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Sala Trinchera is a dedicated mid-scale concert venue with a 600 person capacity that plays host to a wide variety of exciting groups, many form overseas. Its s  ...

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Sala Paris 15 is the daddy of concert venues in Malaga. With its excellent access and design, airconditioning and flexible space, its large bar areas, this is a  ...

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Liceo is one of Málaga's most venerable and popular nightspots. It has been a regular in the nightlife scene since 1993, and as a nightclub offers one of the most indivi

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Sala Spectra is a centrally located nightspot featuring a variety of musical forms and live bands. They play host to EDM and DJ sessions, Latin music, reggae, swing and m

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The Hall is a small friendly venue close to the main railway station that is a multipurpose venue offering arts events, live music, theatre, comedy and cabaret.  ...

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La Nave Málaga is a social and cultural centre that functions partly as a nightclub. The project has already taken off and is picking up speed, bringing on board a

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  ZZPub is an institution in the Málaga live music scene. A small, funky, crowded bar with great sounds across all the genres and live bands five days a week

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The Clarence is THE jazz venue for Malaga. Over 200 artists a year visit this specially designed and equipped club, with its modernist New York style interior w  ..

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Sala Eventual Music, doesn't just put on concerts, it helps create the bands that play them. It is also one of Málaga's longest established and well equipped  ...

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La Cochera is one of Malaga's most diverse venues. This multidisciplinary space offers live shows in theatre and dance, magic and circus, kids entertainemnt, li  ...

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La Termica is a fabulous old building just over a 100 years old. It was originally built and an orphanage and sanitorium and its lofty wide corridors and tall w

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The Mariposa Hotel Roof Terrace is one of the latest terraces to open in Málaga. It is on top of the stylish boutique hotel of the same name, located very centrally in S...

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The Oasis hostel smack in the centre of the old town has a wonderfully hip and relaxed roof terrace where you can take a drink, cocktails, find a DJ or a party  ......

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The Bahia Malaga boutique hotel is a custom built modern boutique hotel in the Soho arts barrio of Malaga, with a smallish but funky roof terrace iwth views ov  ......

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The Hotel Valeria boasts a roof terrace in Andalucian style where you can chill out, sip cocktails, and even take a dip in the pool in summer. The terrace affor  ...

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Terraza Chinitas is a newer arrival on the rooftop scene in Malaga. It is located as its name suggests, above the Chinitas passage where famous tapas bars huddle in the m...

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The very central Hotel Molina Larios has a splendid three level roof terrace that also features a swimming pool. It offers views over the port, the cathedral an  ......

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A spacious and stylish roof terrace overlooking the river Guadalmedina in the centre of tow. Open all year this is a lively terrace popular with locals and tour  ......

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This premium hostal right under the walls of the Alcazaba palaca has a terrific hip roof terrace with legendary cocktails. Very stylish, great views and very ce  ...

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La Tranca is a typical Malaga tapas bar. How they used to be, and how not all of them still are. Local flavour guarenteed. Its the kind of establishment where y  ...

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Casa Aranda is one of the longest standing cafes in Malaga, doing business in this same street since 1932. This cafe is an institution among Malaguenos, and has...

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This small market slightly north of the old quarter is still a thriving neighbourhood market. Far less touristy than the now famous Atarazanas it has 48 little...

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If you aren't familiar with Pintxos, here's a great place to aquaint yourself with this custom that originates in the Basque country. It differes from tapas in...

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Casa Aranda is one of the longest standing cafes in Malaga, doing business in this same street since 1932. This cafe is an institution among Malaguenos, and has...

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Down this quiet street in Soho you'll find a jolly cafe bar that wouldn't be out of place in Soho New York. It's definitely a sort of Americana but still Spanis...

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Cafe con Libros is a friendly, bohemian hang-out right on the Plaza. They have an ample terrace and it's always lively here, morning noon and night. Coffee with...

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This new bar close to the Plaza Marina is making waves, for its design and its ambiance. The interior is gorgeously put together, stylish clean modern lines and...

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Anbata is a relatively new Irish Pub in the heart of El Palo, the beachside barrio east of the centre which is a surprisingly untouristy but lively part of town....

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This hip little bar right in the heart of the pedestrianised old town is a gin lovers paradise. The couple who run it treat you like well loved friends and mix  ...

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Celtic Druids Irish Pub is located in a prime spot on Plaza de la Merced in the very centre of town. It's a great spot, on the wide pedestrian area of the square whe...

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  ZZPub is an institution in the Málaga live music scene. A small, funky, crowded bar with great sounds across all the genres and live bands five days a week...

