Shopping Centres in Malaga and on Costa del Sol

Shopping Centres in Malaga and on Costa del Sol

Andalucia is not alone in its quest for the convenience of large out-of-town shopping centres or commercial centres ( centros comerciales) . Over the past five years shopping centres in Andalucia have become increasingly prevalent and in Andalucia today they form an integral part of most peoples’ shopping experience.

In the list below some are best described as large indoor or outdoor malls or shoping centres with multiple retail outlets. Others are very large supermarkets often described as hypermarkets. 

Malaga city

• El Corte Inglés - Centro Comercial Malaga, Avenida de Andalucia 4 & 6, Malaga. Tel: 952 076 500. More>
• El Corte Inglés -  Centro Comercial Bahia Malaga, Calle Hamlet, 2, Malaga. Map Tel: 952 357 001 More>
• Centro Comercial Larios Centro - Avenida de la Aurora, 25. 29002 Málaga. Tel: 95 236 93 93 Large shopping centre opened in 1996 near Malaga Maria Zambrano train station and bus station. More than 100 shops including a Primark plus Eroski supermarket. Car parking, 3 hrs free with ticket validation by shop purchases. Open 10.00 to 22.00 hrs Monday to Saturday.
• Centro Comercial Vialia - part of the RENFE Malaga Maria Zambrano railway station complex. Shops, cafe, and hotel. Shops open 10.00 to 22.00 and restarants later. Underground Car parking, 3 hrs free with ticket validation by shop purchases.
• Centro Comercial Rosaleda - Avenida Simón Bolívar, s/n, 29011 Málaga. Tel: 95 228 05 00. Located in the north east part of the city, like the Malaga football stadium named after the old rose nurseries Open in 1993 and has 120 shops, 12 screen cinema, restaurants, Carrefour supermarket, three storey car park. Open 09.00 to 22.00 hrs Monday to Saturday.
• Plaza Mayor – Calle Alfonso Ponce de León, 3-2, 29140 Málaga. Tel: 952 247 580. Exit M-20 exit km 1 (Parador de Golf-Coín) west of Malaga between airport and coast. Large free open air car parking. Has own cercanias C2 train station on Malaga to airport and Fuengirola line. Bus Línea 10 – Málaga to Churriana, Línea M-136 – Cártama to Alhaurín de la Torre, Línea M-123 – Churriana to Torremolinos and Benalmádena) Shops open 09.00 to 22.00 hrs Monday to Saturday, restaurants everyday until 01.00 hrs.
• McArthur Glen designer outlet Malaga Luxury brands at discounted prices. Located next to Plaza Major. Underground Free parking.
• Muelle Uno - Pasio de los Curas. The waterfront open-air shopping area opened in 2011 offers a contemporary shopping and dining experience by the marina. Next to Pompidou center. Shops open 19.00 to 22.00 hrs Monday to Saturday, restaurants including Hard Rock cafe open everyday until 00.00 hrs. Limited underground parking. Tel: 952 003 942. More>
• Carrefour Alameda - Prol. Alameda, s/n, 29007 Málaga. Tel: 95 261 92 04.
• Carrefour los Patios - Ctra. Almería-Cádiz, km 241, 29004 Málaga. Tel: 95 223 03 68.
• Málaga Plaza - Calle Armengual de la Mota, 12, 29007 Málaga. Tel: 95 261 40 40.
• Sobrinos de Feliz Saenz - Plaza Félix Sáenz, s/n, 29005 Málaga. Tel: 95 222 55 00.
• Bahia Azul
• Malaga Nosotrum

Eastern Costa del Sol

• Centro Comercial el Ingenio - Avenida Juan Carlos I, s/n, Torre del Mar, 29740 Vélez-Málaga (Málaga). Tel: 95 254 72 66.
• Centro Comercial Rincón de la Victoria - Calle Arroyo de Totalán, 36, 9720 Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga). Tel: 95 297 86 20.
• Carrefour Rincón de la Victoria - Ctra. Arroyo de Totalán, s/n, La Cala del Moral, 29720 Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga). Tel: 95 297 85 22.

