3 Different Ways to Spend One Day in Malaga

Malaga is so close to Morocco and yet we had never visited until recently.

While we really enjoyed Cordoba, I think both MarocBaba and I were surprised at how much we liked Malaga.

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What we found in Malaga was a fun city with some great food and a place we felt at home. My personal recommendation would be to spend three days here.

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Malaga is a fairly small, walkable city. We managed fine without any special transportation.

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The Roman Theatre. You can visit the ruins and walk through them and there is a small museum with artifacts.

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The Alcazaba and Castillo Gibralfaro. It is a quite a long walk to get to the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, however if you’re someone that enjoys a good uphill walk it is worth it.

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Malaga Cathedral. It was constructed between 1528 and 1782, and it’s stated that the missing second tower is because the funds for that tower were diverted.

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The Picasso Museum. Malaga is where Pablo Picasso was born and this museum is a tribute to the artist.

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