Travel to Malaga, Spain.

Country/Town visited: Malaga, SpainDate of stay: June 2012

Malaga is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the south of Spain and is the largest city on the Costa del Sol. We spent two (2) days there in June 2012 and so wish we had planned to stay longer, the city has so much to offer and is a major tourist spot in the summer months. 

We hired a car through Hertz from the Malaga airport but while in Malaga we did not drive very often, our hotel was based in the city centre which offered free covered parking and everything we did was within easy walking distance. The city offers so much from relaxing on the beach taking in the warm summer days to wondering the old city and enjoying the Spanish cuisine.

Things to do and see:  Below we’ve listed a few of our recommendations:

Alcazaba is a castle built on the hill in the middle of the city and our hotel had great views of this. It’s free to enter on Sundays otherwise it costs roughly €2 euro, you’ll have some amazing views of the city from the castle and the gardens are well kept. There’s a Roman theatre beneath the castle that you can visit but this can also be seen from an open area (Plaza) which overlooks the theatre. You can take photos and lights light up the area at night. There’s a number restaurants around the Plaza with views of the theatre, it’s fairly easy to stumble across if you’re walking around the city towards the castle.

Malaga Cathedral is quite stunning and located in the heart of the city.

Beaches: 
Malaga has a number of beaches around and the closest to the city centre that we found was behind the castle, I think this was called La Malagueta. Nice place to relax, take a swim or wonder along the market stalls.

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