Torremolinos residents angered at demolition of iconic hotel
Many locals feel that the building is another piece of "the town’s heritage that will be lost forever"
The demolition of the Casa Escandinavia hotel in Torremolinos, which began this week, has caused concern among the locals, most of whom feel that the building is another piece of “the town’s heritage that will be lost forever”.
The iconic hotel, situated on Avenida Palma de Mallorca, opened in 1963, and it was the first accommodation in the town that focused on Nordic tourism.
The establishment, a favourite among the local expat community due to its sunny patio and “charming gardens”, has deteriorated over the last few years, and residents in the town took to social media to show their disappointment that it has not been restored to retain its “unique architecture”.
One angered resident said that the emblematic site is being destroyed to make way for “another building without personality, and of course, taller than allowed”.
Others were alarmed that it is one more green area in the centre of Torremolinos that has been erased, as has been the case with the “eradication of all vegetation in the Plaza de la Nogalera”.
Most agreed that the demolition was “very sad”, because Torremolinos’ “golden history is slowly being erased”.
The premises had been closed for the last 12 months due to the death of the owner, who died last year. The site is now owned by a construction company from Cordoba, which plans to construct a new building on the site.
