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Getting around an unfamiliar city can be a bit stressful at times, especially if you are not familiar with the local language or culture. In order to make your trip to Malaga even easier, you will find all the transport information necessary below.
Arriving at the Airport:
Malaga Airport
Airport Code: AGP
Address: Avenida García Morato, 29004
Phone: +34 952 048 484
Transportation from Malaga airport:
Train:
You may catch a train from the airport that takes you to either Malaga city or Fuengirola. The trains are located outside the international terminal. Trains to Malaga city start running at 07:15am and stop at 23:45pm. The total journey time is around 15 minutes. The first train to Fuengirola starts running at 06.13am and the last at 22.43pm. The total journey time is 30 minutes.
Bus:
The bus stop is located just outside the main arrivals hall. Buses from the airport to Malaga city are frenquent. Look for the number 19 bus and be prepared, as it does get fairly busy on the route to Malaga city.
Taxi:
You can book your taxi directly from the airport. The website to do this through is www.malagacar.com.
Public Transport in Malaga:
Train
There are two types of trains in Malaga, one that operates locally and the other that operates nationally. The central train station (+34 952 360 202) is located at Explanada de la Estación. Here national trains (operated by RENFE) connect Malaga to most of the Andalucian capitals, as well as Madrid and other destinations.
Malaga’s two local train lines connect Malaga to destinations like Fuengirola, Torremolinos, Benalmadena and the Airport.
RENFE
Phone: + 34 952 128 267
Website: www.renfe.es/ingles/index
Bus
The central bus station in Malaga provides good connections to other provinces in Spain. Buses are normally the cheapest means of transport.
Paseo de los Tiros
Phone: +34 952 350 061
Website: www.emtsam.es/eng/interface
Taxi
Taxis usually cost around 87 euro cents per kilometer. Below are some useful taxi numbers:
Benalmádena- Phone: + 34 952 441 545
Estepona- Phone: + 34 952 802 900
Fuengirola- Phone: + 34 952 471 000
Malaga- Phone: + 34 952 040 804
Manilva- Phone: + 34 952 802 900
The Fiestas of Málaga are numerous and each one is celebrated with the great enthusiasm that is deeply seeded in Andalucia. Each includes its own customs and rituals, but the one thing each holiday and festival has in common is the excitement with which the locals celebrate.
For the Fiesta de San Juan, the different neighbourhoods of Málaga take to the streets to celebrate the festival of St. John, celebrating with bonfires on the beach and all types of commotion in the streets. The highlight of the festival comes at midnight on the 23rd when Juan, a large clothed figure filled with sawdust and paper, is set on fire. According to tradition, the night of San Juan is magical, and coincides with the longest day of the year. The Feria de Málaga is in August, and consists of a vigorous week-long street party with plenty of flamenco and sherry. The Feria commemorates the re-conquest of the city by Isabella and Ferdinand in 1487 and lasts for ten full days. The festival starts off with a bang and with an impressive firework display in the park which can be seen from all around. The best view is from the port or a cruise ship.
Jan 1st, Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day)
Jan 6th, Dia de los tres Reyes Magos (when Christmas presents are given)
Feb 28th, Dia de Andalucia
Feb, Carnaval
March, Carnaval
March, Semana Santa
May 1st, Dia del Trabajo (Labour Day)
June 23rd, Fiesta de San Juan
Jul 16th, Festividad de la Virgen del Carmen
Aug, Feria and Fiestas of Málaga
Aug 15th, Asuncion (Assumption) de la Virgen
Aug 19th, Día de Málaga (Malaga Day)
Sept 8th, Día de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria
Oct 12th, Dia de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day)
Nov 1st, Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
Dec 6th, Dia de la Constitucion (Constitution Day)
Dec 8th, Inmaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception)
Dec 25th, Navidad (Christmas Day)
The major sights in the “Capital of Costa del Sol” are the Cathedral, churches and museums, as well as Alcazaba and Castillo de Gibralfaro, with wonderful views over the town of Malaga. Below you will find some information about the most important sights that you can´t miss during your stay in Malaga. There is much more to visit in Malaga, so one day sure isn’t enough here!
