Torremolinos inaugurates the "Reino de los Países Bajos" passage

The 'Koningsdag', the celebration organized every April 27th on Dutch soil to honor the monarch of the House of Orange-Nassau, has its counterpart in Torremolinos, a celebration that gathers thousands of participants and takes place in Plaza Chiriva of La Carihuela.

This reflects the importance of the Netherlands to the coastal municipality, where, according to the city council data, there are 450 residents from this country, making them one of the main groups of foreigners. In terms of the city's main industry, tourism, this represents a market that, by 2025, brought 71,000 visitors per year, as Mayor Margarita del Cid recalled.

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To reinforce this connection, Torremolinos has decided to dedicate a space in its street map to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The chief municipal officer visited the plaque along with the Dutch ambassador to Spain, Roel Nieuwenkamp, and the honorary consul Franciscus J. J. Buster, a tribute that is located between Calle Mar and the Paseo Marítimo de la Carihuela.

In fact, the local administration is already working on the preparations for the next edition of the day dedicated to Holland, an opportunity to enjoy the typical culture and cuisine, where 'oliebollen', 'frikandellen', minced meatballs, herring, smoked sausage, or sandwiches of ham, carpaccio, or goat cheese will be served, among others. It also allows participants to enjoy games like "sjoelen", the Dutch shuffleboard, where the winner is the one who best handles the disc throwing on a wooden table about two meters long. This event is organized in collaboration with the local Dutch community and involves entrepreneurs from this country based in the city.

The ties with this community also have sentimental connotations, as demonstrated by Torremolinos' tribute to the Dutch Pia Beck, a jazz pianist and singer, who already has her own passage in the city, where she lived and became a reference for the rights of the LGTBI community, as well as a highly successful entrepreneur.