Málaga is the capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most populous in Spain. It lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) of the Mediterranean, about 100 kilometres (62.14 miles) east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km (80.78 mi) north of Africa.

Málaga’s history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770 BC by the Phoenicians as Malaka. From the 6th century BC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage, and from 218 BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and then empire as Malaca (Latin). After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under Islamic rule as Mālaqah (Arabic: مالقة) for 800 years, but in 1487, the Crown of Castille gained control in the midst of the Granada War. The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras make the historic center of the city an “open museum”, displaying its history of nearly 3,000 years.

The painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso, Hebrew poet and Jewish philosopher Solomon Ibn Gabirol and the actor Antonio Banderas were born in Málaga.

THINGS TO DO

RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS IN MALAGA

 

La Fábrica de Cerveza

Trinidad Grund 29, Málaga

https://lafabricadecerveza.com/

 

Restaurante Yuba (Inside Hotel Malaga Premium)

Calle San Juan nº 11, Málaga

https://www.hotelmalagapremium.com/en/yuba-restaurant/

 

Restaurante Bendito (Inside Hotel Malaga Premium)

Calle San Juan nº 11, Málaga

https://www.hotelmalagapremium.com/en/bendito-restaurant/

 

Restaurante Los patios de Beatas

Calle Beatas, 43, Málaga

http://lospatiosdebeatas.com/en/contact/

 

Restaurante El Pimpi

C/ Granada 62, Málaga

https://elpimpi.com/

 

Restaurante Montana

Calle Compás de la Victoria, 5, Málaga

www.restaurantemontana.com

 

Restaurante Casa Carmen

Paseo del Muelle Uno 4, Málaga

https://casacarmenrestaurant.com/en/

 

Restaurante Angus

Paseo del Muelle Uno, local 55, Málaga

https://www.angus.es/

 

El merendero de Antonio Martín

Plaza de la Malagueta nº4, Málaga

https://www.grupogorki.es/antoniomartin.html

 

Gorki Strachan & Gorki MuelleUno:

Centro Comercial Muelle Uno, 53, Málaga

https://www.grupogorki.es/gorkiseleccion.html

 

La Machina

Paseo Marítimo el Pedregal, 42, Málaga

https://www.grupogorki.es/la-machina.html

 

WHAT TO VISIT IN MALAGA

Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga

Plaza Carmen Thyssen – Calle Compañía 10

29008 Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

http://www.carmenthyssenmalaga.org

Picasso Museum Malaga

Palacio de Buenavista. Calle San Agustín 8

29015 Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

https://www.museopicassomalaga.org/en/

 

Alcazaba fortress in Malaga

Calle Alcazabilla, 2

29012 Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

https://visita.malaga.eu/en/what-to-see-and-do/culture/historic-monuments/monuments/alcazaba-p103303

 

Málagas Park

Avenida Cervantes, el Paseo Príncipe de España, la Plaza de la Marina y la Plaza General Torrijos. s/n

29016 Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

https://visita.malaga.eu/en/what-to-see-and-do/culture/historic-monuments/parks-gardens-and-natural-areas/parque-de-malaga-malaga-s-park-p103346

 

Pompidou Centre Malaga

Pasaje Doctor Carrillo Casaux, s/n. Muelle Uno, Puerto de Málaga

Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

https://centrepompidou-malaga.eu/plan-your-visit/

 

Málaga Roman Theatre

Calle Alcazabilla, s/n

29015 Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

https://www.andalucia.org/en/malaga-cultural-tourism-teatro-romano-de-malaga-trm

 

Malaga Cathedral

Calle Molina Lario, 9

29015 Málaga, Malaga (Andalusia)

https://malagacatedral.com/cultural-visit/

 

Mirador de Gibralfaro

Cam. Gibralfaro, s/n, 29016 Málaga

 

Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón

Pl. de San Ignacio, s/n, 29008 Málaga