Top things to do in Málaga
Attractions, tours, and activities in Málaga
Recommended museums in Málaga
Where to find art and culture in Málaga
Málaga: the city's best neighborhoods
Find a great area to stay in Málaga
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Malaga Centro
In downtown
Centuries of malagueño passion gives the town center its heart. Relive Roman theatricality in the amphitheater, and celebrate Málaga’s most famous son at Museo Picasso, all under the ramparts of the Alcazaba. Join locals on teeming terraces, sip sweet wine at Antigua Casa de Guardia and drink in the sunset from the lofty Gibralfaro Castle.
Places to stay from $13 a night
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Carretera de Cadiz
1.9 miles from downtown
Málaga’s roots as an industrial port are on show in Carretera de Cádiz. Now-dormant chimneys preside over the beachfront, where malagueños stroll, exercise and sip beer at beach bars. Packed with locals, this area is home to alternative art spaces La Cochera Cabaret and La Térmica. It’s also home to some of Málaga’s quietest beaches.
Places to stay from $18 a night
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Puerto de la Torre
3.7 miles from downtown
A different kind of air blows through Puerto de la Torre. Perched on a hillside above Málaga’s city center, its snaking mass of quiet residential streets envelop the slopes, where rows of low-rise houses are peppered with swimming pools. Beyond the town, the roads leading to Antequera and Granada roll northwards through the mountains.
Places to stay from $38 a night
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Soho
0.4 miles from downtown
Graffiti: art or vandalism? A community project has allowed Soho to bloom into an urban art scape where images of crows, chameleons and mind-bending robots vie for wall space. Among the paint, you’ll find modern art at the Contemporary Art Museum (CAC) and shops that sell hipster staples like vintage clothes and organic food.
Places to stay from $23 a night
About Málaga
Including tips for the best time to visit Málaga
Málaga has reinvented itself as a cultural epicenter. In the past, just about every vacations here involved a direct trip from the airport to a resort on the Costa del Sol – but not anymore.
Nowadays, around every corner you'll find a museum or art gallery. Among the best are the Museo Picasso Málaga, which features over 200 works by Spain’s most famous painter, and the Centre Pompidou Málaga, a contemporary art museum crowned by a giant, multi-colored cube.
The Pompidou and other modern attractions call Muelle Uno home, an open-air shopping mall and collection of restaurants next to the Port of Málaga. Be a Malagueño for a day and treat yourself to a plate of "boquerones" (fried anchovies), then head to a back-street tapa bar in the center for some Manchego, chorizo, and Iberian ham. Afterwards, walk it all off through the gardens of the Alcazaba – an ancient Moorish fortress from the 11th century.
Málaga’s position between the mountains and the sea hosts a pleasant microclimate that keeps the beaches busy well past the summer. Malagueta Beach is the most popular with its high-quality facilities and beachside bars.
Tonight
From $167 per night
Next weekend
From $194 per night
| Most popular time to visit | October-December |
| Cheapest time to visit | January-March |
| Local currency | € 1 = $1.07 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Average weekend price | $127 per night |
| Average weekday price | $132 per night |
| Average stay | 2 nights |
Points of interest in Málaga
Stay near the top sightseeing spots in Málaga
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Calle Larios
0.1 miles from downtown
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Alcazaba
0.4 miles from downtown
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Malaga Cathedral
0.1 miles from downtown
Málaga reviews
What other travelers say about Málaga
Great city to visit with plenty to see and do.
June 3, 2023
Great city to visit with plenty to see and do.Top class cheap transport system. Prices were cheap for people from the UK. The beach area was very good also. Friendly place to visit. Plenty of places to eat and drink.
Malaga is a concrete jungle.
June 1, 2023
Malaga is a concrete jungle. In the tourist areas it seems that they only want your money, we were refused use of an establishment's toilet because we only had soft drinks! Queue for the cathedral, then you had to pay, and it's not even very interesting inside. If you are a catholic and want to attend mass forget it, security will turn you away if they consider you to be not "local", really, check the reviews! If it rains the tiled pavements become very slippery. When it rains the drains stink. In other bars and cafes you do not feel welcome as a visitor, attempting Spanish often gets you blank looks or a curt response. Having sat down in a cafe a waitress tapped her finger on a marker with a QR code on and said "Menu" then walked away. The QR code did not work. Heaven help you if you don't have a smart phone. One jewel we found was Casa Ovi, a very nice local restaurant, great staff, good atmosphere. And good food. The subway is excellent. Vey easy to use. We even had an employee of the metro come and explain to us the intricacies of the ticketing machines and the best and cheapest way to travel.
Very clean city with very tourist centered focus giving the...
May 31, 2023
Very clean city with very tourist centered focus giving the visitor a very pleasant experience, i would highly recommend a visit as I was very much surprised by my first visit to this wonderful city, i will be returning to the city of baloney's.
Great location to visit the coast in both directions.
May 29, 2023
Great location to visit the coast in both directions. Wonderful, vibrant city which is fun to shop and eat out in. I can highly recommend the taste of Malaga food tour. A unique insight into interesting places to eat and the history of the city. The market is vibrant and very attractive and the beach great too.
The city is absolutely perfect.
May 29, 2023
The city is absolutely perfect. Whether you're after local cuisine, interesting culinary fusions, British-style pubs, architecture, art, beach life or medieval history - Malaga has it all. Be sure to catch day trips to Granada and Cordoba too!
Great historic centre that surprised me.
May 24, 2023
Great historic centre that surprised me. Really enjoyed it. The Alcazabar and Castillo de Gibrafaro were hidden gems. If we had more time we would have explored the beaches more and maybe taken in some hiking. Trains are excellent so you could visit other areas while based in Malaga. We intend to do this in Seville. No end of options for eating and drinking. We took a taxi from the airport but the train station was an easy walk, even with luggage, from the historic centre.
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