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Malaga & Costa del Sol
A large and bustling seaport on the southern coast of Spain, Malaga is Andalucia region's second city (after Sevilla) and has some half a million people. Like any big city it has its less attractive areas, but look beyond the rather grim high-rise blocks on the outskirts and you find something of a gem. Think Marseille and Genoa - Malaga is a rough diamond but has real life and buzz, with Federico Garcia Lorca (one of Spain's greatest writers) describing it as his favourite town.
Check out the traditional fishing villages of Pedregalejo and El Palo, which have now been swallowed up by the suburbs of Malaga. You'll find a string of little beaches and some of the finest seafood and fish cafes you'll find anywhere - Malaga, remember, is a working fishing port. Gazing down upon the town are the Moorish fortresses of Giralfaro and Alcazaba. Malaga sits surrounded by mountains, and is at the southern end of the Axarquia hills. Two rivers, the Guadalmedina and the Guadalhorce, almost meet here.
You'll find the heart of town tucked right behind the harbour, with the districts of El Perchel, La Trinidad and Lagunillas to explore. Like so many towns on the Costa del Sol, Malaga is very ancient, founded by the Phoenicians around a thousand years before Christ. Conquered by the Moors in the eighth century, Malaga became Christian once more in 1487, when the Spanish retook the south of the Iberian peninsula. And historic sights are many. See the Gibralfaro Castle; the old defensive walls, an accretion of Phoenician, Roman, Visigothic, Arab and Spanish fortifications.
There is the Flavian Roman theatre and amphitheatre, the Alcazaba fortress, and the cathedral (on the base of an older mosque). There are a number of museums: the Museo Municipal, Museo Picasso, Museo Interactivo de la Musica among them. There are a number of important churches and, of course, the Plaza de Toros (bullring). And Malaga is a great base from which to explore the beaches of the Costa del Sol.
