Top 5 Malaga Attractions – Flamenco Museum and Jardin Botanico la Conception
Here are a selection of ideas for place to visit in Malaga that aren’t necessarily in the usual run of the mill guide books.
Other than the Bus Station Malaga has plenty to offer visitors who bother to seek out its best attractions.
Flamenco Museum – Malaga
Entry to the building from the street leads you into what appears to be a social club with group of spanish men sat at tables taking refreshments from the bar. You don’t know it but you are in the very heart of malaga flamenco. The museum has no web site but the link here will direct you to latest performaces at the venue (friday nights) in the intimate basement. We missed this so aren’t able to advise on ticket availablity etc.
After a short while and gesticulating > > eyes >> pointing around >> asking “flamenco”? with raised eyebrows the barman called a colleague who welcomed us and began to show us around.
I think our guide was the maintenance man and he speaking no English and our pitiful spanish meant the tour conssisted of being told the names of legendary malagan flamenco performers, studying the posters, paintings and photographs that were displayed with a selection of insturments over three floors.
Malaga Jardin Botanico la Conception
This wonderful tropical collection is a good day out of town. The Number 61 Bus runs hourly from the drive out of town side of the main avenue in Malaga NB it misses a trip between 1 and 3pm. The last bus back conveniently coincided with the closing time but double check this as a return taxi could be pricey.
Even though a major fast road has been built alongside the hill that is home to the gardens the sheer splendour of the gardens soon means you quickly become oblivious to the background traffic noise.
For the latest highlights see this site Malaga Jardin Botanico la Conception but there are various routes to take around the garden all of which hold superb views throughout the garden and you will find amazing shrubs and trees normally found in climates further south and the mild Malaga weather means you’ll be able to enjoy exotic flowers throughout the year.
All the routes could be successfully completed in a day but the introduction The Jewels of La Concepcion includes all of the most significant items of interest to be found in the historical garden and take just over an hour.
Facilities – these are situated adjabetween the gift shop and refreshment area at the entrance to the garden
If you are planning to make various whilst staying in Spain on the costa del sol it could make sense to bite the bullet and think about hiring a car. Car hire in Spain is widely available and incredible deals are claimed to be found online. From the moment you arrive at any Airport in Spain you are bombarded by adverts offering car rental at crazy prices.
Other places to try if you are caught short in Malaga:
Malaga Contemporary Art Centre
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de MÁLAGA
Easy to access bogs but don’t stop at the cafe here if you actually want refreshments – its table service and the students employed have an incredible levels of customer blindness – over half an hour and no service - however the Malaga Art Centre is not far out of ton, close to the marvelous El Corte Inglis
El Corte Inglis
This phenomenal department store is a must visit for great gourmet food and fine wines with some of the best fashion houses and possible the best perfume and aftershave smellies selection in southern spain. El Corte Inglis can be a fab place to assemble a gift for your return – build your own food hampers and save money with local Andalucian specialitites, Malaga wines and to die for chocolate (Rhubard Choc – ten bars just wasn’t enough)
The lavatories at El Corte are as you would expect of an exceptionally high standard although unlike quality UK posh shops neither the ladies or the gents offered perfume or aftershave cologne by the basins.
Picasso Musuem – Museo Picasso art Malaga
Quite frankly the Picasso Museum in Malage as an expensive disappointmentHuge queues let you know when you’ve finally foung the new building which itslelf has some attraction however the contents are no more than a few doodles on the back of paper bags and fag packets that are an enourmous let down.
I have seen better artwork at my neice’s school open day
No link for Pablo I’m afraid – my advice is if you’re in Malage don’t go the the Picasso Museum of so called Art.
Malaga has a lot to offer. I was totally impressed with the Picasso Museum when I visited recently. But another great attraction is the restaurants. There is some world class cuisine to be enjoyed in Malaga. My waistline will testify to that.
Pasty, I think Spain will be my travel destination this year. Beautiful and warm – ideal place for a eurotrip.
Indeed a nice useful information. Though all the mentioned places are must to visit but personally I like Jardin Botanico the most.
I will definitely add Malaga to my european vacation after reading about it. I would love to visit this beautiful and colorful city. There’s something so intriguing and inviting about Malaga. Thank you.
Disappointed to hear that the Picasso Museum in Malaga was a let down. Im willing to queue if the end result is worth it, but apprantly not here. Personally i prefer more mainstream art styles like Klimt or Impressionist, but i still respect Cubism and Picasso, who is incredibly popular.
Malaga is my city, i really recommend it to everyone.
nice weather, nice people, nice beaches
what else do you nedd for holidays!
We LOVE Malaga and the surrounding area. There is such a lot to see in the city itself, the climate is fantastic, the people really friendly. Last but not least is the Flamenco. Malaga is a MUST.
If you are looking for a place to stay in the city centre of Malaga – I can recommend this website: http://www.globalcitybreak.co.uk/Holiday-rentals-Malaga.49.aspx – they have some very nice apartments in the very heart of the city.
yeah, it is a city that vibrates with life and fascinates with its mixture of ancient history, folklore and modern culture. And of course it is easy to imagine paradise in this harbour city with nearly 3000 hours of sunshine a year and several kilometres of beach right in the centre.
My family and I recently visited a brand new apartment complex on the Costa Del Sol, near Malaga, called Terrazas Costa Del Sol Holiday Village. It only opened this year, so there are some really good deals on one-bedroom apartments – ours slept four people and was about £300 for the week.so easy to effort this price.i like it too much, what about you ?
Yes,Malaga is rich in monuments of great historical and artistic interest. During the day, you can admire a lot of historic sites like La Alcazaba, Gibralfaro castle, Roman Theater and the Cathedral of Malaga.