CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART In the past it was a market but now it is a museum where you can see real art works by national and international famous artists. There are a lot of activities for children such as story telling, handicrafts etc.
CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART
In the past it was a market but now it is amuseum where you cansee real art works bynational and international famous artists.There are a lot of activitiesfor children such as storytelling, handicrafts etc.
CERVANTES THEATRE Visited by thousands of people every year eager to enjoy the concerts, plays, dance performances, jazz and the Spanish Film Festival which has now become one of the most important events. The building dates back to 1870 and it has a wonderful painted ceiling above the seating area, which allegorically portrays life in Málaga in the 19th century.
MUSEUM OF POPULARS ARTS AND CUSTOMS
It is dedicated to show
how everyday life has
changed from the beginning
of the 17th century until today.
In the Museum it's possible to
find clothes from different
periods, examples of what
they used to cook or how they
prepared wine etc.
PLACES TO VISIT El Torcal de Antequera
El Torcal is one of the
most beautiful karstic
land-scapes in Europe,
a limestone formation
some 17 square
kilometers in size
which was declared
a Natural Park
in 1978.
Sierra de las Nieves
Sierra de las Nieves
Nature Park
is located at the
heart of the natural
“Serranía de Ronda”
region.
The Sierra de las
Nieves Nature Park
contains over 3.000
hectares of Spanish
fir (pinsapo) forest.
Acantilados de Maro
Los Acantilados in
Maro is a beautiful
nature park that
leads to the sea in
Nerja.
It has flora and
fauna of
incalculable value.
This park has nice isolated placesyou can discover during your holidays in Nerja
TYPICAL PLACES
CASA DEL GUARDIA
This is a wine cellar founded in 1840. It still preserves the charm of the old bars, and inside you can try local wines accompanied by prawns, mussels and other types of shellfish.
Be careful when drinking the sweet wines, they go to the head just as easily as they godown the throat.
“CHIRINGUITOS”
Typical from Málaga are beach bars . They are called “Chiringuitos” If you want to go to eat fried fish, you must go to the beach. The most famous place here is “El Tintero”
FESTIVITIES IN MALAGA
Holy week is the best-known festival in Málaga, and few cities in Spain receive more visitors than the capital of the “Costa del Sol” at Easter. It may be because of the artistic quality of the carved images, the impressive size of the thrones, the rich and baroque decoration of the floats, the bands playing the most moving music, the military parades …
“La noche de san Juan” (Saint John’s Eve)It is celebrated on 23rd ofJune at twelve o'clock atnight on all the beaches ofMálaga. Bonfires are made and people drink, sing and have a goodtime.“Moragas” are made, kind of barbecues in Málaga.
Málaga Fair
It is on 19th August,anniversary of theconquest of the city in1487 by the CatholicMonarchs. Wherever you go, youcan drink good wine,listen to music and dance“VERDIALES”, typical music by men wearing a white shirt and blacktrousers. They wear hats, which are full of flowers,little mirrors and decorative bands.
You can eat cured ham and fried fish (called in Spain “pescaíto frito”). You can also have some typical dishes such as “perotas” (typical in Álora) and “porra antequerana” and to drink… a cup of “Cartojal” ( a typical sweet wine) but you must be careful. It is cold and if you drink it very quickly, you can get drunk easily. It is the most important festival in our city and lasts eight days.
FLAMENCO
A vibrant mixture of dance, song and guitar that is the heart and soul of Andalucía.
GASTRONOMYTYPICAL FOOD
One of the basic ingredients is olive oil, greatly appreciated in salads and in the celebrated gazpachos and fried fish dishes.
“Ajo blanco”
Almonds.Garlic. Breadcrumb.Oil.Salt.Grapes.
“Espetos de sardinas”
They are very typical in Málaga and you normally eat them on the beach. They are made in a traditional way. The cook takes between 8 and 9 sardines and inserts them on to a stick and then cooks them on a little boat that they use as a barbecue.
They are delicious!
“Ensalada malagueña”
Potatoes.
Oranges.
Salt cod.
Olive.
Scallions.
Parsley.
Oil.
Salt.
“Gazpacho”
It is difficult to give you definite weights or quantities for this recipe. Sorry! Lots of red, ripe tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, old and hard bread with:• Garlic• Red vinegar• Olive oil• Salt• Water
There might be as many recipes of gazpacho as families are in Spain!. This is the one I have learned at home.
First, cut the vegetables into pieces by using your blender.You do not need to peel the cucumber or the tomatoes or remove the seeds from anything (at least I never do).Cut some bread and soak it in water.Add it to the blender. Add the olive oil, salt, vinegar and water.And then, beat everything
You can experiment with the recipe: some people like “gazpacho” very thick, so they add a lot of bread, while some others like it very liquid, and they add more water instead, or less bread, whatever.Some people get crazy adding garlic, while some others hate it.I prefer gazpacho at room temperature. However, as it is a typical summer dish, it is usually served cold.
Enjoy it !