The port city of Malaga has been in the thick of historical events since ancient times, because it stands at the crossroads of sea and land, it is a link between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and it is also a bridge between the Islamist world and the Christian one. The sights were supplemented by each ruling culture in the Pyrenees in its own way. The Romans taught the Spaniards to arenas, the Phoenicians, showing how to build ships, discovered an abundance of warm waters and trade routes, and local artisans, builders and jewelers adopted the best, made someone else's inalienable property.

cruise port

On the Costa del Sol, on the way to the Pillars of Gibraltar in the 8th century BC. e. The Phoenicians built a deep-sea pier and founded the city of Malaga. Today, the Andalusian Picasso Museum and the birthplace of actor Antonio Banderas attract tourists from all over the world. For travelers by sea, a cruise terminal was built in 2011. It is located opposite the commercial port. The total area of the harbor is 7000 m².
Giant liners are an attraction in themselves. A pedestrian alley leads from the cruise terminal to the city. The landmark during the walk will be the old lighthouse La Farola.

After 15 minutes of the promenade, tourists enter the Paseo Parque palm park, but you can turn to the city beach. It's only a 3 minute walk there. Paseo de la Farola alley ends. Behind it is the “La Malagueta” arena, built for bullfights. But they stay on Parkovaya for a long time: they invite shops, cafes, attractions. Buses regularly depart from the terminal to the city. A ticket to the fortress costs 18 €, to the airport – 3 €, to the city center – € 1.8 For a car tour “Port of Malaga” they ask for € 5.

Fortress

One of the many alcazabs of Spain is the fortress of Malaga. It has been preserved better than all structures of this type (in terms of the degree of preservation it competes only with the Syrian one). Fortifications, called alcazabs, were built from the 8th century by the Barbary rulers as a chain of fort posts united by long walls and sentinel posts. Inside the fortress are the foundations of the garrison barracks, a palace among orange trees, fountains. Outside is a Roman amphitheater from the 1st century AD. e.

The ascent to the citadel is carried out along a steep winding road. But the reward will be a passing visit to the landscaped gardens near the Governor's apartments, built in the XI-XIV centuries. The Cuartos de Granada apartments have been converted into an archaeological museum. From April to October, the fortress is open from 9.00 to 20.00, in winter it closes at 18.00. Christmas holidays are celebrated by employees of all museums in Malaga, there is no entrance. The ticket price is 2.20€. €3.20 if the visit includes Gibralfaro. On Sunday admission is free from 2 pm.

Fortress of Gibralfaro

Castillo de Gibralfaro is a Spanish name. Arabic came from the confluence of “hibral” and “faro”, which means “rock above the lighthouse”. The port needed a defensive structure, and Emir Yusuf I ordered one to be built. Fortification tricks have been applied: between the inner and outer walls there is a narrow passage to the neighboring fort – the Malaga Alcazaba. The “trap” is hard to guess.

The Spanish king Ferdinand made the fortress recaptured from the Muslims in 1492 as his residence. The exhibition of arms and armor of Gibralfaro clearly illustrates the events of the Reconista – the war of the Crusaders with the Moors. Open from 9:00 to 22:00 in summer, closes at 6 in winter. Entrance – through the Western Gate, cost 6 €.

town hall

Behind the waterfront park, between Cervantes Avenue, in front of the hill of Gibralfaro, the Casa consistorial city hall is immersed in greenery. For the provincial government – a building of extraordinary luxury. But the architect of Malaga in 1912 – 1917. was a native of Andalusia, the brilliant Guerrero Strachan. Strachana selflessly served his countrymen, for which he was duly thanked: in 1928-1930, the architect led the city as head of the city government.

The Malaga Consistory House, the Church of the Sacred Heart, the Prince of Asturias Hotel, private villas designed by the great Andalusian create the unique look of the current Malaga: the Moorish style is organically combined with neo-colonial, baroque and classic. The city hall is decorated with sculptures of sailors, fishermen, merchants – the plots are far from palace ones. The tradition “for the people” has been preserved: anyone can enter the Casa consistorial, free of charge (during working hours – from 9 to 18). The interior decoration of halls, corridors and meeting rooms strikes with luxury. Plans for upcoming city events are posted on the stands.

