The strategic coastal location of Torremolinos, made it
a place of settlement for ancient civilizations: Phoenicians,
Greeks, Romans and Arabs.
The first mention of the town appears in 1498, year of parcelling.
Reference is made to a marvellous spot known as the Molinos
de la Torre (the mills of the Tower, powered by water from
the abundant springs in whose environs the Catholic Kings
and their vast troops encamped during the siege of Málaga;
territory that in present day belongs to the municipality
of Alhaurín de la Torre.
