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Things to do in Malaga |
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Malaga is located along the Mediterranean, the capital of the Costa del Sol, and is one of the tourist destinations in southern Europe. It has a population of 600,000. Has one of the busiest airports in Spain in number of domestic and international flights and one of the most important commercial ports in Europe.
The cultural heritage of the city is very rich and varied thanks to the many cultures that settled and left their mark, highlighting the Cathedral, the Alcazaba, Gibralfaro Castle or the bullring. Cultural and sporting events are also many: racing, theater and film festivals, exhibitions, concerts. The holidays such as Easter or August Feria Malaga make and fun meeting place of people from all over Spain and Europe, and make the experience of visiting the city even more memorable.
Thanks to good communication by road, you can visit the wonderful excursions Andalucia: the Alhambra and the Generalife in Granada, the Alcazar and the Cathedral of Sevilla, the Mosque of Cordoba, the breathtaking scenery of Ronda and the white villages in the Costa del Sol |
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Cultural Malaga |
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Malaga has a great cultural options; here are information and links to the most popular ones:
Picasso Museum
Address: Palacio de Buenavista, c/ San Agustín, 8.
www.museopicassomalaga.org
29015 Málaga - España
Phone.: (34) 902 44 33 77
Fax: (34) 952 127607
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Opening hours:
Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10 am to 8 pm
Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am to 9 pm
Sundays and public holidays, 10 am to 8 pm
December 24th and 31st, 10 am to 3 pm
Closed on Mondays, December 25th and January 1st.
Free opening day: October 27th, Anniversary of the MPM.
Ticket sales cease 30 minutes before closing time.
Picasso Foundation
Address: Plaza de la Merced, 15.
29012 Málaga
Phone.: (34) 952 06 02 15
Opening Times: from monday to sunday from 9.30 am to 8 pm
Festivos cerrado.
Web: www.fundacionpicasso.es
Thyssen Museum Málaga
Addresss: Plaza Carmen Thyssen (C/ Compañía 10)
29008 Málaga
Opening hours
-tuesdays to thrusdays 10 am to 8 pm.
-fridays and saturdays 10:00 to 9 pm.
-sundays and public holidays 10 am to 8 pm.
-mondays closed, except public holidays, october 31st and december 5th.
Opening hours on summer:
-july and august:mondays 10 am to 8 pm.
-sundays closed except first sunday of Malaga's Fair, august 14th 10 am to 8 pm.
-closed december 25th and january 1st
Tickets sale cease 30 minutes before closing time
Web: www.carmenthyssenmalaga.org
CAC (Modern Art Center)
Address: C/ Alemania s/n. Phone.: (34) 952 12 00 55
Winter opening hours:
-tuesdays to sundays 10 am to 8 pm.
mondays closed except public holidays.
Summer opening hours:
-from june 26th to september 10th
-tuesdays to sundays 10 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm.
-mondays closed except public holidays.
-closed december 25th and january 1st
Free entry.
Visitors are asked to leave the galleries 15 minutes before the building is closed.
Web: www.cacmalaga.org
Jardín botánico La Concepción
Address: Camino del Jardín Botánico, 3.
Phone.: (34) 95 225 21 48
Opening hours:
-opening time9.30 am.
-closing time:
-from 1st April to 30th September: 20:30.
-from 1st October to 31st March: 17:30.
Visitors are admitted up until one and a half hours before closing time.
The Gardens are closed on Mondays, 25th December and 1st January.
Web: http://laconcepcion.ayto-malaga.es
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Tourist Offices |
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Tourism
Official website of Malaga’s city Council: http://www.malagaturismo.com/opencms/opencms/turismo/home.jsp?id_idioma=2
Provincial Office of Tourism
Dir: Avenida de la Aurora, Edf Multiple - 29006 Malaga
Phone: 951 038 200
Fax: 951 038 216
Tourist Information Office [Andalusia]
Dir: Passage Chinitas, 4 - 29015 Málaga
Email:
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Phone: 951 308 911
Fax: 951 308 912
Tourist Information Office [Andalusia]
Dir: Malaga Airport. Terminal 3. Arrivals - 29004 Málaga
Email:
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Phone: 952 048 484 (Ext: 586)
Fax: 952 048 535
Municipal Tourist Office [Casita del Jardinero]
Avenida de Cervantes, nº 1. 29016 Málaga
Phone: 951 92 72 05
Municipal Tourist Office [Of. central]
Dir: Plaza de la Marina, 11 - 29001 Malaga
Email:
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Phone: 951 92 60 20
Fax: 951 92 66 20
www.malagaturismo.com
Área de Turismo y Convention Bureau.
Dir: Paseo Antonio Machado, 12. Edif.. Servicios Múltiples Municipales, 5ª planta, Torre B.
Phone: 951 926 061.
Fax: 951 926 577
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Leisure Time! |
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- Festivities
- Festivities: The celebrations in Malaga are many & varied. Here are the most representatives ones:
* Carnival: date varies, usually between February and March, and includes Carnival Competitions Groups and election of God “Momo” and Goddess of the Carnival, Parades in the streets and the famous “Burial of Anchovy” (burning on the beaches of the Malagueta).
* Easter: date varies between March and April.
* May Crosses: Crosses contest conducted with flowers.
* Feast of the Patrons of the city, San Ciriaco and Santa Paula. It takes place in mid June.
* Verbena de San Juan, which is celebrated on the night of June 23 with the burning of the "Jua" (burning on the beaches) in different neighborhoods.
* Sea and Land Procession of Our Lady of El Carmen: It is celebrated on July 16 or the following Sunday. Procession of the “Virgen del Carmen” on the old quarter, the neighborhood of “El Perchel” and the Malaga’s Port.
* Fair of the “El Palo” neighborhood (eastern Malaga): is held around July 16 in the neighborhood of El Palo.
* Fair of the “Huelin” neighborhood: is held around July 16 in the neighborhood of Huelin (together with the celebrations and procession of the Virgen del Carmen).
* Feria de Málaga: VERY POPULAR!! Variable date around the fisrt 2 weeks of august. Besides the typical celebration in the city centre and the “Real de la Feria” this one located in the outskirts of the city centre (booths, rides horses, flamenco dancing ...) takes place a wreath to the Patron at the Shrine of Our Lady of Victory, a “Verdiales Festival” (typical local dances and songs), an International Folklore Festival and bullfights.
* Procession of Our Lady of Victory, is celebrated on September 8 with a procession through Malaga’s Old Quarter and city centre.
* The “Verdiales”: Celebrated on December 28, with a party and contest Verdiales Sale in San Cayetano, in the district of Puerto de la Torre.
* Christmas Party and the Parade of the Three Wise Men: will be held from the fisrts week of December to January 5th, with various activities: extraordinary concerts, street parades, New Year celebration on the Plaza de la Constitucion and the typical spanish Parade of the Three Wise Men.
- Night
In Malaga’s city center there are many options for fun in the night from the typical Andalusian bars and tabernas, even the most modern discotheque and all kinds of environments and musical styles.
No doubt the evening starts with a good dinner in one of the restaurants located in the old town where you can enjoy our famous tapas-style or any of our “Mesones” and “RestroBars” with high rank and reputation.
Depending on the dates of your visit to our city you will find different types of offers; the best is to get carried away by the charm of the moment!
- Sport
Malaga is perfect for the practice of most sports and has a wide range of indoor facilities such as gyms, pools, pavilions, etc. as well as outdoor sports: from jogging, soccer, climbing, cycling, golf ... and so on may be performed along the entire coast from Malaga to more rural environments
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