Málaga is a city full of sunshine all around the year. Historical buildings characterize the city and its unique charm. In the alleys of the maze-like Centro Histórico lie hundreds of opportunities to explore Andalusian tradition. One of these traditional experiences is the visit to a local wine bar. There, it is mandatory to try […]
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Part of Málaga’s attraction for both tourists and residents is the unique aesthetic of its historic town centre, where marble streets and arches offer an ancient and elegant feel to the city. This style is called “Arte Mudejar” and characterises much of the architectural design in the South of Spain. The style combined techniques
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Some consider Malaga’s greatest cultural export to have been the renowned painter, Pablo Picasso. I confess I cannot disagree. Following a rainy day visit to Malaga’s Picasso Museum, I left feeling inexplicably altered. What struck me most was the complete originality with which Picasso interpreted the world in his conception of Cubism. His revolutionary artistic
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As you go on a walk around Málaga, you may have noticed small trees with orange fruits embellishing the streets of Centro Histórico. You can find them nearly everywhere. From the gardens of Alcazaba to Paseo del Parque and throughout the whole city center. These orange trees, whose fruits taste anything beside sweet, are typical
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Wheat, rye, barley, spelt. These grains all include gluten. In fact, a variety of food such as bread, pastries, pasta or pizza are made with wheat flour and therefor contain the protein. Yet, more than 500,000 people in Spain are not able to enjoy these foods easily, as they suffer from celiac disease. Celiac is
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Semana Santa in Málaga. Around 9000 people fit in the almost 150-years-old bullfighting arena in Malagueta. The stadium is loud, visitors cheer on the bullfighters. Dressed in elaborate costumes and a red cloth in their hands, they bask in the limelight. Over hundreds of years, bullfighting was a courageous tradition. However, in reality, this deathly
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Right above the city center of Málaga rises an old Moorish fortress. The Alcazaba de Málaga lies on the slope of the mountain Gibralfaro located between the center and the city’s harbour. People enter the sight in the outer area of the fortress, where they need to mount Alcazaba over rocky paths and old stone
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Málaga’s streets are never as busy as during the holy week of Semana Santa every spring. In the days bevor Easter, thousands of tourists are flooding into the center. Besides the locals, crowds of visitors from anywhere around the globe block the allies and streets of the city’s center just to try to catch a
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Málaga is magnetic to visitors for its bright culture, food and surroundings. A city between the Mediterranean Sea and the mountains is a geographical treasure for holidays. But beside popular sights in the city’s center, there is one highly underrated thing about Málaga: Its urban art scene. To quote the streetart blog “Graffitiartist.de”: “Streetart in
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Explore Centre Pompidou Málaga under the colorful cube. See modern art by Picasso, Kahlo, Bacon & many more. Find out more about free Sundays, ticket info & what to expect. Contemporary Culture under the colourful Cube One of Málaga’s most striking modern landmarks, the Centre Pompidou Málaga stands out not just for its bold architecture,
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