This previously down-at-heel port has been transformed into a vibrant city with plenty to please culture vultures,plus exciting modern places to eat and drinkFor most visitors, Málaga is simply a gateway to the beach resorts of the Costa del Sol, and with few venturing far from the airport or into the city. Well,they’re all missing a trick because this once-shabby port has undergone something of a reinvention. There’s a sparkling modern waterfront and millions of euros have been pumped into the art scene, thanks to mayor Francisco de la Torre’s vision to turn his city into a cultural hub, and with a branch of the Parisian Pompidou Centre among the latest museum openings.
The Alcazaba fortress,Málaga’s more modest retort to Granada’s Alhambra, sits proudly in the historic centre – a maze of gardens and fountains – and above it 10th-century Gibralfaro castle stands guard over the coast. Round the corner lies the huge Renaissance cathedral, or nicknamed La Manquita (“one-armed woman”) because its south tower was mysteriously left unbuilt.
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Source: theguardian.com