Guide to Malaga

20/12/2024

😎 Good morning from Malaga! 😎

It’s Friday and at Guide to Malaga that means Newsletter day. And today's is the LAST one of 2024!

We've sent out 25 this year, all of them sent every other Friday at around 4pm CET.

This missive from Malaga and our team jumps into over 10,500 inboxes all over the world with:

▶️ Latest news from the city.
▶️ Upcoming events over the next fortnight.
▶️ Updates on what’s going on at Guide to Malaga.
▶️ Top recommendations for where to eat.
▶️ A selection of our latest articles.
▶️ Exclusive discounts on our ebook selection.

If you’d like to join the subscribers and get all this, here’s what you need to know:

▶️ The Guide to Malaga Newsletter is absolutely free.
▶️ It comes out every other Friday, 25 times a year (we take a break in August and Christmas).
▶️ You sign up via our website by adding your email in the pop-up box or putting ‘‘sign up’ in the search box.

Don't miss the last one of 2024 and make sure you get all of them in 2025!

Hope you’ll join us!

Meanwhile, have a wonderful Friday and even better weekend!

Joanna and the Guide to Malaga team

16/12/2024

🌞 Good afternoon from Malaga! 🌞

Where we're starting another sunny week with another of our fav pics of Malaga.

Outside the Museum of Malaga, looking up at probably the tallest palm trees in town. We love how they tower loftily on the skyline.

📌 Get the best view as you walk along Cortina del Muelle.
📌 They look even more stunning at first or last light.
📌 And while you’re there, don’t forget to pop into the Museum, with its 3 floors packed with treasures.

Where are your fav palms in Malaga?

Let us know in the comments and meanwhile, have a great week everyone!

06/12/2024

🌞 Good morning from Malaga! 🌞

🗓 Do you have a visit to Malaga planned for 2025? 🗓

You obviously do, but what if you want to plan that visit to coincide with one of the great events in Malaga?

Then you need our 2025 diary.

We've just updated all the major events for next year, month by month, so you can plan when to come if you want to enjoy:

📌Carnival
📌Malaga Film Festival
📌Easter
📌Noche en Blanco
📌Malaga Fair
📌Malaga Jazz Festival
📌Christmas...

AND best of all - most of the dates for the big festivals in Malaga next year are CONFIRMED for 2025. (Yep, we were amazed to read that too!)

So, grab your 2025 diary and start planning your Malaga visit + event.

See you in town in 2025! 🗓

Our round-up of the best events in Malaga every year. A month-by-month guide to what's on, where and when - don't forget to save those dates!

02/12/2024

😎 Good morning from Malaga! 😎

If you're singing "All I want for Christmas is Malaga" (apologies for the earworm 🙉) then this post is for you.

We've been out and about to shops in Malaga searching for the perfect festive gift from the city. And we've picked the 🔟 best.

For foodie treats to Biznaga broches via Malaga ceramics and unusual gifts, we've sourced 10 great things to gift someone who loves Malaga this Christmas.

🎁 Take a look and add to your wish list or buy and surprise them.

Happy 🎄 shopping!

Malaga souvenirs are on everyone’s list when it comes to taking something home from a holiday in Malaga. Here's our list of the 10 best for Christmas gifts.

29/11/2024

☀ Good morning from Malaga! ☀

Where December is on the horizon. And with it, a ton of great events in Malaga. And not of them festive!
As usual, there are a ton of things going on in Malaga in December - check out our list in the latest round-up on our website (just pop ‘December’ or ‘what’s on’ in the 🔎 bar).

To whet your appetite, December events in Malaga include:

✨ Christmas sound and light shows
🎺 Free concerts, some festive, some not
🎄 Christmas markets and nativity scenes
💃 Plenty of flamenco
🩰 Ballet
🎺 Concert celebrating 100 years of cinema
🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Malaga Marathon
And so much more.

All in Malaga next month. Have your diary at the ready!

Full deets below.

There's a packed calendar of Malaga events in December 2020. Check out our guide to what's on in Malaga over the next month.

25/11/2024

☀️ Good morning! ☀️

Ready for next-level fine dining?

You are? Then head for Temple on Calle Alamos, right in the centre of Malaga.

Before we go into full festive mode, we’re starting the last week of November on a foodie note at Temple Restaurante.

Blink twice and you might miss this recent addition to Malaga’s fine dining scene. You could easily walk past the unassuming exterior on Calle Álamos. Still, if you’re a foodie and prefer a quieter restaurant, Temple is a venue well worth seeking out in the city.

