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Fuengirola in the 50s
In the 1950s, Fuengirola was a world away from the bustling holiday hotspot it is today. Nestled along the southern coast of Spain in Andalusia, it was a small, humble fishing village where life moved slowly and predictably with the rhythm of the sea. The town’s identity revolved around its fishermen. At dawn, wooden boats…
Fuengirola in the 1960s — Franco’s Spain, San Andreas Beach & the Old Dog Station
By the 1960s, Fuengirola was beginning to stir from its quiet, traditional past. Spain was still under the rule of Francisco Franco, and although the regime maintained tight control over politics and culture, something new was creeping into coastal towns like this—tourism, curiosity, and the first hints of change. Along San Andreas Beach, the transformation…
