Duration:
4 h
Activity Level:
Easy
Experience:
Adventure, Family, Historical
Language:
English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
Overview
It's your last day and you are leaving to get back to reality so how boring can be just wasting your day looking after your luggage until your flight takes you back home? And maybe there was something more you wanted to take in of Malaga and its fascinating culture, but there isn't enough time.
What's included
– Hotel or Port pick up in Malaga
– Safe luggage storage on board of the vehicle for the whole duration of the tour
– English speaking driver and knowledgeable local English guide
Highlights
Gibralfaro Castle
The ruins of the Gibralfaro castle lie on the slopes of the Malaga hill overlooking the city and the Mediterranean Sea. A Moorish castle of an unknown origin, Yusuf I of the Kingdom of Granada built it during the Phoenician-Punic period. The name of castle is derived from the Arab word Yabal (hill) and another Greek word Faruh (lighthouse). The name Gibralfaro means lighthouse hill.
Malaga
Málaga, port city, capital of Málaga Provincia (province), in the Comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southern Spain. The city lies along a wide bay of the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Guadalmedina River in the center of the Costa del Sol. It was founded by the Phoenicians in the 12th century, conquered successively by the Romans and the Visigoths, and taken by the Moors in 711. Under Moorish rule, it became one of the most important cities in Andalusia. When the caliphate of Córdoba disintegrated, the kingdom of Málaga was founded, ruled over by emirs who named it “terrestrial paradise.” After they had failed several times, Christians took the city on August 19, 1487.
Malaga Cathedral
Málaga Cathedral, one of the city’s key architectural attractions, is known locally as ‘La Manquita’, or ‘The One-Armed Woman’, due to its uncompleted second tower. Built between 1528 and 1782 near to the site of an early Almohad mosque, original plans for this huge Renaissance and Baroque-style cathedral had included two towers, but the second was never built because of a lack of funds. Construction dragged on for over two hundred years before the Mayor of Málaga commissioned Aragonese architect José Martín de Aldehuela (1729–1802) to finish the cathedral off in the late 18th century. Aldehuela’s other iconic contributions to the province include Ronda’s stunning ‘New Bridge’ and bullring.
Malaga Three Graces Fountain
The Three Graces or Three Nymphs Fountain, work of the engineer José María Sánchez was installed in the nineteenth century in the Alameda Principal, then the Plaza de la Marina, and then relocated to the square of the Plaza del General Torrijos, at the end of Paseo Central Park district, near the neighborhood of Malagueta.
It consists of three sections and two cups in which there are the three female figures carved in marble dressed in robes, with agricultural tools, a paddle and the horn of plenty as an allegory of fertility.
Málaga's Roman Theatre
El Teatro Romano is the oldest monument in Málaga City; it is situated in the cultural heart of Málaga city, at the foot of the famous Alcazaba fortress. It is one of the only Ancient ruins left in Málaga after the outwardly Republican city was bombed by Nationalist sympathizers - the Italian army during the Civil war, and one of the only remaining Roman ruins in Andalucía after centuries of warfare, and construction. The site is accompanied by the Centro de Interpretación (visitors center) which teaches visitors about the history of the ruins and its subsequent excavation.
Itinerary
10:00
- Depart from Malaga Port or your Hotel
- Panoramic Journey on your way to Gibralfaro Castle
- A short walk around the castle
- Return to Malaga center and walking tour
- Depart to the airport to catch your flight
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