Western Costa del Sol

• Centro Comercial Costasol Centro - Caratera de Circunvalacion, s/n, 29620 Torremolinos
• San Miguel - Avenida Palma de Mallorca, 6, 29620, Torremolinos, (Málaga). Tel: 95 238 86 84.
• Puerto Marina Shopping - Benalmadena Marina, Benalmadena Costa,  (Málaga).
• Centro Comercial Miramar - Av. de la Encarnación, s/n, 29640 Fuengirola, (Málaga). Tel: 952 19 81 95 More>
• Merca Centro - Avenida Jesús Santos Rein, 2, 29640, Fuengirola, (Málaga). Tel: 95 246 78 43.
• El Corte Inglés - Centro Comercial Costa Mijas, N-340 km 210, Las Lagunas, Mijas Costa, (Málaga). Tel: 952 669 100. More>
• Parque Comercial Miramar - Avenida de Carmen Saenz de Tejada, 29649, Las Lagunas de Mijas, Mijas Costa, 29651 (Malaga), Tel: 952 198 195
• Centro Idea Daniela - Ctra. Mijas, km 3,6, 29650 Mijas (Málaga). Tel: 95 246 78 56.
• Centro Comercial el Zoco de Mijas - Sitio de Calahonda, s/n, 29649 Mijas (Málaga). Tel: 95 293 07 27.
• El Corte Inglés - Centro Comercial Costa Marbella, Ramón Areces s/n, Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella, (Málaga). Tel: 952 909 990. More>
• Marina Banus  - Centro Comercial Marina Banus, Ramón Areces s/n, Puerto Banus,  29600 Marbella (Málaga). Tel: 952 906 544.
• El Corte Inglés - Centro Comercial El Capricho, Avenida Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, 2, 29602 Marbella, (Málaga). Tel: 952 902 390
• Centro de Negocios Cristamar - Avenida Naciones Unidas, s/n (Puerto Banús), 29660 Marbella (Málaga). Tel: 952 810 194.
• La Cañada – Centro Comercial La Cañada, Carretera de Ojén s/n, 29600 Marbella (Málaga). Tel: 952 860 142. More>
• Carrefour Estepona - Ctra. N-340, km 156,9, 29680 Estepona (Málaga). Tel: 952 808 070.

Inland Malaga Province

• Centro Comercial La Trocha in Coin. Caratera Coín-Cártama, Km 1, 29100 Coín. Málaga has 42 shops. Large free car park. Children playground. 7 screen cinema. Located on the on Cártama, en el km. 1. Tel: 952 452 350.
• Centro Comercial La Verónica in Antequera, Cuesta de Talavera, s/n, 29200 Antequera, Málaga. This shopping centre was inaugurated in 2004,and includes 64 shops, an Eroski supermarket, a petrol station and parking for 1,400 cars. There is also an 8 screen cinema. Located in the north east of Antequera town on the A-343. Tel: 951 902 619

Sunday Trading in Andalucia

Traditionally very few shops used to open on a Sunday or public holiday in Andalucia. This was due to restrictions on Sunday trading by the Junta de Andalucía (regional government). However, since 2020, the number of Sundays when shopping centres and large supermarkets are permitted to open has increased substantially.

Trading on Sundays and bank holidays for shopping centres and shops whose floor space is more than 300 square metres is decreed by the Junta de Andalucía. Shops that can open on any Sunday or holiday are:

Shops selling cakes and pastries, bread, ready meals, chips (French fries), nuts and sweets, newspapers, flowers and plants; also the preparation and sale of churros.

Shops selling cultural and sporting products located inside museums, and cultural or sporting establishments.

Petrol stations and shops designated as 'convenience stores'.

Shops in train and bus stations, and airports and sea ports.

Larger shops and shopping centres are permitted to open on the following Sundays and holidays throughout Andalucía. Note that this does not imply that all shops in a town or village will be open on a Sunday; it simply means that they are permitted to open. In practice, larger shopping centres and retail parks will definitely be open, while some shops in towns and cities will open. Shops in smaller towns and villages will be closed, apart from small convenience stores and petrol stations.

Permitted Sunday and bank holiday trading days in 2024 - Andalucia-wide

There are 16 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2024 - Andalucia-wide:
6 January 2024
28 March 2024 (Easter Thursday)
30 June 2024
7 July 2024
28 July 2024
4 August 2024
15 August 2024(Asunción de la Virgen)
1 September 2024
12 October 2024 (Día de Colon)
1 November 2024 (Día de Todos los Santos)r
1 December 2024
6 December 2024
9 December 2024 (following Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
15 December 2024
22 December 2024
29 December 2024

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a publich holliday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

Permitted Sunday and bank holiday trading days in 2024 - Costa del Sol

Any town that the Junta de Andalucia has designated ‘an Area of Great Tourist Influx' can open on additional Sundays or Holidays. This aplies to Easter week (from Palm Sunday to Resurection Sunday inclusive) and Summer from 1st June to 30th September. This applies to Sunday and holiday trading in the Costa del Sol towns and cities: Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola, Estepona, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Nerja, Rincón de la Victoria, Mijas and Manilva. It also applies to coastal resort towns on the Costa de la Luz and the Costa Almeria.

There are 16 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2024 - Costa del Sol
6 January 2024
24 March 2024 (Palm Sunday)
28 March 2024 (Easter Thursday)
29 March 2024 (Good Friday)
31 March 2024 (Easter Sunday)
June 2024: every Sunday
July 2024: every Sunday
August 2024: every Sunday
15 August 2024 (Asunción de la Virgen)
September 2024: every Sunday
12 October 2024 (Día de Colon)
1 November 2024 (Día de Todos los Santos)r
1 December 2024
6 December 2024
9 December 2024 (following Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
15 December 2024
22 December 2024
29 December 2024

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a publich holliday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

Permitted Sunday and Bank Holidays trading days in 2023 - Inland Cities

The historic city centres of Almeria, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and Jerez de la Frontera are also 'Areas of Great Tourist Influx' also have their additional holiday trading dates from the 'Andalucia-wide' list above. However these are generally related to Sundays and holidays during Easter week.

Opening Hours

Shopping centres are generally open from 10.00 to 22.00 Monday to Saturday. They are also open for the same or slightly reduced trading hours on the Sundays and bank holidays listed above.

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