This is a tourist center with high-rise buildings, plush beach cottages and apartments, shopping centers, entertainment facilities and a very lively nightlife. Fuengirola sea front is a favourite place for tourists and local families alike.
The ancient Castello Sohail is worth visiting, so is the weekly market El Mercadillo -held along the coast it is popular among locals and tourists alike. There is a variety of restaurants and Tapas bars offering fresh seafood prepared using local recipes. And if you feel like it, there is all the international fare available along the coast.

For golfers the two courses known as Los Olivos and La Laguna at Mijas golf are closer to the centre of Fuengirola than the town of Mijas. A excellent new course called Santana has come up just past the two mijas courses. Within easy distance are the courses of  El Chapparal Santa Maria and Santa Clara. The valley is starting to become known as golf valley.