My Two Days in Malaga

La Paloma

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While we were staying with some friends on the outskirts of Malaga, we were taken by our friend to this strange and beautiful park in the center of town. When we arrived, we were told that this was a special and unique park and we should have our cameras ready and waiting. I really had no idea what to expect until I turned around and saw a group of roosters coming at me in a slow manner. I nearly jumped when I saw them coming out of the bushes, but our host just laughed as we both went ghostly white. As we walked further through the park, more and more animals started to emmerge for the bushes. There were bunnies, birds, roosters, chickens and gerbil like animals. But one of the funn...Read More

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Museo Picasso

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After walking through downtown Malaga for what seemed liked days, we came across the section of town that is like Picasso central. Everywhere, there is Picasso this and Picasso that, but the main attraction (especially for me) was the Picasso Museum. It was a little tricky to find, but if you head up from the main drag along the water, it is rahter easy to find. Best piece of advise is to ask someone. Everyone is very nice and loves to help you. There is also a small, little shack along the main road (it is hard to find, but its there) that is a tourism center, and they have walking tour maps that are amazing. If you spend a week in Malaga, you could do a new walking map each day and have the be...Read More

After walking through downtown Malaga for what seemed liked days, we came across the section of town that is like Picasso central. Everywhere, there is Picasso this and Picasso that, but the main attraction (especially for me) was the Picasso Museum. It was a little tricky to find, but if you head up from the main drag along the water, it is rahter easy to find. Best piece of advise is to ask someone. Everyone is very nice and loves to help you. There is also a small, little shack along the main road (it is hard to find, but its there) that is a tourism center, and they have walking tour maps that are amazing. If you spend a week in Malaga, you could do a new walking map each day and have the best time ever.

But I digress. When we arrived at the Picasso Museum, we were brought into the security area and asked to fork over our cameras and bags and then pay the 6 Euros to enter. I wasn't sure really what to expect with regards of what paintings would be there since it seems that every museum I ever go to has a Picasso painting. But this place was created and stocked by Picasso's grand kids and it was unbelievable. There was room after room of Picasso art, with everything from paintings and sculptures to craft projects and doodles. It really was amazing. The museum tour was rather fast, unfortunately for me. But it might have to do with the fact that I was exhausted and had been walking around Malaga all day long, so soaking in more culture might have been lost on me fully, but it was worth it. And the building itself was really architecturally simple and beautiful, making the contents that much more impacting.

When you are in Malaga, try to do the whole Picasso tour thing (the house, Museum, cafes and bars) but if you are on a tight schedule, the Picasso Museum should definately be a stop over. And, no matter what you, Malaga is a city that doesn't unimpress you. Enjoy. Read Less

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Malaga, Spain 29015
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Alcazaba

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After walking along the promenade in Malaga, my girlfriend and I headed up the street to find the Picasso Museum. Along our way we came across this place called Alcazaba, which to me looked like a giant fort. Upon entering this giant fort, I learned a lot about this place. It turns out his place is actually the fort for a larger area for the old Muslim fort called Gibralfaro. The Alcazaba was a military fortress built by the Moors in the 11th Century on the remains of a Roman fortress. With its views of the water to foresee an attack, this fortress originally had three high walls (with two still standing) and more than 100 towers around residential areas and three palaces. Now, if...Read More

After walking along the promenade in Malaga, my girlfriend and I headed up the street to find the Picasso Museum. Along our way we came across this place called Alcazaba, which to me looked like a giant fort. Upon entering this giant fort, I learned a lot about this place. It turns out his place is actually the fort for a larger area for the old Muslim fort called Gibralfaro. The Alcazaba was a military fortress built by the Moors in the 11th Century on the remains of a Roman fortress. With its views of the water to foresee an attack, this fortress originally had three high walls (with two still standing) and more than 100 towers around residential areas and three palaces.

Now, if you want, you can buy a single ticket for Alcazaba for 1.90 Euros or a combined ticket for both Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro for 3.15 Euros. Since we weren’t in the mood to hike up the giant hill to Gibralfaro, we bought the single ticket for the decent price of 1.90 Euros each. Upon heading up into the fortress, I felt immediately transported back to the 14th Century. The giant walls and brick roads are amazingly beautiful and are really awe-inspiring. Unfortunately, we weren’t given a map (but we found out later that they were given out in the front if you asked, but we didn’t) so we got slightly lost on our ascent to the top of this monstrous fort. Some of these roads were extravagantly designed with great rocks and stones and definitely took a long time for them to finish those.

As we got to the top, we went to the tops of a couple different towers (which from up above, these tops of towers looked like crosses. I can only assume that these were added after the Moors were evicted and the Catholic influence overtook Malaga and Spain. On one of these towers overlooking the water, my girlfriend and I situated ourselves there with the ports of Malaga in the background and took some amazing pictures. After doing this, we started a trend and everyone and their mother started taking pictures.

Again, we were off to the rest of the Alcazaba and again we got completely lost. After twisting and turning and stopping every now and then to take pictures, we finally ended up back where we started up on the towers. I really wished that we had a map, it would have helped so much and I highly suggest getting one while you are there. One thing we saw that was really cool was in the middle of one of the many flower gardens, was a hole in the ground with a grate on top of it. It turns out that that hole in the ground was a dungeon where prisons were kept. It was interesting that it was just in the middle of this beautiful flower garden. Another cool part was that on the tops of walls were walkways so sentries could walk from tower to tower. We were able to head up there and walk around a little bit.

This place is really cool, and totally worth every second while inside. From the architecture of the earlier centuries to way that time and weather have taken their toll on this place, it was so interesting. I wish we had done the Gibralfaro also, but we just didn’t have it in us, so when you are there, please try to do the combo deal. It looked like the views from up above at the Gibralfaro were unbelievably spectacular. Enjoy.
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