Malaga's beaches - leisure time & beaches
The beaches of Pedregalejo & El Palo even though being very close to downtown they have a unique character when compared to the beach of the maritime promenade of Malaga, which could be described as the city's urban beach...
Although these two beaches are very close to each other they each have their own personality, they each have their bars and restaurants and both beaches are well maintained. This is why you have to visit both and decide which one you are going to claim as your own....
In these neighborhood beaches, every summer in the day they celebrate the Virgin del
Carmen (16th of July), patron saint of the fishermen, they take the Virgin out of her church and out to sea in a boat, while being followed in procession by the fishing boats.
If you don't have the chance to watch this event, you can always start by taking a walk in the beaches of El Palo and into the promenade that unites them with the ones in Pedregalejo and continue your stroll till the Baños del Carmen and from there to the maritime promenade of Malaga that will lead you to the entrance of the park and from there to downtown.