City Guide to Malaga for the Rail Traveller
Country: Spain
Capital: Madrid
Language: Spanish
Currency: Euro
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Capital of the Costa del Sol most people only know Malaga as the airport into which they fly when visiting one of the many holiday resorts along Spain’s southern coast. Much underrated it has a vibrant old town, countless tapas bars and sun drenched beach promenades not to mention fabulous shopping opportunities and the long anticipated Picasso Museum. Most importantly it remains a genuine Andalucian city with a fascinating history, its Moorish roots can be detected in the architecture of many of its buildings particularly in the historic centre around La Alcazaba. Avoid the sprawling concrete suburbs and instead concentrate on the compact and mostly pedestrianised centre, which can be easily explored on foot. For some shade Malaga’s main park contains beautiful tropical flowering trees and runs alongside the Paseo del Parque, locals can be seen strolling along here. Finally being on the Costa del Sol there are also plenty of beaches to chose from with a long lazy lunch by the seaside sampling freshly caught seafood being a truly memorable experience.
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