World heritage megalitic monuments: Menga Dolmen, Viera Dolmen and the Tholos of el Romeral The Antequera Dolmens Site is a serial property made up of three megalithic monuments: the Menga Dolmen, the Viera Dolmen and the Tholos of El Romeral, and two natural monuments, La Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal de Antequera. Built […]
In the last years many of the municipal markets in Málaga have been renovated. They are an ideal spot to discover the wide variety of fruits and vegetables, meat and fish offered in all these different stalls. History of municipal markets Since the Middle Ages, towns and cities have held and exercised considerable authority over […]
The English Cemetery of Malaga Last Sunday we decided to visit the English cemetery in Malaga. This cemetery is located near the Malagueta and the Grand Hotel Miramar below the Gibralfaro. We were able to park in one of the streets that goes up to Gibralfaro and a volunteer who was in the little house […]
Yesterday, 12 december 2016 was the long expected opening of the Museum of Malaga in the ancient Palace of Customs. After nearly 20 years waiting finally the exquisite collection of fine arts and archeology of Malaga is on exhibition again for the public. The palace contains over 17.000 pieces of which about 2.700 will be […]
The museum of glass in Malaga is located in a nice old cuarter called San Felipe Neri. The museum is not far from the Plaza de la Merced, opposite the church of San Felipe Neri. The collection is located in a carefully restored 18th century Italian house where we can see the history of humanity […]
This stunning path near el Chorro in Malaga province is recently reopened after a thorough renovation project. Before it was a very dangerous and prohibited to ‘walk’ on the caminito, as this photo clearly shows: Caminito del Rey before renovation But now it is safe again, thanks to the alpinist workers who with aid of […]
The ´’Museo de Vidrio y Cristal’ is the Travellers first Choice of attractions in Malaga 2013, in Tripadvisor. The museum is located in a carefully restored house of an Italian merchant, dating from the 18th century and posesses a private collection of more than 3.000 pieces of glass of different epochs, accompanied by pictures, furniture […]
From October 4th till April 20th in Thyssen Museum in Málaga The exhibition Courbet, Van Gogh, Monet, Léger. From naturalist Landscape to the Avant-gardes in the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, organised in collaboration with Obra Social ”la Caixa”, focuses on the role of landscape painting in the renewal of modern art through the quest undertaken by […]
Malaga botanical Gardens History Located on the outskirts of Malaga this 49 hectare estate houses, La Concepcíon, a romantic- style garden home to more than 2,000 species of plants. The history of La Concepcíon dates back to 1855 when the gardens creators, Jorge Loring and Amalia Heredia, decided to create a garden after visiting some […]
Remember the wines our grandmothers and great grandmothers drank? Sipping of very small glasses, and only on very special occasions? This sweet very tasty wine (known as Malaga Dulce) is able to take away all your sorrow, as the famous ‘Quitapenas’ bodega claims. Málaga wine began as a deep brown, rich, raisiny wine, created by […]