MALAGA is a port city in southern Spain and is part of the famed Costa del Sol and the province of Andalusia. It is located at 36 degrees 4 minutes north 4 degrees 25 minutes west. It has an area of 385 square kilometers. It has a population of a million people with a density of 1,402 persons per square kilometer. Because of this, it is the fifth most populous city in Spain. Its current mayor is Francisco dela Torre Prados. Malaga is like a valley because it is surrounded with mountains of Axarquia on its east and the Mediterranean on its west. Thus, it is shielded from any weather disturbance coming in from the Mediterranean through those mountains. Nevertheless, it’s got a very temperate climate with moderate temperatures of 19 degrees Celsius.

However, the temperature during winter may tend to be very cold so both visitors and residents alike are advised to wear layers of clothing at those times. Be sure too not to select cotton as the fiber for cotton tends to absorb moisture and you may quiver as a result. So better head here during summer because aside from the beaches, you will also enjoy lots of festivals here like the Holy Week and the Malaga Fair which is celebrated per August. The Malaga Fair is the celebratory commemoration of the reconquest of the city in 1487 from Moro reign and the ceremonies would last up to ten day of flamenco dancing and sherry drinking. There is also a fireworks display by the bay and the annual event is pretty romantic because the viewers will see the fireworks reflected in the water. The best view is from the famed port, folks.

Aside from the dancing, there is of course the ever important presence of fairs and carnivals the Malaga way. I may add that there are a few discreet nudist beaches in Malaga so you may want to check them out too. I say they are discreet because the general populations in this Naples-like city are mostly conservative Catholics. But most of the patrons of these nudist beaches are more liberated foreign tourists who come here from all over Western and Northern Europe every summer to tan their bodies. These tourists are classified into two – the gay youngsters and the retiree expats.

The retiree expats count among themselves the growing foreigners who have settled here permanently and even buy real estate here. This is largely caused by a more relaxed real estate policy in Spain when it comes to foreign ownership as well as Spain’s membership in the European Union. With the country’s inclusion in that international body, citizens from other European nations can easily come here without a visa and some have strayed in Malaga. Another probable reason is Spain’s geographical proximity to the rest of the continent – it is located in the Iberian Peninsula and thus, part of the European mainland.

All a foreigner needs to do to get here is catch a train ride to Madrid and catch a domestic flight to here. Malaga is also host of two rivers flowing to the bay – Guadalmedina and Guadalhorce. Malaga is divided into three districts – El Perchel, La Trinidad and Lagunillas.