The Centre for Contemporary Art (CAC) in Malaga opened in 2003 as a showcase for international modern art. It’s a free Malaga attraction. Sculpture at entrance to CAC Malaga The CAC website says it’s a free wifi zone but there was no wifi available during my visit in late September 2010. As I can’t speak [...]
Malaga Park (Parque de Malaga) was constructed in the late 19th century and given a major facelift in 2007. The park runs parallel to Malaga Port and is almost one kilometre in length, stretching from Plaza de la Marina to Plaza del General Torrijos. The park contains plants from every continent. There’s a shady walkway [...]
London can’t rival it’s European friends in the Christmas market stakes, but every year, the Christmas Market in Southbank is just festive enough to be worth the trip. It’s a little bit pretty, a little bit festive and a little bit tacky. All of those things make Christmas excellent and for a couple of weeks [...]
When I was in Malaga in late September 2010, I took a day trip by service bus to Marbella to meet up with fellow travel blogger Victoria of El Proximo Viaje. The ticket cost just over 5 Euro each way. You can’t buy return bus tickets, so I had to purchase two single tickets. The [...]
Orient Express and Sirkeci Gare are two tightly connected key words. Although the famous luxury train no longer runs all the way to Istanbul, a visit to the station is a worthwhile trip down memory lane. The pink brick, white stucco and black wrought iron structure is a prime example for late 19th century Ottoman [...]
One of the reasons that Malaga in southern Spain is such a good city break destination is that you can combine spending time on the beach with all that’s on offer in a large city such as culture, restaurants, shopping and night life. Malagueta Beach Malaga Malagueta Beach is 2.5 kilometres in length and is [...]
The Hotel California in Malaga is a family run hotel which lies less than a five minute walk from Malagueta Beach. The hotel receives an average rating of 86% from verified guest reviews. The price of a double room was £55 for room only or £60 including breakfast for one night on 22 March 2010 [...]
The Europe a la Carte Travel Podcast of 17 December 2010 covers the following Blog posts: 2011 European Culture Capital, Turku, Finland – This Finnish city has a good selection of events throughout the year. Photo Tour of the Alcazaba, Malaga, Spain – The beautiful Moorish fort in Malaga in southern Spain. French Christmas Markets [...]
I always love reading about the new European Culture Capitals every year, because typically those cities get lots of cash to put on a good show and upgrade their tourism infrastructure. This year is no different, with two great nominees in the line up. Today I’d like to highlight Turku, Finland’s former capital city. I’ve [...]
The Alcazaba in Malaga is the best preserved Moorish fortress in Spain. It was the palace of the city governors. Building started in the 8th century but most of the construction took place during the 11th century. It’s a really interesting Malaga attraction with wonderful views over the city. I visited on a Sunday afternoon [...]
