With an enviable position on Spain’s Costa del Sol, the Andalucian city of Málaga is more than just an arrival airport for the Costa del Sol. The city of Málaga has its fair share of fantastic bars, shopping and restaurants to make it worth a trip from your holiday apartment on the Costa del Sol when a change of scenery is required. And best of all, most holidaymakers don’t know think to head there once they’re firmly in sunbed situ, so take advantage and head there now!

With a promenade that’s easily walkable for anyone ages from 2 to 82 just one of the charms of this once run-down port, Málaga has risen from the proverbial ashes and is now a must-see city with a thousand and one amenities for those who wisely choose to buy a home here.

Culture vultures can find a wealth of activities in and around Málaga itself. The city’s 10th century fortress, or Alcazaba is a good place to start. With a castle watching over the coast, a maze and gardens, it’s the ideal place to take a walk and enjoy the views from on high.

Come rain or shine, a museum is always a fantastic place to check out local and international artwork and the Pompidou Centre, the first of its kind outside of Paris, is the perfect place to go to appreciate both temporary and permanent art exhibitions. It rivals the museum of the city’s most famous son, Picasso, and the much appreciated Picasso Museum, as well as the Carmen Thyssen, a museum housing 19th century Spanish art. An old tobacco factory, a once prolific business from the region that inspired Bizet’s Carmen is now home to the Collection of the Russian Museum with over five centuries of Russian art on show. If it’s a faster pace of life that you’re after, the Automobile Museum has vintage and modern cars and fashions from the same eras.

Spain is, of course, famous for its wine and food and Málaga is making plenty of noise about its new-found contribution to this fame. The gastronomy scene in Málaga is certainly giving Spain’s northern cities a run for their money. For hams, cheeses, tinned food and tapas head to Mercado Atarazanas. Test out the best of Spanish beers in the centre of town with locally-grown tomatoes, olive oil, bread and anchovies (boquerones) before heading home with a bottle of D.O. Málaga wine, the perfect accompaniment for any meal.

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