Inside you’ll find something of a dining haven. Each dish is a culinary creation, the wine list runs long and interesting and the service is up there with the very best in town.

In short, we think this is a must if you love great food in exceptional surroundings.

To find out more, read our full review
➡ https://www.guidetomalaga.com/where-to-eat/treat-yourself-venues-in-malaga/temple/

Happy Monday and have a great start to the week!

22/11/2024

👋 Good morning from Malaga! 👋

Are you one of the many people planning a visit to Malaga next month?

If so, our 10 things to do in December post could be useful.

It includes some fab things for you to do and try in Malaga, some of our ideas include:

🎄Christmas events
🍽 Foodie fun
🤓 A great museum
👜 Super shopping
✨ Twinkling lights
🛀 And even a cheeky spa day

In the last monthly round-up of the year, Christmas, of course, takes centre stage, but we still get off the beaten tourist trail, try some great food and experience Malaga at its best.

Take a look for yourself and let us know which ones you tried!

Discover 10 inspirational things to do in Malaga in December - Christmas might take centre stage but the city offers plenty else as you'll discover here.

14/11/2024

🌦 Good morning from Malaga! 🌦

Today we need to give you an update on yesterday. As you probably know, Malaga city and province spent all of Wednesday and the small hours last night in red alert for torrential rain.

On Tuesday evening we received an alert on our mobiles asking us to stay at home. Yesterday, everything was closed in the city and we all spent the day inside.

And for good reason because we had 150 litres per sq metre of rain in around 8 hours. Lots of areas in Malaga were flooded and streets became rivers.

The Campanillas river, usually little more than a trickle, turned into a torrent and the Benamagosa river reached a historic high.

However, thanks to the pre-alert, everyone taking it seriously and sterling work from all the emergency services no lives were lost.

There's lots of damage and it'll take a while to clear up. Schools are closed today again and public transport is limited until lunchtime. You may find some shops and restaurants closed too.

Today, sunshine is forecast so Malaga will gradually return to her sparkling self.

Happy Thursday everyone!

08/11/2024

😎 Good morning from Malaga! 😎

It’s Friday and at Guide to Malaga that means Newsletter day.

At around 4pm CET, a missive from Malaga and our team jumps into over 10,700 inboxes all over the world with:

▶️ Latest news from the city.
▶️ Upcoming events over the next fortnight.
▶️ Updates on what’s going on at Guide to Malaga.
▶️ Top recommendations for where to eat.
▶️ A selection of our latest articles.
▶️ Exclusive discounts on our ebook selection.

If you’d like to join the subscribers and get all this, here’s what you need to know:

▶️ The Guide to Malaga Newsletter is absolutely free.
▶️ It comes out every other Friday, 24 times a year (we take a break in August and Christmas).
▶️ You sign up via our website by adding your email in the pop-up box or putting ‘‘sign up’ in the search box.

Hope you’ll join us!

Meanwhile, have a wonderful Friday and even better weekend!

Joanna and the Guide to Malaga team

07/11/2024

👋 Good morning from Malaga!

Ever thought you might buy a property in Malaga?

We’re asking because we know a lot of you have and also because Simed, Salón Inmobiliario del Mediterráneo (Malaga’s main property exhibition) starts today and celebrates its 20th edition.

We'll be there, checking what's new and the latest trends to add to our dedicated property section, which we’ve been updating it recently.

Perhaps one of the best places to start exploring this area of our guide is our well-read 10 Tips Before You Buy Property in Malaga.

It covers all corners and aims to give you practical advice before you look at any homes or spend a single euro.

For example, it goes back to basics - ie why you want to buy a property in Malaga. An essential question and vital starting point.

It looks at location (location, location), paperwork and the professional players involved in the property market, aka the estate agent and most important of all, your lawyer.

If you have Malaga property on your mind (and we wouldn’t be surprised if you do), have a read before you do anything else.

You’ll find it 👇

https://www.guidetomalaga.com/need-to-know-malaga/buy-rent-property/10-tips-before-you-buy-property-in-malaga/

05/11/2024

Good morning from Malaga! 👋

⁉️ An update

Understandably after last week's devastating torrential rain and flash floods in southern and eastern Spain, lots of you have contacted us to find out what the situation is in Malaga city.

So, here’s an update:

☀️ The weather - we've just had a warm, sunny weekend and there's sunshine and around 22 degrees forecast for the next few days.

