Top things to do in Málaga
Start at the base of the hill where the two oldest sights sit side by side: the first-century Roman Theatre and, rising directly above it, the Moorish Alcazaba, one of the best-preserved fortress-palaces in Spain. Climb its ramps for views over the rooftops, then walk to the unfinished Málaga Cathedral, nicknamed 'la Manquita' — the one-armed lady — because its second tower was never completed.
Málaga's other essential stop is art: the Museo Picasso, housed in a sixteenth-century palace, holds more than 280 works donated by the artist's own family, and it sits a few streets from the house on Plaza de la Merced where he was born. Finish at Muelle Uno, the revamped port promenade, where a glass cube modeled on the Paris original marks the Centre Pompidou's only outpost in Spain.
