Malaga is one of the most visited cities in all of Europe, due to its climate, its gastronomy, its people and its culture.
We recommend 5 places to go to make the most of your enjoying time, which combines sea, culture and mountains in a small privileged enclave.
1.- Cathedral
One of the jewels of the Spanish Renaissance overlooks the sea. Go inside, verify its beauty, enjoy its unique structure and the great artistic and patrimonial wealth that it treasures. Do not miss out on its Main Chapel, its magnificent canvas of the Virgen del Rosario created by Alonso Cano, its popular Virgen de los Reyes or its old Gothic altarpiece of Santa Bárbara.
2.- Alcazaba
The Alcazaba of Malaga is considered one of the most beautiful fortresses that can be visited in Spain.
Built on the slopes of Mount Gibralfaro, where previously there would be some Pheno-Punic remains. This location gives it a strategic dominance in the defense of the city.
The Alcazaba of Malaga today has an area of 15,000 square meters, however, in Muslim times this size was much higher. Its construction was carried out by the Muslims who occupied the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. However, its construction processes are marked by a historical and topographic evolution. Going through numerous changes and circumstances that make us say that the Alcazaba is a work with a life of its own.
3.- Caminito del Rey
The “Caminito del Rey” is a candidate for UNESCO world heritage due to its history and the spectacular nature of one of the most impressive landscapes in the world. It is located in the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Natural Area, a Less than 60 km from the capital, bounded to the north by the Serranía de Ronda and the Llanos de Antequera and to the south by the Guadalhorce valley and the historic region of Campo de Cámar.
4.- Museo Picasso
The Museo Picasso Málaga (MPM) is one of the two art galleries dedicated to Pablo Picasso located in his hometown of Málaga. It is the most visited museum in the south of Spain and Andalusia with its two hundred and eighty-five works that the collection brings together, encompassing Picasso’s revolutionary innovations, as well as the wide variety of styles, materials and techniques that he mastered.
From the first academic studies to his vision of classicism, going through the superimposed planes of cubism, ceramics, his interpretations of the great masters and the latest paintings of the seventies. On March 13, 2017, the museum opened with its reorganized space, LED lights in all its rooms and 166 new works that significantly expanded the museum’s catalogue.2
5.- Muelle Uno
With the best views of Malaga, Muelle Uno is a little piece of heaven on earth. Located in the Port of Malaga, Muelle Uno is a new concept of shopping area. Open to the city, facing the sea, it is a lively commercial street that offers a unique shopping, leisure and restaurant experience. An open space that has a wide range of fashion and restaurants with a unique and different character, designed to surprise each visit.
