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Malaga[1] is a city and seaside resort on the Costa del Sol in the South of Spain. The city has 561,250 inhabitants (2007).
Understand
Málaga is surrounded by mountains, the so-called “Hills of Axarquía” and is crossed by two rivers, the Guadalmedina and the Guadalhorce, both of which flow into the Mediterranean Sea. The city has a Mediterranean summer climate, but is not affected by the extreme heat like Seville and has very mild winters with temperatures around 20 degrees. The inhabitants of Málaga are known as “Malagueños” and sometimes as “boquerones” (sardines).
Arrive
By plane
The Malaga - Costa del Sol del International Airport[2] (IATA: AGP, ICAO: LEMG) is located 8 kilometers southwest of Málaga and 5 kilometers north of Torremolinos.
By train
By car
By bus
By boat
Travel around
Public transport within the city of Málaga consists of 34 city bus lines, there are also 3 lines with night buses.
Málaga's metro [3] is still under construction (2 lines). A total of 6 lines are planned.
To look at
- Cathedral of Malaga
- Catedral de la Encarnacion - Cathedral in neoclassical style.
- Jardin de la Concepcion -The Botanical Garden.
- Iglesia del Sagrario
- Iglesia Parroquil de Santiago
- Palacio de los Condes de Buenavista (castle of the counts).
- El Castillo de Gibralfaro - A Moorish style castle.
- El Castillo de Alcazaba - A Moorish style castle.
- Palacio Episcopal - The Episcopal Palace.
- Plaza de Toros -A bullfighting arena.
- Pablo Picasso's Birthplace.
- The Picasso Museum.
- The port of the city.
- El museo Maria Thissen -a museum of a wealthy collector (also a Spanish celebrity)
To do
- rock climbing - There are many large rocks in and around Malaga. The amazing "El Chorro Gorge" is an hour's drive northwest of the city. The Camino del Rey (The King's Path) is a path high above the gorge.
- Sunbathe - The nearest beach from the center is "La Malagueta", ideal for a day of sunbathing. Further east there are nicer beaches that are also less crowded. Sometimes you have to walk along the beautiful coast for a while before you reach the beach.
- Misuse - Bee bike2malaga bicycle rental you can rent bicycles. The Bike2malaga bike rental company is located in the historic center of Málaga in Calle Vendeja 6, just 50 meters from Plaza de la Marina. Behind the tourist office of Málaga. You can rent good and comfortable bicycles here for EUR 5 per half day or EUR 10 for a whole day. Includes helmet, padlock, tourist map. The Bike2malaga team also provides a lot of information for your bike ride through or around Málaga. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
To learn
To work
To buy
Food
The Andalusian cuisine is surprising and delicious. The Spaniards do not eat until 2 pm and the evening meal starts on average around 9 pm. It is a social event, friends meet in the evenings in numerous tapas bars, where you can taste many typical dishes such as fried squid, fried aubergine, baby squid, tomato sauces with bread, chorizo, tortilla.
Budget
Average
Expensive
Going out
stay overnight
Budget
Average
- Hotel Malaga[4] is a charming hotel located on Málaga's Guadalmar Beach. Garden, swimming pool, jacuzzi, restaurant. Rent cars and bicycles. Phone. 34.95.2176061.
- NH Malaga, Avenida Río Guadalmedina, without number, tel. 34.95.2071323 [5]. This hotel is located in the historic center of Malaga, next to the harbor and just a few minutes from the Museo de la Expiración. The beautiful location makes it easy to enjoy Málaga's unique appearance.
Expensive
Communication
Safety
all around
- Málaga is the perfect base to Andalusia to explore. Ronda, Estepona, Torremolinos, Marbella, Granada, Seville and many other cities, they are all within your reach. With the air-conditioned buses, which are very comfortable, you can get there quickly and cheaply.
