El Faro

El Faro is a residential area in Mijas, Costa del Sol, Andalusia. El Faro is situated nearby to Calaburras Lighthouse, as well as near the suburb Torreblanca.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calaburras Lighthouse and Sohail Castle.

Calaburras Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Calaburras Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the coastal point known as Punta de Calaburras near Mijas, Málaga province, in Spain. The station was the first air/sea lighthouse in Spain and was built in 1863 and rebuilt in 1928. Calaburras Lighthouse is situated 410 metres southeast of El Faro.

Sohail Castle

Castle

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Sohail Castle is a castle in Fuengirola, Spain. It is a historic fortress located in the coastal town of Fuengirola, situated along the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Sohail Castle is situated 2 km northeast of El Faro.

Fuengirola Central Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Tyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fuengirola Mosque is a mosque in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre. Fuengirola Central Mosque is situated 2½ km northeast of El Faro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fuengirola and Torreblanca.

Fuengirola

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Fuengirola is a city in the Costa del Sol in southern Spain that is popular with tourists for its long sandy beach and malécon.

Torreblanca

Suburb

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Torreblanca is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of El Faro.

Sitio de Calahonda

Neighborhood

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Sitio De Calahonda is a town in Andalusia, southern Spain. It lies on the coast about halfway between Fuengirola and Marbella, and is part of the municipality of Mijas. Sitio de Calahonda is situated 8 km west of El Faro.

El Faro

Type: Residential area
Location: Mijas, Costa del Sol, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.51074° or 36° 30′ 39″ north

Longitude

-4.64161° or 4° 38′ 30″ west

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

8C8QG965+79

OpenStreetMap ID

way 329112556

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

GeoNames ID

7778657

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