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.