💧 The floods - apart from minor incidents in some parts of the city, Malaga was luckily not affected. The Guadalhorce Valley, particularly Alora, Cártama and Pizarra, was and badly. Clearing up is still going on.

🏘 The city - as vibrant as usual, with a week of great events planned.

✈️🚌 Malaga Airport and transport - open and fully functional.

🙂😪 The locals - as hospitable as the city motto says. And showing extraordinary solidarity - along with the rest of Spain - with the victims of the floods. And all of us have more than a tinge of sadness for Valencia and Letur in our hearts.

So, we were lucky and you'll find Malaga as always if you're visiting this week. Enjoy!

30/10/2024

🖤 Thoughts and all our solidarity with everyone affected by the DANA in southern and eastern Spain.

Particularly the families and friends of all those who have lost their lives. 🖤

30/10/2024

👋 Good evening from Malaga! 👋

Where it's wet and grey still, so to remind ourselves of sunny days, we're off the beaten track again.

This time, we've popped behind the scenes at the Museo Picasso Málaga and found a treasure trove of stunning sights.

📌 A knotted fig tree that sits proudly in the centre of the square. Its scent is amazing in the summer.

📌 Gorgeous paved cobbles and brick walls.

📌 A 16th century Augustine convent with simply lovely yellow, ochre and orange walls.

📌 Tall, tall palms and lush greenery.

📌 A statue of Salomón Ben Gabirol, a Jewish philosopher born in Malaga in 1021.

📌 And a delicious coffee in the patio at the museum.

Find these treasures when you take the side alleyway from Calle Alcazabilla.

28/10/2024

Good morning from Malaga!

Where November is on the horizon. And with it, a ton of great events in Malaga.

As usual, there are a ton of things going on in Malaga in November - check out our list in the latest round-up on our website (just pop ‘November’ or ‘what’s on’ in the 🔎 bar).
To whet your appetite, November events in Malaga include:

🎷 The Jazz Festival
🎬 Fantasy Film Festival
🎾 Davis Cup (with Rafa!) and Billie Jean King Cup
💃 Lots of flamenco dance (and lots of other genres too)
🎺 Free concerts
🎨 Some great new art

And so much more.

All in Malaga this month. Have your diary at the ready!

Full deets below.

Our latest round-up of monthly events in Malaga takes a look at what's on in Malaga in November - as usual, a great choice of music, dance and art.

25/10/2024

🎂 Hello from Malaga! 🎂

Where we're celebrating the city's most famous man, Pablo Picasso who would have been 143 today.

Malaga wouldn't be the same at all without the 20th century's greatest artist, who didn't live here for long, but left a lasting footprint on the city.

In honour of his birthday, his birthplace (Casa Natal de Picasso on Plaza de la Merced) has open doors with free guided tours all day.

And the Picasso Museum - a great place to see how Picasso's work changed over his long artistic career - celebrates its 21st birthday this weekend. There are free guided tours in English and Spanish (included in the museum entrance price) tomorrow (Saturday) and free entry all day on Sunday.

¡Felicidades Pablo!

Have a great Friday everyone and an even better weekend!

23/10/2024

😎 Good evening from Malaga! 😎

Where we’re finishing the day with a restaurant recommendation. And it’s a goodie!

Mesón Ibérico, aka a temple of delicious tapas and a long list of yummy bites.

Spain and Malaga are, of course, famous for their tapas. Those "little bites" that mean you can try the very best of local, regional and national cuisine all in the same meal.
But all too often, tapas turn into run-of-the-mill patatas bravas, ensaladilla rusa and croquettes.

Not so at Mesón Ibérico, a great restaurant in the Soho district of Malaga, where the menu runs long and delicious with gourmet tapa after gourmet tapa.

And at wallet-friendly prices and friendly efficient service to the bargain.

If this sounds like your sort of tapa venue (we know it's definitely ours), take a look

📌 https://www.guidetomalaga.com/where-to-eat/gourmet-tapas-bars-in-malaga/meson-iberico/

Where else would you recommend for great tapas in Malaga?

21/10/2024

👋 Good morning from Malaga! 👋

Sunny week on the horizon and the perfect autumn light to showcase the colours of Malaga.

You can see the city's colour palette in these pics and vids.

💙 From all the shades of blue
🧡 To golden, orange and yellow
🩷 Via pinks and purples
💚 And of course green.

What's your fav shade of Malaga?