Malaga City Get Aways!

 

City Description 

Perfectly located between the beach and the mountains, Malaga offers visitors the best of both worlds with long sandy beaches, botanical gardens and towering mountains.
The city enjoys year round warm weather, averaging 25 degrees in summer and 16 degrees in winter.
While the airport is used as the gateway to the Costa del Sol and hundreds of thousands of people pass through it on an annual basis, the city itself is often overlooked.
Due to increased investment, the city has become home to a variety of new hotels, restaurants and museums however, it still retains its Spanish charm, largely due to the warm character of the local people (Malagueños).

 

The centre presents the visitor with narrow old streets and wide, leafy boulevards, beautiful gardens and impressive monuments, fashionable shops and a cultural life that is coming to the fore as never before.
As expected, the major new museum devoted to Malaga-born Pablo Picasso is very exciting for the city.  Malaga also has a newish museum of contemporary art and a new fine arts museum is pending. The historic centre is being restored and much of it pedestrianised and the port is being developed as a leisure zone.

Make sure you head to Los Jardines de La Concepción, Malaga’s stunning botanical garden. Created in the 1850’s by Amalia Heredia Livermore, she travelled the world and brought back seeds and plants from all the destinations she visited. Over the last 150 years these seeds and plants have blossomed creating a beautiful tropical garden – a must visit.

The city’s terrific bars and nightlife, the last word in Malaga joie de vivre, stay open very late. 

 

Food

Those looking to ‘taste’ the Mediterranean will not be disappointed by the great quality and fantastic range of dishes available in Malaga. The city is split into three definite culinary areas, meaning the choices are endless.  Enjoy great tapas dishes in Malaga’s old town; the area is home to a variety of small, almost hidden tapas bars that serve mouth-watering cuisine. The La Malagueta area (located near the bullring) is home to an eclectic mix of restaurants offering traditional menus that serve a range of Mediterranean dishes. Those looking to enjoy their supper by the sea should head to the marine neighbourhood of El Palo, home to the famous Picasso seafront promenade. Here visitors can indulge at one of the many restaurants with great terraces overlooking the sandy beaches and bay. Here you’ll find the famous Malaga dish ''pescaito frito'' - fresh fried fish as well as pescaito frito, peaella and sangria. No matter what you’re looking for there is restaurant to suit every palate.
Here are a number of restaurants that we have been recommended.

• Restaurante El Chinitas, Moreno Monroy 4 – 6, (just off Larios St.) Malaga.  Good locally sourced produce is served in this beautiful city centre restaurant with the emphasis on the Mediterranean diet.

• Restaurant La Moraga, Calle Fresca 12, Malaga.  This restaurant is very stylish and serves tasty tapas with an outstanding service.

• Restaurant Café de Paris, Calle Velez Malaga, Malaga 29016.  This Michelin Star restaurant is one of the top culinary spots in the city.   Reservations are essential.

 

Shopping

Shoppers should head to Larious Street, the city’s commercial district, where cutting edge designer boutiques sit next to local trinket shops. You’ll find everything from clothes, shoes and bags to the most sublime in crafted antiques and works of art.

 

If you do one thing in Malaga......

Museum - Picasso Museum

Gardens - Los Jardines de La Concepción