A Day in Malaga

We had one full day in Malaga before we left Spain, and we fit in as much as we could!



When looking back at my photos after the day, I thought it was funny that basically everything we learned about the city is shown on this tin. From the places to the foods to the local crafts, I don't remember the name of everything, but we saw it all LOL... so this photo is the best summary of the town, in my opinion.



We started off having a cute traditional breakfast in a cute restaurant recommended by the reception at our accommodation.

Then we enjoyed some window shopping and seeing all the famous Spanish souvenirs like Flamenco dresses...

Guitars and Biznagas...

Lots and lots of fans AKA abanico...

And street performers.

While Cora and Zaf played at the park, the boys and I took a walking tour of the old town which gave us some insight into a few of the more famous sites and a bit of the history of the city.

The most famous church in Malaga is the Cathedral of Malaga, nicknamed the "one-armed woman" because it was never completed. Surprisingly enough, many structures we have visited around Europe had a similar story of not being finished due to lack of funds. Now the Malaga inhabitants like it the way it is so there is no plan to complete it.

The kids enjoyed seeing Picasso's childhood schools...

As well as some of the art he produced here under the age of 10.

After the tour and some tapas, we went to the Picasso museum which was a lot more fun than the picture above suggests LOL. Zorion used the audio guide while Zavian and I just explored the artwork on our own.

We also took a walking tour of the famous castle there, known as Alcazaba of Malaga, which both the boys wrote about in their posts.



Since we didn't have time to visit Alhambra, I was very glad we got to explore this structure which, according to the guide, is just a step below in size and is actually the best preserved castle in Spain.

Malaga was a cute town with another claim to fame: being the birth place of Antonio Banderas. Here Zorion is pictured in front of his restaurant, El Pimpi.

Cora walking to catch the train to the airport

It was a colourful day to end our two and a half weeks in Spain... and a welcome adventure after our COVID isolation. Next up... Greece!