Málaga

Málaga was a much larger city than we expected. It is one of the biggest cities on the south coast of Spain, in the Andalucía region. Our guide said that it is quite a warm climate for most of the year and with the exception of a few months, people frequent this beach and swim.

We saw the bullfighting ring (Plaza de Toros). Bullfighting has been banned in the Catalonian region of Spain (Barcelona). Our guide mentioned that animal rights’ activists wanted credit, but that it really had to do with Catalonia wanting an independent identity from Spain.

Just walking around the city. On a quest for coffee and other treats hecho in España.

Málaga is the birthplace of Pablo Picasso. He lived on the second floor of this building. Antonio Banderas was also born in Málaga.

Where everyone knows your name.

I’ll have the pork sirloin, hold the whine.

Really beautiful architecture and massive wood doors.

One of the most magnificent sites was the Málaga Cathedral.

Our guide said this is where the bishop worked.

And this was the Bishop's house, across from his work.

And the Bishop's bar.

The tower pictured above with the palm trees kept us from getting lost quite a few times. You can see it from almost any street in the city. I also took pictures of street corners to leave a bread crumb trail so we could find our way back.

The Castillo de Gibralfaro.

At the end of our day we visited a conservatory called La Concepcion. A beautiful, peaceful garden outside of town. I don’t know about you, but I always feel refreshed when I get in touch with nature.

An example of how everything was labeled.

Used to be private property until 1990. Now the employees do their best to preserve each of the species of plants and trees, over 400 I think he said. This is really a museum of trees and plants – not to be missed.

To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. -Jane Austen