The Las Vegas Hotel didn’t quite make it into my “Seven Best Cheap Hotels in Malaga“, as it receives a guest rating of 76% from 190 verified reviews and I had set a minimum guest rating of 80% for inclusion in that blog post.  However, as the hotel offers double rooms with breakfast for under [...]

Hotel Los Naranjos in Malaga featured in our Seven of the Best Cheap Hotels in Malaga.  It offers a winning combination of  reasonably priced rooms, with double rooms from under £50 a night in low season, an average guest rating of 84% in 98 verified reviews and a location close to Malagueta Beach. The hotel [...]

In the Europe a la Carte Podcast of 18 December 2010, I talk about why Malaga in Andalucia, southern Spain is such a great European city break destination, covering the following Blog posts: Photo Tour of CAC Malaga – You can see modern art at this free Malaga attraction. Exploring Malaga Park – This beautiful [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

If you’re looking for cheap hotels in Malaga, these hotels offered double rooms for under £50 a night, based on a midweek one night stay in late March 2011 (research conducted on 8 December 2010). All these budget Malaga hotels received verified (i.e. guests actually stayed there) guest ratings of 80% or above. The Sur [...]

I visited Malaga at the end of September 2010. Here are my tips for some of the best things to do in Malaga. The fountain in Constitution Square, Malaga Visit the Alcazaba The Alcazaba is a Moorish fort which has great views over the city. It was my favourite Malaga attraction. View from Alcazaba toward [...]