Alcazaba
Moorish fortress dating back to 1065, here is also the archealogical museum located mentioned in the post “Museums in Malaga“. Just below the entrance of the fortress are the ruins of an amphiteatre dating from the Roman times.
Where: Calle Alcazabilla 2, Málaga
Price: 1,95 euros.
Opening Times: 9:30 – 19:00 h.
Castillo de Gibralfaro
The castle that crowns the Gibralfaro Hill, built by Yusef First of Granada, on the site where there formerly was a phoenician lighthouse.
Where: Camino Gibralfaro 11, Málaga
Price: 1,95 euros.
Opening Times: 9:00 – 18:00 h.
Cathedral
Known as “La Manquita“, the one-armed woman, missing one bell tower. A beautiful Baroque Cathedral in Malaga. Built between 1528 and 1782 where there used to be a mosque, with an interior of renaissance and baroque.
Where: Calle Molina Lario 9, Málaga
Price: adults 3,50 euros
groups 2,50 euros
Opening Times: 10:00 to 18:00 h. from monday to friday
10:00 to 17:00 h saturday
Picasso Museum
Opened in 2003, in the restored Palacio de Buenavista, next to the cathedral in the old quarter of the city, this museum holds a permanent collection of the Malaga son Pablo Picasso.
Price: 6 euros.
Opening Times: 10:00 – 20:00 h.
Where: Calle San Agustin 8, Málaga
Casa Natal Picasso
The house where Picasso was born, with drawings and works from Picasso.
Where: Plaza Merced 15, Málaga
Price: 1 euro
Opening Times: 10:00 – 20:00 h
The climate at Costa del Sol makes Malaga perfect for all kind of sports, indoor and outdoor. Outdoor activitites are possible to do all year, thanks to Malaga’s hot summers and mild winters. Also, winter sports are possible during parts of the year, since the mountains are quite close. Malaga’s natural resources combined with its modern facilities provide an ideal location for playing golf, tennis, climbing, hiking, paragliding, windsurfing, water skiing and sailing. Malaga also has excellent sports centres that are great for football, basketball, tennis, horseback riding, sailing, swimming and other athletics.
Malaga is a golfing Mecca, and if you are interested in golf then Malaga is the place for you. In the surroundings of the city, you will find several golf courses, offering plenty of variety in difficulty and terrain. The Ryder Cup and David Cup are just two golfing events held in Malaga!
Water sports are very popular in Malaga, especially windsurfing, parasailing and jet skiing, activities which are great during the summer months. There is also a lot of other boating and sailing all along the coast, with large scale marinas for people to park their boats.
As in the rest of Spain, football is a popular pastime, for playing as well as watching, in Malaga. Last year, the local team Malaga FC climbed to La Liga. Attending a game at the stadium La Rosaleda would excite even the most mild football fan.
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Bullfighting is incredibly popular in southern Spain, and Malaga is no exception. There are several bullfighting rings in Malaga and tickets are not too difficult to come by.
Nightlife in Málaga is simple and just wandering through its streets you are bound to find fun somewhere. More than just about any other city in the region, Málaga offers night owls the chance to stroll a labyrinth of inner-city streets, drinking wine at any convenient tasca and talking with friends and new acquaintances. Malága’s main thoroughfare, Calle Larios, is a perfect place to start your night, its opposite the city’s port and close to Calle Granada.
