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Major attractions of the city

• Museums
  Picasso Museum: a permanent exhibition centre for Picasso’s works in his native city
  A historical 16th Century building with its blend of Renaissance and Mudejar elements
  Contemporary Art Centre
  Folk Arts Museum
  Cathedral Museum: Renaissance interior and Baroque Main Façade
• Exhibitions/Art galleries
  Holy Week (Easter) / Málaga Fair
  Cervantes Theatre
  Virgen del Carmen
  Festival de Cine de Málaga
• Cultural activities
  Sala de Exposición del Archivo Municipal
  Sala de Exposición de la Fundación Picasso
  Sala Moreno Villa
  Museo Municipal
  Bishop’s Palace: 16th-18th centuries, in front of the Cathedral
• Historic monuments
  Roman Theatre: 1st Century BC next to the Alcazaba
  Alcazaba: 14th-16th Century
  Cathedral Museum: Renaissance interior 16th Century
  Gibralfaro Castle
  Amazing view of the city (11th-14th centuries)
  Picasso’s birthplace-Picasso Foundation: 19th century
• Shopping
  City centre
  El Corte Inglés Department Store
  Atarazanas Market: Its main gate was recovered from the building of the Islamic shipyard where the ships were built and repaired

Day trips

• 1_Ronda
  Start at Plaza de España and continue on foot in order to discover all the charm of one of the most interesting places in Andalusia: The Puente Nuevo (the new bridge) is an impossible engineering endeavour of the 18th Century which spans the deep gorge carved out of the rock on the river Guadelevín. Continue on to the Cathedral, Casa Don Bosco and the 18th Century bullring, one of the oldest in Spain.
• 2_Mijas
  From its natural balcony you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view over the Mediterranean. Visit the Sanctuary of the Patron Saint of Mijas built into the rock. Discover Mijas’ narrow streets, steep lanes lined with whitewashed houses and iron-grilled windows, flower-filled gardens condensing all the flavour of Andalusian architecture. Take a look at the bullring, a strange shaped arena built when the area was under Moorish rule.
• 3_Nerja
  Nerja, its Arabic name means “rich water spring”. Its focal point is the famous cliff-top Balcony of Europe. Visit the caves of Nerja which are among the largest and most interesting in Europe.

Group activities

• 1_Tourist bus
  The Municipal Transport Company (EMT) offers a special Tourist Bus which running around the city on the half hour from 9.30 AM to 7.30 PM. Phone: 952 363 133. info@citysightseeing-spain.com.
• 2_Botanical and historical garden
  Belonging to the Town Hall, it combines a botanical and archaeological garden with an upper middle class atmosphere. You can reach the place exiting the motorway at Las Pedrizas. Its construction began in 1850 and there is a garden where the selection of exotic plants is at a par with areas crafted as picturesque gardens, with fountains, a rock garden and a neoclassical pavilion. Phone: 952 250 745.
• 3_Golf courses
  Guadalhorce Club de Golf (18 holes), 952 179 378. www. guadalhorce.com. Club de Golf El Candado (9 holes), 952 299 340. www. clubelcandado.com.
• 4_Leisure
  Aquapark, in Torremolinos, 952 388 888. Go-Cart Club Karting Málaga, 952 581 704.
• 5_Sailing and diving
  Real Club Mediterráneo (Málaga), 952 228 528. Club Náutico El Candado (Málaga), 952 296 097. Puerto Deportivo Benalmádena (Benalmádena), 952 443 048.