The El Ingenio shopping centre is a high quality well designed shopping centre conveniently located just off the coastal hiqhway on the junction for Velez Malaga and Torre de Mar (junction 272)

El Ingenio is open from 10.00am to 10.00pm, Monday to Saturday. There are over 65 stores and a large multi screen cinema. The large Eroski hypermarket is the anchor store and is similar to the Carrefour superstores you see in France and Spain though a little smaller.

A branch of the popular Dunnes stores is located there with a range of homeware and clothing for adults and children. However, they don't have the food hall as seen at Mijas that is so popular with expats but they do have some of the essentials such as tea breaks and some UK branded cereals.