The Town Hall of Fuengirola is organising a sardine skewering workshop for young people aged 16 to 35 on July 29 at Castillo beach. Registrations, priced at 5 euros, will open on July 15.
On July 29, Castillo beach in Fuengirola will transform into an outdoor cooking school. The Town Hall has organised a sardine skewering workshop aimed at young people between 16 and 35 years old, an initiative that seeks to preserve and transmit this traditional technique of the Costa del Sol.
The Councillor for Youth, Isaac Vargas, presented the activity on Monday, which will take place from 20:00 to 00:00 hours. "From the Town Hall, we continue to promote attractive proposals for the young people of Fuengirola, offering leisure alternatives that combine training, participation, and coexistence," the councillor stated.
A night gathering to learn and share
The workshop is not limited to theory: attendees will get hands-on experience and learn the traditional skewering technique, from preparing the sardines to achieving the perfect cooking point. The day will culminate in a moraga at the boat area of Castillo beach, where participants can taste the fruits of their labour.
"We will take advantage of the night to hold a moraga, share some time with the young people, and enjoy a traditional dish like sardine skewers," Vargas explained. The activity, in addition to being educational, aims to be a meeting point for the youth of the municipality.
Limited spots and symbolic price
The workshop has 20 spots, and registrations are priced at 5 euros. They can be formalised through the Citizen Card starting from July 15 at 20:00 hours. The councillor has encouraged young people to sign up early, as spots are limited and high demand is expected.
This initiative is part of the cultural programming of the Town Hall of Fuengirola for the month of July, which includes a dozen activities for all audiences: music, exhibitions, dance, and archaeology workshops, among others. The sardine skewering workshop is one of the most unique proposals, designed to connect young people with local gastronomic culture.
For the residents of Fuengirola, this is an opportunity to learn a craft that is part of the identity of the Costa del Sol. The sardine skewer, declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage, is much more than a recipe: it is a beach ritual that brings families and friends together. Who knows, perhaps the next master skewerers of the area will emerge from this workshop. However, it remains to be seen if the young people can master the art of driving the stick into the sand without the sardine falling off. Practice, they say, makes perfect.
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