Malaga and Fuengirola
A sun of city
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FUENGIROLA and MALAGA
LOCATION
Málaga
Malaga is an important city in Andalusia, in the south of Spain. It's famous thanks to its wonderful beaches and its nice weather throughout the year. In the past, Malaga’s inhabitants lived on fishing industry but now we live mainly on tourism. Malaga has a very high rate of tourist demand.
now
50 years ago
fuengirola
Fuengirola is a very beautiful city where to spend your holidays. It’s also very famous because of its nice beaches, its beauty....Tourists usually enjoy Fuengirola a lot and they want to come again every Summer. In winter, there are also many things to do here, like going to a very big shopping centre, going rock climbing or zip lining, and more awesome things to do.
Now
50 years ago
POPULATION
In 2013, there were 568,479 people residing in Malaga. The number of resident foreign nationals has risen significantly in Malaga since the 1970s, especially of British and German citizens who move for the pleasant climate. The majority of foreigners live near the coastline.
Fuengirola’s history
The history of Fuengirola dates back to Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman and Arabic times. Historical reference was made of the town during the 2nd century B.C.
Roman
Roman remains have been found which include sculptures, one of which is the well known so-called Venus of Fuengirola, which is now an exhibit in the History Museum - Museo de Historia. In the vicinity of the castle, remains of the Roman town of Seul have been found, as well as a meat salting factory from the same time.
The Castillo de Sohail (the landmark Fuengirola Castle), which was originally was built in the 11th century by the Muslims, was destroyed by the Christians in 1487, as they once again took possession of the area. Later the Christians became open to attack from marauding pirates and saw fit to restore castle for protection.
During the Arabic occupation the previously named area of Suel was re-named Suhayl. It was then a settlement, mainly around the then Suhayl Castle. It took in some agricultural farmland and clusters of small houses around the area of the river. Evoking an interesting picture is that fact that during the timeof the Moors, camels would graze in the pastures surrounding the castle.
The Moorish
Many archaeological artefacts and remains have been discovered and unearthed over the years of expansion and construction in Fuengirola. The Finca del Secretario is a most interesting and historically valuable site dating back to Roman times. The Roman pillars that can be seen today on the Los Boliches promenade were discovered in 1984. There are also thermal springs and ancient tombstones found at the entrance to Torreblanca.
Traditional Spanish food
LA LONJA
La lonja
The lonja was built before the Fuengirola port . Currently, the catches sold in the Fuengirola lonja come mainly from trawling and purse-seine fishing. The lonja is currently managed by the "Fishermen's Association", which holds two daily auctions. The rock octopus is the most relevant species in the commercialization, placing Fuengirola as the first market in the Mediterranean region for this species.�
FISHING
ABOUT FISHING BEFORE
The fishing now
How much fish do we eat per inhabitant?
More than 42 kilos per year per inhabitant. That is the average consumption of fish and shellfish.
70% say they eat it twice a week, and 90% at least once.
Norway
Spain
French
Sweden
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Germany
Poland
Fish,sellfish
Meat
TOURISM
Costa del Sol is known as the coastal region of the province of Malaga. It is one of the most important tourist areas in Spain, which concentrates around 42% of tourism in Andalusia and which hosts more than 20 million annual hotel nights. The Costa del Sol enjoys a pleasant climate, with an average temperature per year of 21 ° C and with more than 300 sunny days. In the 1950s, the boom in international tourism began and since then it has been a preferential destination for foreigners, mainly for British, Germans, Scandinavians and French, and as a result there has been strong economic and demographic growth in this geographical area.
Costa del sol
IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
SITUATION
GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH
This is like a waste corridor from North America to Japan
Size: 700,000 square kilometres
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
Plastic pollution highly
affects marine animals too
Humans throw plastic things into the sea
Fish eat plastic
Humans eat fish polluted by plastic
pollution chain
TRANSPORT
CERCANIAS
Cercanías Málaga is a commuter rail service between central Málaga, Spain, and towns in the province. There are two lines:
Line C-1 runs along the Costa del Sol. This line starts from the Málaga-Centro-Alameda station, located in the center of Málaga. The next stop is the Málaga-María Zambrano Station, the main railway station in the provincial capital and a stop for medium, long distance trains, AVE as well as an interchange with bus and with the Malaga Metro. From here, the line continues to the Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport and it passes through the municipal districts of Torremolinos and Benalmádena before its end in Fuengirola.
Line C-2 runs inland from Málaga to Álora. It’s the same as line c-1 but it goes north through the valley of the Guadalhorce River using the tracks of the Córdoba-Málaga conventional rail line to Álora crossing northern neighborhoods of Málaga and the municipalities of Cártama and Pizarra.
POSIDONIA
Made by Celeste, Zarah, Alejandra and Ismael.