The motive for our trip was a visit to "Iceland", a franchise selling familiar British food items, (sorry Olvera, we are not deserting you honest but the pull of Bowyers sausages was irresistable) and also to a clothes store called Dunnes close by. It would also be opportunity to take a stroll along the promenade and seafront.
The Mediterranean was very calm and it was pleasant to walk along the western end of the promenade in temperatures of about 28°C. There weren't many people on the beach but I guess that at the 1st October the main holiday season was over.
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We came to the Puente de la Armada Española, a suspension bridge dedicated to the men and women who were part of the Spanish Armada.
The bridge spans a river estuary and forms part of the promenade along the front, passing the old Moorish castle of Fuengirola.
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The view from the castle looking east.
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The view west.
The busy A-7 motorway, the Autovia del Mediterráneo, runs through Fuengirola and onwards along the length of the Costa del Sol.
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Looking east across the bay to Benalmádena-Costa.
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Here we are with our friend Gerry enjoying a (non alchoholic) beer and orange juice at one of the bars.
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