What to see in Malaga, one-day itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest in the port city of the Costa del Sol, in southern Spain, including Alcazaba, Gibralfaro Castle and Cathedral.
Tourist information
In ancient times it was a Phoenician colony, Malaga later passed to the Carthaginians, Romans and Visigoths, before being conquered by the Arabs in 711, who made it the main maritime outlet of Granada and capital of a Moorish kingdom.
Numerous shipyards, which are joined by iron and steel industries that work iron and lead, minerals extracted in its hinterland.
The fishing and agriculture sectors are also flourishing.
Malaga airport welcomes millions of travelers to southern Spain every year.
Guadalmedina is a small stream that divides the city in two, on the east bank there is the main urban core, the juderia, while on the west bank there is the port along with industrial and commercial districts.
The Alcazaba, a Moorish palace conceived as a fortress during the Arab domination, has two circles of walls developed on two levels, one external and one internal.
What see
Through the Arco del Cristo, angular door, you enter the defensive structure, while inside the highest circle of walls is the Palazzo Moresco, built between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries, in whose museum important archaeological finds of the time are preserved Phoenician, Roman and Moorish.
Gibralfaro Castle, an imposing building located in a dominant position over the city and port of Málaga, is connected to the Alcazaba via a long wall called La Coracha.
It was built in the fourteenth century on top of some Phoenician remains.
From the Parador, a splendid terrace, it is possible to appreciate a wonderful panorama of the city.
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The Cathedral of the Incarnation is the most important religious building in the city, built on the site where the largest mosque in Malaga was once located.
Made in different periods, starting from the sixteenth century, it stands out for the variety of styles, without a definite prevalence of one over the other.
The initial project included two bell towers, but the second was never erected, which is why the inhabitants of Malaga use to call the Cathedral with the name of La Manquita, which means small stump.
