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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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I'm Alex, a 31 year old archaeologist and travel guide passionate about the flipside of history and the small curiosities and oddities that evade our everyday gaze! I have 5 years of experience as a tour guide in Portugal and Spain, and there's nothing I like more than exploring and researching local history and translating it to open-minded travellers that want to get under the skin of places.
Discover the dark secrets hidden behind the recent history of this well-known Costa del Sol boom town in a two-hour walking tour around the maze of streets in the city centre.
The tour is set against Fuengirola's dark past and present. This Costa del Sol boom town might be known primarily for its long promenade, maze of high-rises and busy streets, but there's a dark undercurrent of violence, war and crime hidden behind its façade. We will explore a dark past of bloody battles and war crimes, mafia murders and narcos, political terrorism and the glitz and decadence of the old Costa del Sol, and much more, while taking a stroll around the streets of the Villa Blanca.
Main themes:
- An overview of Fuengirola and Spain's bloody history
- The Battle of Fuengirola 1810 - The Napoleonic Wars
- The Spanish Civil War: submarine attacks, church burnings and mass graves
- International Mafia Playground - narco operations and score settling in the old Costa del Sol
- The ETA bombings in Fuengirola
- True crime
- The Wolfman of Sierra Morena
In front of the church, under the bell tower
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
