134 curiosities to discover
Zea-Salvatierra Palace
Málaga, Spain
This Baroque town palace from the late 17th and early 18th century stands right beside the…
Plaza de Camas (Enrique García-Herrera Square)
Málaga, Spain
This square in the old town was created when a former car park was roofed over and turned into…
Calle Strachan
Málaga, Spain
This pedestrian street links Calle Larios with Calle Molina Lario and was named in 1891 after…
Church of San Patricio
Málaga, Spain
In the working-class Huelin district you find this 1950 parish church, designed by architect…
Alcazaba of Málaga
Málaga, Spain
You walk through a well-preserved 11th-century Moorish fortress with winding gateways,…
Gibralfaro Castle
Málaga, Spain
You climb a 14th-century castle on a hill 130 metres above the city. Along the walkway around…
Málaga Cathedral
Málaga, Spain
You visit a Renaissance and Baroque cathedral nicknamed 'La Manquita' because its second tower…
Roman Theatre of Málaga
Málaga, Spain
You stand before a Roman theatre from the 1st century BC that was only rediscovered in 1951…
Episcopal Palace
Málaga, Spain
You look at a bishop's palace with a striking Baroque façade of red and white marble facing…
La Malagueta Bullring
Málaga, Spain
You see a sixteen-sided bullring from 1876 in Neo-Mudéjar style at the foot of the Gibralfaro…
La Farola Lighthouse
Málaga, Spain
You walk to the lighthouse from 1817 that marks the start of the harbour and is one of the few…
Church of Santiago the Apostle
Málaga, Spain
You visit the oldest church in the city, founded in 1490 on the site of a mosque. The brick…
Church of the Holy Martyrs Ciriaco and Paula
Málaga, Spain
You step into a church from 1494 dedicated to the two patron saints of Málaga. The interior…
Sanctuary of Santa María de la Victoria
Málaga, Spain
You visit the church of Málaga's patron saint, built where the Catholic Monarchs camped…
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Málaga, Spain
You find this parish church from 1490 among the shopping lanes of the centre, with a detached…
Church of the Holy Christ of Health
Málaga, Spain
You enter a former Jesuit church with an unusual octagonal plan just off Plaza de la…
Plaza de la Constitución
Málaga, Spain
You stand on the main square of the centre, the heart of the city since the fifteenth century.…
Plaza de la Merced
Málaga, Spain
You sit on a lively square with an obelisk in the middle honouring General Torrijos. On one…
Plaza del Obispo
Málaga, Spain
You stand on a small square between the cathedral and the Episcopal Palace, with a marble…
Plaza de la Marina
Málaga, Spain
You arrive at the square linking the old centre with the harbour, with palm trees and a large…
Plaza de los Mártires
Málaga, Spain
You stand on a quiet square beside the church of the Santos Mártires, tucked into the narrow…
Plaza de Félix Sáenz
Málaga, Spain
You find yourself on a square at the edge of the shopping district, close to the Atarazanas…
Marqués de Larios Street
Málaga, Spain
You walk along the broad, marble-paved main shopping street opened in 1891. Its façades…
Pasaje de Chinitas
Málaga, Spain
You slip into a narrow, cross-shaped alley connecting Plaza de la Constitución with Calle…