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
Restaurante Montana
Calle Compás de la Victoria, 5, Málaga
Restaurante Casa Carmen
Paseo del Muelle Uno 4, Málaga
https://casacarmenrestaurant.com/en/
Restaurante Angus
Paseo del Muelle Uno, local 55, Málaga
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)
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