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Travel guide to Malaga - gateway to the Costa del Sol
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The second city of southern Spain, after Seville, Malaga’s airport is the main point of arrival for the millions flocking to the Costa del Sol. There’s a train service into the city which is worth visiting, if at first it doesn’t look too attractive.
Hop on to an open-topped bus tour to get an idea of Malaga’s attractions – they leave the bus station every thirty minutes. The Alcazaba can be seen from most points in the city.
To its left is the recently refurbished Roman Theatre, which was only unearthed in 1951. The citadel is also Roman in origin but the main structures were built by the Moors soon after their conquest of the area in the 8th Century.
Above the Alcazaba is the Gibralfaro Castle, a steep 250m climb up through gardens, towers and ramparts – there is a bus (#35) as an alternative. The castle has been restored recently and has an excellent museum.
The cathedral is a curious affair. It’s still unfinished, despite work starting 400 years ago – the money intended for the tower on the west front went to support the Americans in their War of Independence.
Just around the corner is the Museo Picasso Malaga housed in the elegant mansion of the Counts of Buenavista. It displays over 200 hundred of the artist’s works and also has temporary displays lent by other museums. Picasso was born only a few hundred metres away from the museum although he wasn't fond of his home city.
Malaga is famed for its seafood – the fried fish is said to be the best in Spain - and the sweet Malaga wine made from Muscatel grapes and served from massive barrels. There are many tapas bars while most of the night-life is near to the Cathedral and around the bullring in Malagueta.
The beaches of the Costa del Sol are nearby including Torremolinos, and the more attractive Marbella and Nerja while trips to Ronda across a virtually desert landscape and the magnificent limestone gorge near El Chorro to the north are worth considering. The climate is typically Mediterranean with hot dry summers and warm, wet winters.
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