Malaga is a cosmopolitan city famous for its rich and unique history, Pablo Picasso, Malaga Sweet Wine, Malaga ice cream, Spanish basketball champion in 2005 and cup winner in 2004.

Located in Southern Spain on the Mediterranean coast (the Costa del Sol), Malaga is a city in Southern Andalusia. Summers there are sunny and pleasantly warm, and winters are quite mild.

The city was founded 2,800 years ago, it is one of the oldest cities in Western Europe. Several Stone Age caves can be found in the surrounding areas.

Places of Interest:

• Malaga cathedral
• Fortresses Gibralfaro and Alcazaba
• the Roman Theatre
• the Picasso Museum
• bull fighting ring, etc.

Events:

• Feria of Malaga
• Semana Santa (Easter Week)
• Festival de Cine Español
• Tapas Festival
• MTV Summer in Malaga

More than 1000 shops, Calle Larios (Boulevard), El Palo/Pedregalejo (market place with fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, etc.)

Opening hours: Monday - Friday from 10:00-13:30 and 17:00-20:30, closed Saturday afternoons (Big shopping centres: Mo-Sa 10:00-22:00, without a siesta). There are some small (but more expensive) shops which are also open on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

The options are endless! There are literally hundreds of bars, clubs and discos in the city centre, as well as traditional tapas bars, bodegas, ‘tablaos de Flamenco', theatres, concerts, and much much more!

Pubs/bars open from 21:00 until 03:00 Discos open from 23:30 until 04:30

The food in Andalucia is one of the many things the country is famous for. Wherever you go you will find a great variety of dishes from the area. Dishes are made from meat or fish, soups or even the most varied sweets. There's so much to choose from that you will never finish tasting them all.

Drinking wine is very common in Spain. In all regions, you will find a wine that is perfect to accompany your meals. Among them we highlight: Rioja, the Ribera del Duero, Penedes ... and many more. Other drinks include the champagne-like cava, and beer, but by far the best known is the refreshing sangria.