There’s approximately 16.000 people living in Torrox, Torrox Costa, Torrox Park & the surrounding countryside and around 6.000 of us are emigrants from Morocco, Northern & Eastern Europe, USA and Canada.
Torrox Costa is blessed with an eight kilometers stretch of white sandy beaches and a long wide beach promenade - Paseo Marítimo. You’ll find a wide variety in barsand restaurantsalong the boardwalkand at the westside, close to Hotel Riu Ferrara, you will find shops.
Sun beds and parasols are for rent at the beach (normally 3€ per day).
If you feel like letting your hair down in a more rustic, local setting away from the high-rise beachfront of Torrox Costa, you will findChiringuitos, small beach restaurants, to the east of the promenade. On both sides of the main area there are more rustic low rise buildingsand bamboo fringed beaches.
Try the Sardines, barbequed on a stick, - they smell and taste delicious…especially by the seaside.
On Monday mornings from ten to two there is a huge market on a parallel street running between the boardwalk and the main road. Everything from fresh eggsand vegetable to blue jeansand CD`s.
You might need to shop if you are in a rented villa or apartment. “Aldi” is the most inexpensive place to shop your groceries. It is just by the roundabout towards Torrox Pueblo on the opposite side from the beach.
If you feel like a few specialties from the Northern European hemisphere; go west on the main road from Aldi and lookout for “Super Sol” - another 100 metres along the road. Super Sol ismore expensive…but they do have scrummy stuff.
Finally “Mercadona”, a huge Spanish supermarket can be found on the main road – just a road-crossing from Hotel Riu Ferrara.
Farmacia isthe Spanish word for Chemist’sshops. You will find two in the
village and several at
Torrox Costa.
Correos
In Spain the Post Office is called Correos. You can buy stampsat post offices and Kiosksor tobacconists.
