Malaga Travel Guide
Malaga Fast Facts
| Population | Approx. 550,000 |
| Autonomous Community | Andalusia/ Andalucía |
| People | Malagueños |
| Geography | Set on Spain's southern Mediterranean coast |
| Climate | Typically Mediterranean- hot summers and mild winters. |
| Average Yearly Temperature | Min. 14.5ºC (58ºF), Max. 22ºC (72ºF) |
| Local fare | Fritura malagueña (medly of fried fish), lots of seafood, fresh fruits and salads, honey-based desserts |
| Tourist Office | Pasaje de Chinitas, 4 Tel (+34) 952 213 445 |
| Did you know? | Artist Pablo Picasso and actor Antonio Banderas were born in Malaga. |
Malaga City Highlights
Museo Picasso
Picasso's heirs - daughter-in-law Christine and grandson Bernard Ruiz-Picasso - donated more than 150 works to open this museum in 2003. It's quickly become one of Spain's most visited attractions. The collection takes a comprehensive look at every stage in Picasso's artist development, from early drawings to his famous Cubist masterpieces.
Alcazaba & Gibralfaro Castle
First, a Roman theater excavated just 55 years ago lies right at your feet. Continue on and you'll find the entrace to the Alcazaba, a Moorish fortress-palace dating as far back as 700 A.D. Above the Alcazaba towers the Gibralfaro Castle, the pinnacle of this captivating historical compound.
Port & Playa la Malagueta
Malaga's port, the Mediterranean's 2nd largest, has been an important harbor for thousands of years. Just east, soak up rays on Playa la Malagueta, the main city beach just a few blocks from the bullring as well.
Visit Malaga During...
FEB-MARCH: Carnaval
Preceding Lent, Malagueños party for 10 days with costumes, carriage-drawn parades and dancing. It's a fun and vibrant time of year to study Spanish all throughout Andalusia.
JUNE: Fiestas de San Juan
Beachside bonfires and flaming "juas" - colorful cloth caricatures filled with sawdust - constitute this festival, which welcomes the onset of summer. Legend claims that those who bathe in the sea at midnight on the 23rd will be granted eternal beauty.
AUGUST: Feria de Malaga
The annual Feria de Malaga finds its origins in the 1487 Catholic "reconquista" of the city. Visitors the world over participate in a variety of festivities, and friendly malagueños welcome the southern Spanish hospitality so typical to this region.
Getting to Malaga
By Air
The Malaga Airport serves as a hub for throngs of Costa del Sol tourists just 8 km (5 miles) outside the city center. It receives national and international carriers, European and other. You can catch an electric train ("ferrocarril") into town.
By Train
The RENFE train station, just west of the old town, offers national service with direct trajectories to Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia.
By Bus
Malaga's sole bus station is located on Paseo de los Tilos, northwest of the RENFE station. Routes and prices vary by company.
