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Málaga Costa del Sol
The region of Málaga - Costa del Sol or metropolitan region of Malaga, includes
exclusively Malaga and its municipal district.
the route begins with the Palacio de los Condes de Buenavista,which
is an example of lordly architecture and where different styles such as Renaissance
and Mudejar combine. Nowadays it's the central office of the
Picasso Museum. at a short distance you can find Malaga's cathedral
built on the ancient mosque of Aljama founded by los Reyes Católicos.In the interior
you can find theMuseo Catedralicio. On the south is situated the
Plaza de la Marinaand surrounding el casco antiguo on the north
side we reach la Plaza de la Constitución also known as Plaza
Mayor, in the center stands out Charles V fountain
or Fuente Genovesa. Further north you can find San Felipe Neri,
church with a classical style, built in the 18th century.
Continuing the trip, we reach the Plaza de La Merced, where theObelisco
stands out in tribute to General Torrijos and Picasso's native house,
central office of the
Fundation that is named after him. On top of the hill you can findLa Alcazaba,
in those days military fortress of muslim domination. Declared as a national monument
in the year 1931 is nowadays a roman theatre,built in I century
a.C. and used until the 3rd century d.C. Going down towards the sea is Malaga's
townhall, popularly known as La Casona del Parque
because it's situated in the Paseo del Parque, built at the beginning
of the XX century populated of flora with a big variety of tropical species. At
the East side and on top of the mountain of Gibralfaro named after the Castillo
de Gibralfaro built as a protection for La Alcazaba.Nowadays it's an
interpretation center and has panoramical views of the city.
Now we will leave the city and go to the gardens of Finca El Retiro
also known as Hacienda de Santo Tomás del Monte. It is one of the
most important spanish gardens, declared in 1984 National historical monument and
formed by different settings such as the Aquarium or the ornithological colection
of exotic birds. At present it is private property but there are information desks
and venta de entradas as well as a wide range of services. And to finish the route
we can visit the Parque Natural Montes de Málaga, situated at the
North of the city with 5.000 hectares formed by small hills and afluent tributaries
of the river Guadalmedina. In this place live a variety of species that are in danger
of extinction such as the chameleon.