Last checked: 9 September 2026
Beaches, flags, bans and the price of lying down.
The works will lift the beach area from 2,700 m² to 12,700 m², almost six times larger. A pier up to 200 m long will also be built. Source: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/nueva-playa-espigon-banos-carmen_0_2007911321.html
Málaga Hoy →Sand trucked in every spring, EUR 2.7 million a year paid to the state for the shore, a fix four years in review: the coast is being managed into the sea.
Greenpeace, Destrucción a toda costa 2026 (via Área Costa del Sol)
Ecologistas en Acción has assigned two black flags on the Málaga coast for 2026. Maro in Nerja is cited for untreated wastewater discharge; the Marbella leisure residence beach for dune management.
Málaga Hoy →
A large fish, possibly a tuna, swam close to the shore at Playa del Ancon on August 8. No official identification has been released.
Euro Weekly News →
An average of 20 people sleep nightly on Malaga's central beach despite coastal law bans, with residents reporting daily thefts and fights alongside the urine and waste left for morning cleaners.
SUR in English →
Mijas installed a UV-index sundial on El Bombo beach, using a one-metre shadow to measure radiation levels provided by Spain's meteorological agency. The Soludable project: now with hardware.
SUR in English →
Three Marbella beaches flagged for elevated intestinal bacteria levels are now cleared for swimming, with the town hall blaming 'inaccurate' social media claims for undue alarm. The water: tested. The narrative: contested.
The Olive Press →
The price of six sardines on a stick: EUR 3 in El Palo, EUR 5 in San Andrés, EUR 8 in La Malagueta. The technique: identical.
Málaga Hoy →
Hundreds of dead fish have surfaced at the Guadaiza river mouth in Marbella. The cause: under investigation. The timing: peak season.
SUR in English →
Pedregalejo, El Palo and Baños del Carmen beaches are closed to swimmers after tests found E. coli levels exceeding legal limits. The source: likely a sewer, but not the ongoing promenade works.
SUR in English →