Plaza de Toros “La Malagueta”

Bullfighting as a legacy of Mitrianism has existed in Spain for 5 millennia. Defending the human right to be the highest being, the bullfighter enters into a fight with a formidable force. Malaga raised its hero. A friend of Ernest Hemingway and the hero of the novel Dangerous Summer, the matador Antonio Ardoñez, with thousands of fearless victories over a bull, was honored to have the Ardoñez Glory Museum in the gallery of the Malaga bullfighting arena. The octagonal 52-meter arena was built according to the project of Joaquin Rukoba in the Moorish style especially for the burning national fun. Has the first category.

Tickets for bullfights are distributed only via the Internet (in order to counter speculation). Before the start, they sell the rest. The price is from 10 to 200 euros. The most expensive ones are for the stands in the shade. Fights begin at 13:00 and 17:00. Coming out of the bullfighters in Holy Week is obligatory. In April, May, August and September bullfights are held every Sunday. 1.8 € is a ticket to the Bullfighting Museum (except Saturday and Sunday, open daily from 10:00 to 13:00).

Automobile Museum

Spanish billionaire Joao Magalhaes put his car collection on public display in 2010. 100 rare models – ranging from motorized strollers to gold-plated rhinestone exclusives – in total, the collection is worth 25 million euros. “Black Widow” of the king, produced in a single copy, racing, on water as fuel – here each car is unique in its own way.

Cars-actors, little ones, luxuriously tuned for noble people – they are not just vehicles. The miracle technique is set off by another, no less spectacular exposition: designer women's dresses and accessories. Theater of a beautiful life! Couples love to visit. The museum regularly hosts shows of women's clothing. Works from 10 to 19, except Monday. The cost of the review is 8.5€. Photography is allowed.

Museum of Glass and Crystals

The 18th Roman style villa, converted into the Vidrio y Cristal Museum, deserves praise for its careful and authentic restoration. The visitor is under the impression that he is visiting a Spanish nobleman. The name is arbitrary: furniture, carpets, portraits, bronze, tapestries are presented – all types of arts and crafts, not only glass.

The owner (a private museum) is proud of the stained glass windows of the Pre-Raphaelite masters, exhibited with highlights and in exquisite frames. Presented are modernist relief casting, Venetian colored and sulfide glass, Chinese and Meissen porcelain. The cost of visiting is 5 €. Open from 11 am to 7 pm every day except Monday.

Contemporary Art Center

400 paintings and installations by contemporary artists are placed on 2,400 m² of exposition. The homeland of Picasso and Dali does not risk missing another genius, so the Museum hosts thematic, author's exhibitions and art history workshops around all the materialized messages of the creative personalities of the Spanish lands and adjacent lands, regardless of the controversial style and direction.

In the halls of the former tobacco factory, converted to the latest gallery art, exhibited works by Louise Bourgeois, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Gerhard Richter, Paul McCarthy, Anish Kapoor, Raymond Pettibon, Ron Mueck, Yoshitomo Nara. Children in the museum like more interactive objects. Entrance costs 7€. Open daily, except Tuesday, from 10 am to 8 pm. On Sundays from 16:00 they let in for free.

Pompidou Center

On March 28, 2015, the glass doors of El Cubo were solemnly opened. The cost of the new Malaga gallery, designed to show the masterpieces of the Paris Center for Contemporary Art. Georges Pompidou cost the city treasury and sponsors 5 million €. 6000 m² of exhibition halls and utility rooms could be lost between the port and the embankment, because the center also consists of 2 underground floors. But, thanks to the multi-colored faces of the Cube, it can be seen from afar.

The 20th century painting hall houses paintings by Picasso, Chagall, Kandinsky, Magritte, Kahlo, Miro, Bacon, Ernst, Kooning, De Chirico – a total of 80 masterpieces of postmodern classics are on loan until 2020. Opening hours: daily from 9.30 to 20.00, from June 15 to September 15 – from 11.00 to 22.00. The cost of visiting the permanent exhibition is 7 €, the temporary and permanent exhibition for a single ticket is 9 €. Free admission – on Sundays after 16.00.

Cathedral

The construction of the Cathedral of the Incarnation on the site of the destroyed mosque began in 1524 and was completed after 254 years. 84 m – the height of the tower, the dome soared 40 m. One of the tallest buildings in Andalusia is decorated on the choirs with 42 figures of Catholic saints by wood carvers Pedro de Mena, Ortizo de Vargas and Giuseppe Alfaro.

