Malaga, the city of Pablo Picasso!
Malaga, the cultural capital of the Costa del Sol, faces the Mediterranean at a 100 km from the Strait of Gibraltar, near two rivers mouth: the Guadalmedina, which divides the old town from the new town, and the Guadalhorce.
The city owes its origins to the Phoenicians of Tyre, around the seventh century B.C. From the Muslim conquest of the eighth century, it was incorporated in the region of al-Andalus and of the Arabic era remain traces in the historical center, above all in the Alcazaba and in the Castle of Gibralfaro.
The historical and archaeological heritage of Malaga is varied and includes:
- Roman Theatre
- Alcazaba
- Castle of Gibralfaro
- Cathedral of the Incarnation
- Museum and Basilica of Saint Mary of the Victory
- Church of Saint “Cristo de la Salud”
- Church of “Sagrario”
- Church of “Santiago”
- Episcopal Palace
- Cervantes Theatre
- Picasso Museum of Malaga
- Contemporary Art Centre (CAC)
- Carmen Thyssen Museum
The parks of Malaga:
- Natural place of the mouth of Guadalhorce
- Natural Park of “Montes de Malaga”
- Historical-botanical garden “La Concepción”
- Garden San José
The beaches of Malaga:
- Beach golf course San Julián
- Beach “El Candado”
- Beach El Dedo
- Beach Cement Factory
- Beach “Guadalmar”
- Beach “La Araña”
- Beach “La Caleta”
- Beach “La Malagueta”
- Beach “La Misericordia”
- Beach “Baños del Carmen”
- Beach “Pedregalejo Las Acacias”
- Beach “Peñón del Cuervo”
- Beach “Sacaba”
- Beach “San Andrés”
How to get to Malaga:
By car: motorway A-92 and A-45 from the north of Spain. Mediterranean motorway A-7, if you come from the south.
By bus: www.estabus.emtsam.es
By train: www.renfe.es
By plane: www.aena.es
By ship: www.puertomalaga.com