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Recyclo is a bike shop, and a bike cafe. They are retailers of quality road, mountain and fold-up bike brands, they rent bikes of all kinds, they have a worksho...

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This small boutique specialises in original works of art and decor. It is all the produce of artists and craftsmen, mostly local but with works from France and...

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Epoca is a vintage shop full of unique pieces of clothing and accessories from many eras, especially from the 40's onwards. It is a great source of retro looks,...

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A classic hat shop in the old spansih style. If you are looking for one of those killer sombreros that the Andaluz horsemen wear, or a dapper panama in the clas...

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A terrific decor shop that offers lots of antique style furnishings, accessories, lighting, art objects, painting, clothing, stationary and so much more. They s...

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The cardinal's house is a relatively new business housed in a very old building. This renovated 17th century palace in the centre of Malaga is home to an antiqu...

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While Flamenco might dominate foreigners' perceptiopns of dance in Spain, there is a thriving culture of all forms of dance, in local dance schools and penas (s...

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Los Patios de Beatas is a restaurant vinoteca, that is, a restaurant with a specialist wine cellar. Indeed you have a chioce of over 500 different wines here, a

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Asako is a Japanese restaurant in Malaga. That sounds simple enough, but its a true Japanese cuisine that bases itself very much in the ingredients of Malaga, i

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Before you wonder if its a Russian spies' restaurant, the KGB here stands for Kuartel Gastronomic Bar. The site has been the scene of earlier gastro tapas incar

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One of Malaga's largest hotels boasts a large roof terrace open all year, including pool, bars and lounge area. The views over the Paseo del Parque and the Cath   ..

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The very central Hotel Molina Larios has a splendid three level roof terrace that also features a swimming pool. It offers views over the port, the cathedral an  ...

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Liceo is one of Málaga's most venerable and popular nightspots. It has been a regular in the nightlife scene since 1993, and as a nightclub offers one of the most indivi

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Gin Corner Soho does what it says on the pack. Its a bar on a corner in Soho Malaga that serves gin. But what a selection! This is a place to experience the mod  

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Don't be put off by the museum word, this is definitely a bar, and full of gin! Its a colourful modernist design, with a comfy interior and extensive terrace ve  

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One of the best established and well known roof terraces is found at the Hotel Larios, on the main street Marques de Larios and overlokking the Plaza de la Cons  ...

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The very central Hotel Molina Larios has a splendid three level roof terrace that also features a swimming pool. It offers views over the port, the cathedral an  ...

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The Hotel Valeria boasts a roof terrace in Andalucian style where you can chill out, sip cocktails, and even take a dip in the pool in summer. The terrace affor

 

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The Bahia Malaga boutique hotel is a custom built modern boutique hotel in the Soho arts barrio of Malaga, with a smallish but funky roof terrace iwth views ov  ...

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The Oasis hostel smack in the centre of the old town has a wonderfully hip and relaxed roof terrace where you can take a drink, cocktails, find a DJ or a party  ...

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The Parador de Gibralfaro has an extensive terrace which affords probably the best views of the city from anywhere. They have live music on summer weekends. Thi  ...

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This premium hostal right under the walls of the Alcazaba palaca has a terrific hip roof terrace with legendary cocktails. Very stylish, great views and very ce

 

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Terraza Chinitas is a newer arrival on the rooftop scene in Malaga. It is located as its name suggests, above the Chinitas passage where famous tapas bars huddle in the medieval streets. It is a just a few meters down the passage off the Calle Larios, on top of the hostel of the same name.

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One of Malaga's largest hotels boasts a large roof terrace open all year, including pool, bars and lounge area. The views over the Paseo del Parque and the Cath   ...

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A spacious and stylish roof terrace overlooking the river Guadalmedina in the centre of tow. Open all year this is a lively terrace popular with locals and tour  ...

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While the Corte Ingles is justifiably renowned for shopping, they always have a restaurant. In Malaga this takes the form of a roof terrace offering a multinati   ...

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The Mariposa Hotel Roof Terrace is one of the latest terraces to open in Málaga. It is on top of the stylish boutique hotel of the same name, located very centrally in Soho Málaga. The terrace is laid back and pleasantly designed with natural woods. It is quite spacious compared with some, with one half of the roof being a dedicated sun deck with loungers, and the other half is the bar terrace. It affords views across the urban jumble of rooftops and has a distinctly city feel to it. 

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The Recyclo Bike Cafe is a cafe that is serious about bikes, and good food. They offer cycle rental and sales, but that is mostly concentrated in their East Mal...

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Vintage Kilo sells vintage clothing by the kilo. A national chain with a couple of dozen outlets in Spain, they ship over selected vintage clothing from a base...

