The back story
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The back story
Málaga: the back story
Picasso’s city: museums, the Alcazaba, the port and the old town, with the Costa del Sol on the doorstep.
Region guide · Andalusia
Málaga: Our Favourites
The Museo Picasso and Picasso’s birthplace, the Pompidou, the Alcazaba, Nerja’s cave and the Antequera dolmens.
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What to see and do
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Above the old town
The Alcazaba of Málaga
The Moorish fortress on the hill above Málaga’s old town, linked to the Gibralfaro castle.
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A cave of vast halls
Cueva de Nerja
The great cave at Maro, near Nerja, with its vast halls of stalactites.
Carretera de Maro s/n, 29787 NerjaExplore View on map
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UNESCO World Heritage
Antequera Dolmens Site
The Menga and Viera dolmens and the Tholos of El Romeral, with the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal.
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In the Palacio de Buenavista
Museo Picasso Málaga
The museum of Picasso’s work in the city of his birth, in the Palacio de Buenavista.
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Picasso’s birthplace
Museo Casa Natal Picasso
The house on the Plaza de la Merced where Picasso was born in 1881.
Plaza de la Merced 15, 29012 MálagaExplore View on map
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The coloured cube
Centre Pompidou Málaga
The Centre Pompidou’s Málaga outpost, under a coloured glass cube on the port.
Muelle Uno, Puerto de Málaga, 29016 MálagaExplore View on map
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Spanish painting
Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
A collection of 19th-century Spanish and Andalusian painting in a palace in the old town.
Plaza Carmen Thyssen (Calle Compañía 10), 29008 MálagaExplore View on map
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A stone labyrinth
El Torcal de Antequera
The limestone labyrinth above Antequera, part of the UNESCO dolmens site.
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Book on the official site
Caminito del Rey
The cliff-side walkway through the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes; tickets only on the official site.
Eat and drink
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One MICHELIN Star
Kaleja
Dani Carnero’s fire-led Málaga cooking in the old town.
Calle Marquesa de Moya 5, 29005 MálagaExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
José Carlos García
Tasting menus from one of Málaga’s best-known chefs, José Carlos García.
Calle Vélez Málaga 8, 29016 MálagaExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star · new 2026
Palodú
A new star in 2026, in the centre of Málaga.
Calle Sebastián Souvirón 7–9, 29005 MálagaExplore View on map
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Málaga wines since 1840
Antigua Casa de Guardia
Málaga’s old wine bar, pouring sweet Málaga wines from the barrel since 1840, by its own account.
Where to stay
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The palace by the sea
Gran Hotel Miramar
Málaga’s grand palace hotel on the seafront, with a spa.
Paseo de Reding 22–24, 29016 MálagaExplore View on map
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A palace in the old town
Palacio Solecio
A boutique hotel in an 18th-century palace in the old town.
Calle Granada 61, 29015 MálagaExplore View on map
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By the port
Room Mate Valeria
A colourful city hotel on the corner of the Plaza de la Marina, near the port.
Plaza del Poeta Alfonso Canales 5, 29001 MálagaExplore View on map
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A balcony over the Mediterranean
Parador de Málaga Gibralfaro
A Parador beside the Gibralfaro castle, high above the city and the port.
Castillo de Gibralfaro s/n, 29016 MálagaExplore View on map
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The balcony of Europe
Parador de Nerja
A Parador on the cliffs at Nerja, east of Málaga.
Calle Almuñécar 8, 29780 Nerja (Málaga)Explore View on map
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In the centre of Andalusia
Parador de Antequera
A contemporary Parador in Antequera, close to the UNESCO dolmens and El Torcal.
Paseo García del Olmo 2, 29200 Antequera (Málaga)Explore View on map
Property
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Estate agent
Engel & Völkers Málaga
The agency’s residential office in the centre of Málaga.
Calle Sebastián Souvirón 8, 29005 MálagaExplore View on map
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Estate agent
Dils Lucas Fox Málaga
The Málaga office of the Spanish agency, on the seafront promenade.
Paseo Marítimo Pablo Ruiz Picasso 5, 29016 MálagaExplore View on map
Getting there and around
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Collect at the airport
Car hire at the airports
The airports at Málaga, Seville, Jerez, Granada and Almería all have car-hire desks.
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Andalusia’s busiest airport
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)
The main international gateway to Andalusia and the Costa del Sol.
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Cruises and ferries
Port of Málaga
Málaga’s port, for cruise ships and ferries, beside the old town.
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