Spain Guide
Andalucía
Málaga
MÁLAGA seems at first an uninviting place. The second city of the south (after Seville), with a population of half a million, it's also one of the poorest. Though the clusters of high-rises look pretty grim as you approach, the city does have some compelling attractions. The elegant central zone holds interesting churches and museums, not to mention the birthplace of Picasso and the Museo Picasso Málaga, housing an important collection of works by Málaga's most famous son.
Perched on the hill above the town are the formidable citadels of the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, magnificent vestiges of the seven centuries that the Moors held sway here. Málaga is also renowned for its fish and seafood, which can be sampled at tapas bars and restaurants throughout the city, as well as at the old fishing villages of El Palo and Pedregalejo, now absorbed into the suburbs, where there's a seafront paseo lined with some of the best marisquerías and chiringuitos (seafood cafés) in the province.
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