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Its architectural style leaves no room for imagination, this Arabic style building is a clear example of the style of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada (which at that time, occupied the entire territory of Malaga). The Alcazaba was an urban palace where the governor of the city of Mālaqa and all his court lived, so you can learn about the lifestyle of the nobility of the Arab Empire in the Middle Ages.

Crowning Mount Gibralfaro, is the castle that bears the same name with the Alcazaba at his feet. A defensive fortification that you can access by climbing a steep road that will test your lungs, by car or public transport. All the effort is worth it to enjoy the best views of the center of Malaga from its viewpoint.

This fortress has been a strategic enclave for most of the cultures that have populated our city, especially after the arrival of Adberramán III who, on the remains of a Roman construction, created the castle that we can visit today.

Do not forget to imagine it as it was when it was created, since the sea reached the slope of the mountain, which gave it a defensive strength of the city of great importance.

Perhaps you are walking along one of the most beautiful streets in the center, Calle Alcazabilla, and with surprise you discover a very old-looking construction right next to you: it is the Roman Theater of Malaga. This theater, located at the foot of the Alcazaba hill, was created by the Roman Empire to recreate Greek and Latin plays in the city and thus entertain its inhabitants and is another of the places you have to see in Malaga.

Today it is restored and you can visit it, but we recommend a better plan: throughout the summer different plays are represented in the same theater, as did the inhabitants of ancient Malacca. Enjoying a performance in such a special historical environment is priceless.

Malaga is called "City of museums" by its own merit, in its historic center you will find more than 6 museums of art and culture of international interest among which are the Picasso Museum of Malaga, the Thyssen Bornemitsza Museum or the Pompidou.

In our artistic spaces have been exhibited works of the main national and international classical artists: Goya, El Bosco, Brueghel or Da Vinci and the most important painters of the twentieth century: Monet, Dali, Magritte, Picasso, Pollock or Warhol.

But not all our museums are about art. We have several museums about popular culture and heritage of our city that will delight all those eager to know the history of our city. Among them is the Museum of Malaga, located in the old palace of the Customs that has been recently restored, has a large archaeological collection created with remains of all civilizations that have passed through our city.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful places in the city and less known by tourists. This estate was created from the marriage of two aristocratic families of Malaga in 1850, the Loring and Heredia. Thanks to her many travels around the world, Amalia Heredia collected native plant species from all over the world and created an English-style landscape garden. In addition to plants from all over the world, you can find architectural and decorative elements, such as a mosaic of the 7 labors of Hercules from Roman times, the gazebo from the 1920s or the greenhouses from the 19th century.

A stroll along the Muelle Uno and up to La Farola (the lighthouse of the port of Malaga) is one of the favorite routes for both locals and tourists. The beautiful palm grove that leads you to the commercial area of Muelle Uno runs along the pier of the marina in the center of Malaga.

At the end of your walk along Muelle Uno (where we recommend that you stop for a drink in one of the many restaurants to enjoy the Malaga weather whatever the season) you will find La Farola. This lighthouse is one of the emblems of the city and one of the most emblematic places to see in Malaga.

It is the most famous street of our city, a pedestrian area with shops on both sides and one of the places where traditional festivities are celebrated in Malaga. At Christmas it is the star of the decoration of the center, thousands of people come to see the spectacle of light and sound that is performed several times a day during this time. During the fair is another of the streets where the locals traditionally gather to enjoy the week of festivities, you can also see it decorated in the week of the cinema, carnival, Easter ...

Visiting cemeteries and crypts is not the most common type of tourism on the Costa del Sol, but it is very common in other European cities such as London, Paris or Galicia.

In Malaga we have several cemeteries with a special charm, with impressive pantheons of the wealthy Malaga families of the first industrial revolution or that keep the tombs of the most illustrious people who have lived in our city.

The English Cemetery is the oldest Protestant cemetery in the peninsula, dating from 1831 and was created by the English Consul at that time in order to be able to give burial in a cemetery of their own to English expatriates living in Malaga. It certainly deserves to be visited, find out about the opening hours on their website, but above all, of the special guided tours that are organized throughout the year.

The Cemetery of San Miguel, on the other hand, is one of the main cemeteries in Spain and is the resting place of the bodies of the most historically recognized people of Malaga, such as General Torrijos, but also important international personalities such as the writer Jane Bowles. The Basilica, Royal Sanctuary and Parish of Santa María de la Victoria y de la Merced is possibly the most important church in the city, since it houses the patron saint of the city, the Virgen de la Victoria.

But what is possibly the most interesting place in the whole complex is the Pantheon. It is the most important crypt of Baroque style in Spain and in it rest the Counts of Buenavista, who ordered its construction. It consists of a black background and on which stand out countless white figures, such as representations of the Grim Reaper or skeletons, reminiscent of the medieval dances of the dead. It is impossible to imagine a place more gloomy than this, so this visit is not suitable for the fearful, but will delight horror lovers who dare to visit it.