Playa de El Bajondillo - Los Álamos
The sand here runs dark — darker than you expect — and the beach stretches just over a kilometre before El Morro, a rocky natural monument, closes off one end like a full stop. El Bajondillo is one of the older quarters of Torremolinos, and you feel that in the narrow streets that funnel you downhill until the sea simply appears at the bottom.
The chiringuito El Velero has been serving fried fish on this stretch since 1965, and the Paseo de la Playa promenade runs the length of it, useful in any season when the sea breeze is reason enough to walk.
💛 What travellers fall for
People who come back tend to take the free municipal lift from Plaza del Panorama rather than the stairs — it drops you directly to the beach level and saves the climb home at the end of the day. The Cuesta del Tajo, a pedestrian lane lined with craft shops, is worth the descent at least once.
The story behind Playa de El Bajondillo - Los Álamos
El Bajondillo takes its name from one of Torremolinos's oldest neighbourhoods, shaped by the ruins of Torre de los Molinos — Torre Pimentel — whose mills once defined the clifftop skyline visible from the Cuesta del Tajo. The area's most striking building, Casa de los Navajas, arrived in 1925: a neo-Mudéjar palace on Calle del Bajondillo that you can visit free, every day of the year.
The beach itself accumulated its character more gradually — the chiringuito El Velero opened in 1965 and became a fixed point of the local summer, while the promenade that now runs its length turned the shoreline into something usable year-round.
Good to know
Bus lines L-2 Playamar and M-123 stop at the promenade near the tourist office; the C-1 commuter train serves Los Álamos and Torremolinos centro. Lifeguards are on duty from June through September and at Easter. The municipal lift is free; the Meliá hotel lift costs 50 cents and closes at lunchtime in summer.
April through October gives you reliable warmth, with July and August averaging around 29–30°C and almost no rain. Outside summer the beach stays walkable — January highs sit around 17°C — though lifeguard cover and some facilities drop away after September.
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Visited but only to walk the beach and get a nice cold San Miguel on my way back from the sandcastle photo point. If you are rich and lazy or just rich and have money to spare then this could be the BEST place to put your feet up. But at 10€ a day just for a lounger could be pricey if there are a few of you and you here for a few days but even more than that is 150€ for (can't remember the name) a cozy padded garden seat arrangement under your own parasol with tabel and bar / waiter(ess) service. This is per site not per person so if a few of you and you there only for one day as you have other places to visit then this could be the most relaxing beach experience you could ever get to my knowledge the whole sea front parade has this facility despite all beach areas having different names. There seems to have no expense spared on making the places and entrances looking more than welcoming
Food lovely. Great rooms. Great maid service. Good entertainment. But finishes a bit early 10pm. Late bar till 7.30am . No disco
Nice stretch of beach with a safe promenade to walk along. Sometimes there are lovely sand sculptures to see - this time it was Queen. Lots of eating places nearby and public toilets along the way.
Clean and well-kept beach. Plenty of opportunities for refreshments and relaxation.
Playa Bajondillo is the beach that is closest to many hotels, restaurants and the center of town in Torremolinos. It's a very long and sandy beach with many restaurants, chiringuitos and the usual Spanish beach resort attractions.
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