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Malaga
Malaga is the capital of the Spanish province Malaga in the
south of Andalucia.
The city of Malaga is the hometown for about 650,000 people.
Although many tourists get no further than the airport of Malaga, which
is at a considerable distance west of the city of Malaga, Malaga is
definitely worth a visit. Malaga is, what it has been throughout its
history, a bustling port city.
Founded by the Phoenicians, as the city Malaca, the Romans, the Moors
and later the Christians give the region Andalucia great wealth by the
use of the port city of Malaga.
At the end of the 19th century, wine from Malaga was very popular,
Malaga fell into decay as it was hit by the phylloxera. This disease
destroyed almost all the vineyards around Malaga. The period following
may be regarded as the beginning of the Spanish tourism in Malaga and
the Costa del sol.
At first it was the British who came to Malaga, especially for the
winter.
Malaga is also the city where Picasso was born and raised. In the Museo
Picasso in Malaga, many of his works can be seen. The Casa Natal de
Picasso in Malaga, the house where Picasso spent his early years in
Malaga, is currently the headquarters of the Picasso Foundation.
Besides the plaza torres certainly the Cathedral of Malaga, the Alcazaba
and the Castillo de Gibralfaro of Malaga are worth a visit in Malaga.
Since the construction of the Cathedral of Malaga was first hampered by
an earthquake and was shut down, one of the two towers of the Cathedral
of Malaga has never been fully completed. Therefore the Cathedral of
Malaga has been called La Manquita (single pan). The castillo de
Gibralfaro is a 14th century Moorish castle. The Alcazaba of Malaga was
build between the 8th and 11th century on the remains of a Roman city.
This beautiful complex is definitely worth a visit. From here one has a
beautiful view over the city of Malaga and over the , in 1951 discovered
and recently excavated amphitheater of Malaga.
