Interesting places to visit in Malaga, Spain
Malaga is considered in European countries which has the best climate all year round. It features clear southern light and blue alluring skies. As what the poet Nobel Prize winner Vicente Aleixandre called it as the “City of Paradise”. Malaga as well is appointed where the continent ends and another crossways the water, and the maritime city which has been the port of call to various different civilizations in all the ages. Malaga as well is one of the most visited areas in Europe where it caters different interesting places to visit. Tourist should not miss to visit Malaga’s interesting places such like;
• The Gibralfaro Castle—it is considered as one of the most significant elements of the city because of its location at the top of the hill where it defense the city. And because of this reason, the castle contains various archeological remains which became the museum in this recent time. This museum as well has its own interpretation center but not in the language sense, its opening hours are 9:30 to 6pm admission is free.
• The Alcazaba—renowned as a Moorish construction since the 11th to 14th centuries, became the residence of the court as well as the soldiers guarding on it. This edifice has been one of the most significant historical buildings of Malaga, its unique stunning architectural element as the tower that was built on Roman stone foundations and refurbished today allures tourists to visit this place.
• Catedral and Cathedral Museum—since one of the towers was never finished; this was famously called as the “La Manquita”. Its interior design features the Renaissance style of the 16th century and its façade on the other hand features the style of the 18th century with the baroque style. Some of the interesting views outside include the sculpture of the Annunciation as well as the patron saints of the city, Santa Paula and San Ciriaco. Its opening hours are 9 to 6:45pm and it is closed during Sundays and during festivals.
• The Picasso birthplace—it is considered today as a museum that caters of about 2, 500 pieces of collections since the ancient Iberian art towards the contemporary times. There are also collections of the Picasso works which was contributed by his heirs. Some of its collections include ceramic as well as graphic work since the 1923 to 1971.
• The Jardin de La Concepcion—situated beside the park, this garden is appointed of having the best collections of tropical and sub-tropical plants and flowers all over Europe. It was built since the 19th century by the Malaga nobility and has a small archaeological museum with some colections since the Roman period.