Best Beaches in Torremolinos: Which of the Four to Pick

Torremolinos has four official beaches in a row – Los Álamos, Playamar, El Bajondillo and La Carihuela – and all four held the Blue Flag in 2026 on ADEAC's list. They run from ~1.1 km to ~2.3 km of sand, according to the municipal beach service charter. Pick Los Álamos for space, El Bajondillo or Los Álamos for a children's playground, and El Bajondillo to stay in the town centre.

Which is the best beach in Torremolinos?

Los Álamos is the best all-round beach in Torremolinos, in our judgement: at ~60 m it is the widest of the four, the only one the municipality rates at medium rather than high occupancy, and one of two with a children's playground. The trade-off is distance – the tourist board calls it the furthest beach from the town centre.

Does Torremolinos have nice beaches? On the measures that can be checked, yes: ~6.2 km of sand across four beaches, each with lifeguard cover in the bathing season and the same list of services, according to the municipal beach service charter. Here is how they compare, from east to west:

Pick El Bajondillo if you want the beach and the town together: the tourist board places it practically in the centre of town, and the charter lists a playground there. Pick La Carihuela for the longest walk, ~2.3 km in front of the old fishing quarter. Pick Playamar for beach volleyball and windsurfing, which the tourist board names among its activities – but not for a playground, because the charter lists none.

Which Torremolinos beach is best for families?

El Bajondillo and Los Álamos are the family beaches: they are the only two where the municipal beach service charter lists a children's playground, and both have a sports area too. The charter lists no playground at Playamar or La Carihuela.

All four beaches have lifeguard and first-aid cover through the bathing season, 1 June to 30 September, plus Easter and weekends before June, according to the charter. All four also have public toilets, showers and beach restaurants, so the basics of a day with children are on the sand itself.

Choose between the two family beaches by where you want to be: El Bajondillo, with its lifts to the promenade, for the town, or Los Álamos for the widest sand, at the less crowded Málaga end. For family hotels and the water park, see our guide to family resorts and water parks in Torremolinos.

Which Torremolinos beach is the quietest?

Los Álamos is the quietest beach in Torremolinos on the only official measure there is: the municipal beach service charter rates its occupancy medium, while La Carihuela, El Bajondillo and Playamar are all rated high. It is also the widest, at ~60 m, so the people on it have more room to spread out.

Los Álamos sits on the boundary with Málaga, the furthest beach from the Torremolinos town centre, and the tourist board describes its fine golden sand and modern beach restaurants. The charter classes it as semi-urban – the only one of the four that is not rated fully urban.

We found no official data on quieter coves or stretches within the other three beaches, so we don't name any. For quieter beaches further along the coast, and the region's dog and naturist beaches, see our guide to the best beaches on the Costa del Sol.

Are the beaches in Torremolinos Blue Flag?

All four Torremolinos beaches – El Bajondillo, La Carihuela-Montemar, Los Álamos and Playamar – held the Blue Flag in 2026, according to ADEAC's list of awarded beaches, "Relación de playas galardonadas 2026". ADEAC names the La Carihuela stretch "La Carihuela-Montemar", so Montemar is part of that flagged beach rather than a separate one.

The Blue Flag is awarded beach by beach and renewed every year, and ADEAC announces the new list each spring, so check it before a summer trip. The flag tells you a beach passed that yearly award; the day-to-day services – lifeguards, toilets, showers and adapted access – are the ones the municipal beach service charter lists for all four.

What facilities and access do the beaches have?

All four beaches share the same service list in the municipal beach service charter:

• Toilets and showers: public toilets including an adapted toilet, showers and footwashes, and adapted showers.
• Access: access walkways, adapted access and accessible parking.
• Water and food: drinking fountains and beach restaurants.
• Hire: sunbeds, umbrellas and pedalos – hire prices vary by season and stretch.
• Safety: lifeguard and first-aid cover in the bathing season.

For visitors with reduced mobility, all four beaches have amphibious chairs, and assisted bathing is available by appointment, according to the charter and the tourist board's beach pages. El Bajondillo also has lifts to the promenade.

The municipal code of conduct bans pets, vehicles, fires and camping on the beaches, so none of the four allows dogs. It also bans fishing between 06:00 and 21:00, soap in the showers and litter outside the bins. For which beach bar or club to pick, see our guide to beach clubs and chiringuitos in Torremolinos.

How do you pick a beach by where you are staying?

The four beaches run in a row along the seafront: Los Álamos at the Málaga end, then Playamar, El Bajondillo and, to the west, La Carihuela. That makes the choice mostly a question of which end of town your hotel is at.

Stay near El Bajondillo to have the beach and the town together, since it is the town-centre beach. Stay at the Los Álamos end for the most space and the lowest crowd rating. Stay in La Carihuela for the old fishing quarter, with ~2.3 km of beach in front of it. Our guide to beachfront hotels in Torremolinos covers the hotels on the sand.

La Carihuela is also one of the Costa del Sol's classic espeto strips, where sardines are grilled on cane skewers over a wood fire – our guide to where to eat in Torremolinos covers its seafront and the rest of the town.

For space, go to Los Álamos; for a playground, El Bajondillo or Los Álamos; for the town on your doorstep, El Bajondillo.

Away from the sand, our guide to things to do in Torremolinos covers the rest of the town.

FAQ – Beaches in Torremolinos