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This centrally located language school is accredited by spain's official language teaching authority, the Instituto Cervantes. It offers all levels of classes a  ...

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The Picasso Museum of Malaga is the flagship of Malaga's cultural offering, and is a symbol of it's regeneration and outward looking modern philosophy, part of  ......

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The superb modernist structure on the banks of the rio Guadalmina on the edge of the historic old town is now the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo. Opened in 2003,  ......

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The Recyclo Bike Cafe is a cafe that is serious about bikes, and good food. They offer cycle rental and sales, but that is mostly concentrated in their East Mal...

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This museum housed in the old 17th century Palacio de Biedmas was set up by the promotional board of the local wine appelations, that of Malaga, and Sierras de  ......

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Malaga's Jardín Botánico offers a small paradise, at once romantic, exotic, historical and contemporary. La Concepción truly is a botanical marvel and an unforget...

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A spacious and stylish roof terrace overlooking the river Guadalmedina in the centre of tow. Open all year this is a lively terrace popular with locals and tour  ......

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La Tranca is a typical Malaga tapas bar. How they used to be, and how not all of them still are. Local flavour guarenteed. Its the kind of establishment where y  ...

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The Museo de Videro y Cristal is a museum of decorative arts featuring a private collection of over 3000 glass and crytal pieces that encompass the histroy and  ......

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La Casa de las Habitaciones translates as 'the house of rooms'. This escape rooms offering features 5 different historically themed activities available in Engl  ...

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South tours is a non-profit organisation that runs a variety of free tours in the centre of Malaga. There's a very popular free walking tour that kicks off ever  ...

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Sala Enigma is located in the old town, and offers two levels of experience, of 60 and 90 minutes. The story is appropriately based on Picasso, Malaga's most fa...

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One of Malaga's largest hotels boasts a large roof terrace open all year, including pool, bars and lounge area. The views over the Paseo del Parque and the Cath   .....

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Kalipé by day is a school or pure flamenco art, where classes in guitar, compás (percussive clapping) and dance take place guided by the teachers with years of experience.

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This flamenco museum is more of a shrine to the art that is iconic of Spain. In a small street in the medieval heart of the old town, a small suite of rooms hou

 

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The Tablao Los Amayas brings to Málaga one of the great flamenco families from the Sacromonte barrio of Granada, where they have run a tablao for twenty years.

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This is a flamenco taverna plain and simple. It has the old world charm and traditional decor of a genuine old taverna because it is,

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There are two great institutions when it comes to bars in Malaga. El Pimpi and the Antigua casa de Guarda. Both have old barrels stacked up one on top of the ot

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VRFun boasts four VR rooms where you can experience the intense 3D sensations of amazing real landscapes of our planet, flying through canyons, over mountains a

 

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Beclimb is a fully equipped state of the art climbing centre that has practice walls for all levels of climbing and training. You can enjoy a fun day with the f

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This outdoor Kart track is situated next to Plaza Mayor. It has 270cc karts on this sinuous but fairly compact track. Ideal for groups and stag parties.

 

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La Noria is the Malaga ferris wheel. Every city has one and ours is right on the portside, which affords views across the old quarter, the cathedral and moorish

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Principia is an interactive science museum that shares scientific and technological knowledge with the general public in an entertaining and educational way,

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Aqualand Torremolinos is the largest water park on the Costa del Sol. It is a wonderland of adrenalin-fueled fun, splashful chaos, and wonderfully varied water toboggans and slides.

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Tivoli World is a good old-fashioned amusement park, much of which could have been lifted out of an old movie. There's roller coasters and log flumes, haunted houses and candyfloss a-plenty.

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The Crocodile Park is actually a park full of Crocodiles. Big ones. Lots of them! This attraction lets you get up close and personal with the prehistoric monsters, and there are dozens to be seen, and featuring one of the largest animals in Europe, called Paco. Well, why not, we are in Spain.

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Suitably located on the portside in Muelle Uno, the Alborania museum is named after the sea that surrounds Malaga. This end part of the Mediterranean that leads

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A museum where you can not just look at the instruments, but learn to play all sorts of them, from different eras and cultures. This is a museum that is primari   ...

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Anbata is a relatively new Irish Pub in the heart of El Palo, the beachside barrio east of the centre which is a surprisingly untouristy but lively part of town.

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Celtic Druids Irish Pub is located in a prime spot on Plaza de la Merced in the very centre of town. It's a great spot, on the wide pedestrian area of the square where buskers play all day, and the people watching is always fun.

