Gay Guide to Costa del Sol.
Ever since the early 60s Torremolinos & the Costa del Sol has been a Mecca for gay and gay friendly people, its heady mix of sun,sea,wine and laid back lifestyle combined with a visiting population of artists,singers and writers all contributed in making the Costa del Sol the ideal congregational point in Southern Europe and Torremolinos has long been the gay focal point of the coast,Of course under Franco (so to speak) being gay was illegal, but that never seemed to stop anybody and indeed the locals actively protected the one or two gay bars in the area with tip offs from the police as to when a raid was likely to take place. Of course the clamp down on gay culture was all superficial, It brought 1000s of pesetas to the region every month, The rich, the famous and the infamous all flocked into Torremolinos for the Fun!!!. By the 70s gay life was well established here and the number of bars and restaurants continued to grow, and Not Marbella but Torremolinos was the "IN PLACE" to be and be seen, La Nogalera was built (allegedly by the son in law of a not unknown dictator) and the town of Torremolinos had over 2000 bars,clubs and restaurants and more cash going around than ever before. By the end of the 70s the developers had started to move into the Marbella end of the Costa and Poor old Torre was getting a bit of a bad reputation,
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