Fuengirola
Of the approximately 60,000 inhabitants registered in the municipality, 25% come from other countries. The Arabs
changed the name and named Sohail. Was virtually destroyed by an assault by the Vikings in 858. The people took
refuge in Mijas and Rahman III in the year 924 rebuilt the castle in Fuengirola. Temboury Suhayl quoted as a
cultured and neat town that rocked to the illustrious writers. The best known is the AS-Suhayli poet, who devoted
some verses to his homeland, expressing their dismay, looking at the destruction of the place where he was born.
The emigration of their neighbors in Fuengirola to Mijas to reappear at sea banditry, or perish the city under the
Visigoth hordes. Of those times there is a total lack of news about Suelitano Municipality. Our Lady of the Rosary
Parish Church - Fuengirola - La Virgen del Rosario parish church is located in the Plaza of the Constitution. Suel
was identified by the Roman historian, Pomponius Mela, as one of the towns of the coast, and was cited by Pliny in
the first century AD as a fortified town or oppidum. Thus the name Los Boliches, formerly separate from but now
forming part of the same urban area as Fuengirola. The town has its origins in Phoenician, Roman and Arab
civilisations. Apart from the water sports and beach activities, horse-riding is one of the most popular
activities, which is probably the best way of sightseeing. Families and particularly children love amusement parks
and theme parks in Spain, such as the Tivoli World Amusement Park, which hosts a spectacular Flamenco display, a
Spanish cultural trademark.
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