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Morrisseys is an Irish bar a cut above the cliche. The decor is tasteful and individual, without being overdone and avoiding the usual Irish Pub tropes. Its a f

 

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While Camden Town might not be the most obvious name for an Irish Pub, it's a great hit with the locals. Located just off the Malagueta, this well-decorated pub

 

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This ample pub in the centre gives you all you'd expect from a pub. There's a pool table, darts, and there's plenty of Spanish and English football and rugby on

 

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This extraordinary small bar with its old barrels and dense yeasty fruity aroma is Malaga's most iconic bar by a clear mile. Founded in 1840 by a leading windem

 

 

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La Tranca is a typical Malaga tapas bar. How they used to be, and how not all of them still are. Local flavour guarenteed. Its the kind of establishment where y

 

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Casa Aranda is one of the longest standing cafes in Malaga, doing business in this same street since 1932. This cafe is an institution among Malaguenos, and has

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A Cereria translates literally as a 'waxery', in this case a candle shop. Zalo manufacture church candles and other religious items and gave done for generation

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The Picasso Museum of Malaga is the flagship of Malaga's cultural offering, and is a symbol of it's regeneration and outward looking modern philosophy, part of  ......

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The superb modernist structure on the banks of the rio Guadalmina on the edge of the historic old town is now the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo. Opened in 2003,  ......

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This museum houses the private collection of one of Carmen Cervera, a 1960's beauty queen who married the Baron Von Thyssen-Bornemisza. Between them, they are s  .....

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The Museum of Malaga has been around since the 19th century, and was most recently housed in the town hall building. Thanks to an ambitious renovation of the ol  .....

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The Museum of Arts and Customs is a fascinating time capsule of a Malaga from before industrialisation. While many of the artesan crafts still exist in little p...

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The Recyclo Bike Cafe is a cafe that is serious about bikes, and good food. They offer cycle rental and sales, but that is mostly concentrated in their East Mal...

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Casa Aranda is one of the longest standing cafes in Malaga, doing business in this same street since 1932. This cafe is an institution among Malaguenos, and has...

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Down this quiet street in Soho you'll find a jolly cafe bar that wouldn't be out of place in Soho New York. It's definitely a sort of Americana but still Spanis...

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Cafe con Libros is a friendly, bohemian hang-out right on the Plaza. They have an ample terrace and it's always lively here, morning noon and night. Coffee with...

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This new bar close to the Plaza Marina is making waves, for its design and its ambiance. The interior is gorgeously put together, stylish clean modern lines and...

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One of the best established and well known roof terraces is found at the Hotel Larios, on the main street Marques de Larios and overlokking the Plaza de la Cons  .....

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The very central Hotel Molina Larios has a splendid three level roof terrace that also features a swimming pool. It offers views over the port, the cathedral an  .....

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A spacious and stylish roof terrace overlooking the river Guadalmedina in the centre of tow. Open all year this is a lively terrace popular with locals and tour  .....

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One of Malaga's largest hotels boasts a large roof terrace open all year, including pool, bars and lounge area. The views over the Paseo del Parque and the Cath   ...

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The Hotel Valeria boasts a roof terrace in Andalucian style where you can chill out, sip cocktails, and even take a dip in the pool in summer. The terrace affor  ...

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The alcazaba fortress and palace is one of two stone castles that dominate the skyline of the old city. It's hard to miss connecting as it does with the Castill   ...

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Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga. It has taken until 2003 to fully honour his legacy and fame in his birth town and this small but interesting mini-museum doubl   ...

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The Picasso Museum of Malaga is the flagship of Malaga's cultural offering, and is a symbol of it's regeneration and outward looking modern philosophy, part of  ......

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The superb modernist structure on the banks of the rio Guadalmina on the edge of the historic old town is now the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo. Opened in 2003,  ......

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Malaga's central market is named after the building it replaced, an old Moorish shipyard that stood here for hundreds of years until renovated in 1868. The main  ...

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This extraordinary small bar with its old barrels and dense yeasty fruity aroma is Malaga's most iconic bar by a clear mile. Founded in 1840 by a leading windem   ...

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This premium hostal right under the walls of the Alcazaba palaca has a terrific hip roof terrace with legendary cocktails. Very stylish, great views and very ce  ...

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This extraordinary small bar with its old barrels and dense yeasty fruity aroma is Malaga's most iconic bar by a clear mile. Founded in 1840 by a leading windem   ...

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There are two great institutions when it comes to bars in Malaga. El Pimpi and the Antigua casa de Guarda. Both have old barrels stacked up one on top of the ot...

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This small bar in the old town is typical of the more hip bars in town, eschewing as it does any connotations of corporateness or franchising. Its local in flav...

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