A museum of religious objects has been created at the cathedral, some of them are 500 years old. Sculptures of the 17th century, salaries, vessels, and robes of clergy side by side with paintings by Luis Morales and Joseph de Ribera. Bishop Santos Olivera leads the tour in the second hall of the museum. He talks about the history of the jewelry of the episcopate. Open for visits from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 18.00, on Saturday – from 10.00 to 17.00. The cost of the tour is 7€.

Roman theater

The construction of the House of Culture stopped in 1951: at the foot of the walls of the Alcazaba, they came across ancient Roman stone blocks. These were seen in the walls of all the local Moorish fortresses. As a result of excavations, the Roman amphitheater of the time of Emperor Augustus appeared in its original form. Only wooden structures were not preserved.

The shape is special: not circular, but elongated, oval. 32 m – its width. The 13 tiers of seating are still full: since 2011, concerts and shows have been shown in the arena. The arena acoustics are excellent. Entrance for the review is free. A tour car brings those who wish from Terminal No. 1. A sightseeing tour of the city for 18 € includes a stop at the Roman Theater.

Merced Square

The great Picasso lived in one of the houses adjacent to the square. There is a monument to the artist, there is a museum. However, the main dominant of the space is an obelisk to another son of Andalusia, General Torrijos. The page of the royal court, Jose Maria de Torrijos, rose to high officer ranks, fought with Napoleonic France, but soon became a staunch republican himself.

In 1831, Torrijos and 48 of his associates landed on the coast, hoping to start a liberation movement, but the conspirators were captured and executed on the coast of their native city. You can bow to the talent of Picasso on any day of the week at his house on Granada Street. After walking one block towards the sea, fans of the founder of cubism find themselves in the museum of the idol. Open all the time, except Mondays, entry from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The ticket costs 11€.

Marques de Larios street

Marques de Larios stretches from the embankment to the Constitution Square, ending at the square fountain of the 16th century. For a long time the avenue was called the Main. For the restructuring of the Main was voted on May 1, 1880. In order to finance the construction, the municipal authorities issued shares, most of which were acquired by the Marques de Larios family. Highway architects: Jose Maria Sancha, Manuel Rivera and Eduardo Viana Strahan-Cardenas (the latter – the author of the central part of Chicago). The designers worked under the direction of the main shareholder of the project. The total number of involved specialists is 1200.

Military bombing caused significant damage to the main street. But by 2002 it was restored and handed over to the residents, the avenue became pedestrian. Boutiques, cafes and restaurants beckon from both sides of the Marques de Larios. It is impossible not to linger here, because you want to listen to street musicians, take selfies with living sculptures. Thanks to the amazing illumination in the form of a Gothic nave, Marques Street is full until the morning. As a token of gratitude, the townspeople erected a monument to their patron in the sculpture park – he is the first among the celebrities of Andalusia.

Atarazanas Central Market

The market was built in 1879 according to the project of Joaquin Rukoba on the site of the Nasrid shipyard Atarasan. The glass-roofed pavilion features a colorful stained-glass window above the entrance arch. Spacious galleries are demarcated by Moorish-style cast-iron columns. There is always a fish day and a week of jamon in the market, besides, fruits in the middle of winter at the price of summer.

You can stumble upon a very exotic food, but the sellers will gladly explain the method of preparation. The market is open from Monday to Saturday in the first half of the day: from 10:00 to 14:00, on Sunday the sellers rest.

Botanical Garden “La Concepción”

Seven kilometers separate the region from the city and the Botanical Garden, created 150 years ago by the Lorings. The French gardener Chamus, who created the park in the style of “English”, could not resist the temptation to grow countless tropical plants. Aborigines of the tropics successfully took root. Palm trees, cacti, lemon trees, thousand-year-old olives, cypresses grow in the garden – an innumerable variety of species and forms among ponds, streams and fountains.

But the Spaniards value Mediterranean pines most of all: actual in the heat. Viewpoints “miradores” provide an opportunity to view the port and the city from afar. Municipal garden. Entrance – 4.2 euros. Sundays after 15:00 – free. Open during the summer period (1.04 – 30.09) from 9.30 to 20.30. In winter, the park closes an hour earlier. Monday is a day off.

Tourism.com.de recommends the following hotels in Malaga: