where culture is sown, freedom flourishes). ✨ Highlights: 🌈 Official LGTBIQ+ flag-raising ceremony 🎤 Pregón by Satín Greco, winner of Drag Race España Season 5 🎭 Held at the Centro Cultural Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Torremolinos 📅 26 May 2026 — opening day of the 12-day Pride Torremolinos festival 🎉 Free to attend

Cultural26/05/2026Free

Torremolinos Pride: Concerts & Entertainment at La Nogalera

Event

Plaza de la Nogalera — the heart of Torremolinos' LGBT+ scene — becomes a nightly open-air concert venue throughout Torremolinos Pride 2026, running from 26 May to 5 June. 🎶 The 2026 programme is headlined by Miss Caffeina, Agoney, and Alba Reche, with a full supporting line-up including Varry Brava, Nebulossa, Danny Beard, La Prohibida, Aiko, E'feme, Falete, and others. Events are hosted by Xenon Spain, Kelly Roller, Jota Carajota, and Sharonne, and the 2026 edition introduces performances by drag kings Marcus Massalami and Ken Panada. Local artisans, food stalls, and equality organisations also fill the plaza throughout the festival period. ✨ Highlights: 🎤 Headliners: Miss Caffeina, Agoney, and Alba Reche 🎭 Drag performances, drag kings, and theatrical shows throughout the festival 🏪 Local artisan market, food stalls, and equality organisations in the plaza 📅 Nightly events: 26 May – 5 June 2026; most concerts free to attend 🌈 Part of the 12-day Torremolinos Pride festival

Party26/05/2026Free

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