There are numerous bars, tascas, and clubs lining Calle Granada and there will definitely be something that strikes your fancy. Particularly fun and atmospheric is La Posada, Calle Granada, 33. If you want to eat well and cheaply, do as the locals do and head for taverns and local tapas bars and cafes. Don’t expect a refined experience, but the food is some of the most enjoyable and least expensive in Málaga. You can easily fill up on two or three orders of tapas because portions are extremely generous. Zona el Palo is a beautiful promenade along the beach front where you’ll find many fish restaurants as well as fashionable locals and hip bars. On a warm summer night the terraces are an ideal starting point for your exploration of Malaga by night. Zona la Malagueta is the more modern part of the town, dominated by a 20 something crowd and full of funky bars. If you take the time to check out the smaller streets you will find some really good traditional bars and restaurants where you can enjoy classical Andalusian delights. Most of Malaga’s nightlife is concentrated to the northeast of the cathedral along and around Calle Granada and Beatas. Plaza de Uncibay and the streets circling it are also full of clubs and bars. Expect to encounter a young and vibrant crowd.
There are smaller towns along the coast if you feel for going out from Malaga some night, that also offers a great nightlife. For example you have Benalmadena a short train ride from Malaga, with huge clubs, trendy bars and a casino. The “Puerto deportivo” marina is a great spot to be after the sun goes down, with alot of foreign visitors as well as young trendy malagans. West of Benalmadena is Fuengirola, also here the nightlife is located to the seafront promenade and the marina, with alot of young people, rock bars, latin music etc, something for every taste is to be found. Further to the west you have Puerto Banus, a exclusive and classy venue in Marbella, the place to be for the super-rich or people who just want to have some fun and are prepared to spend some money.
Malaga is a city wide a wide range of culture and museums:
Picasso Museum
Where: Palacio de Buenavista, San Agustn, 8
Opened in 2003, in the restored Palacio de Buenavista, next to the cathedral in the old quarter of the city, this museum holds a permanent collection of the Malaga son Pablo Picasso.
Archaelogical Museum
Where: La Alcazaba, Calle Alcazabilla
At this museum, which is located in the Castle of Alcazaba, you can discover important archaeological findings from the Phoenician area to the Moorish epoch. So if you are interested in archaeological findings this is the right one for you!
Bullfighting Museum
Where: Plaza de Toros “La Malagueta”. Paseo de Reding
History of bullfighting in Malaga and Spain, as well as bullfighting articles.
Cathedral Museum
Where: C/ Molina Lario s/n
Located in the old part of the cathedral with religious paintings and works.
The Museum of Contemporary Art
Where: Calle Alemania
Centro de Arte Contamporáneo largely concentrates on contemporary art from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso Public Foundation
Where: Pl. de la Merced, 15.
The house where Picasso was born, with drawings and works from Picasso.
Mesón de la Victoria Museum
Where: Pasillo de Santa Isabel, 10
This museums chronicles the history of Malaga. It expertly presents the customs and traditions of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Malaga is a harbour town in the middle of Costa del Sol, in Andalucia. Malaga is Spains 5th largest town, and it has a long and fascinating history.
With a mix of cultures and religions during its history, it’s a great place to visit. Holding phoenician, greek, roman, moorish, jewish, and christian heritage, the towns history is really interesting.
The history of Malaga started already year 800 BC when the phoenicians came to town. The town was named Malaca, which probably derives from “malac”, “salt”, since they salted fish in the harbour. The greeks came year 500 BC and were followed by the romans (200 BC). The romans stayed for another 600 years and built a roman theatre, close to the fort Alcazaba. Teatro Romano is one of the first roman theatres built in Spain.
Year 743 came the moors and Malaga became an important trading town, famous for figs and wine. 1478 Malaga was re-conquered by Spain and La plaza de constitucion was constructed. 1528 the construction of the cathedral began, and the construction lasted 300 years, but only one of the two towers was completed. Because of this, the cathedral is called by the locals “La Manquita” (the one-armed lady).
A famous person that was born here, was Pablo Picasso, and he lived here until he in his young years moved to Barcelona and France. Malaga is a perfect place to visit for it’s food, wine, culture, history and of course the beaches.
