Malaga City, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain

Malaga is a historic city on the Costa del Sol and its international airport provides the gateway to most of the other Andalucian towns and villages. The airport is one of the largest in Spain with more than 10 million passengers a passing through and expansion in progress. Malaga also serves as a major port and an industrial centre for southern Spain. Access to the city is made relatively easy by the A7 highway and the coastal rail service.
Often overlooked by the many tourists that flock to the Costa del Sol, Malaga is an eclectic mix of the old and the new. Despite its close proximity to Torremolinos and Benalmadena with their distinctly English influence, Malaga remains very much a Spanish city.

Like many large cities Malaga can be a bit of surprise. When seen coming from and going to the airport and railway station, the city looks like it’s made up off high rise apartments, small retail outlets and industrial estates. Only when you venture by foot, tour bus or horse drawn carriage along the large old part of the city and port that you truly appreciate its magnificent architecture and historic buildings that remind one of Seville, Madrid or even Italy.

Malaga today is a cosmopolitan city with Spain's second largest port and third largest international airport. It is (along with Seville) one of the main business and cultural centres for the southern part of Spain and every year there are celebrated more than 100 international conventions in the region. The Picasso museum is located here and you can find further information on this by visiting museopicassomalaga.org
The highly popular Plaza Mayor Shopping And Leisure Centre a factory outlets shopping center with cinema and restaurants located on the outskirts of Malaga draws visitors from across the region and makes a pleasant half day or evening trip