Malaga

Photo: Malaga

// April 19th, 2008 // Spain, Transatlantic Nov'07

After spending a pleasant day at sea we arrived in Malaga, Spain. Similar to the Tourist Bus in Barcelona, Malaga has the Malaga Tour City Sightseeing Bus. You can easily walk to most of the central sites in Malaga, like the Cathedral and La Alcazaba, however the climb to Castillo de Gibralfaro is exhausting. The bus really is the best way to go. It’s about a 10 minutes walk to get out of the port – avoid the taxis at the port they’re pirates charging 25 Euros for a 5 minute (or less) taxi ride). You can either walk over near Alcazaba or the cathderal to catch the bus – or go to the left when you exit the port and you’ll come to a large bus stop. Look for the “city sightseeing” sign. The bus stop to the left of the port is your best option it will put you on the route headed up the hill to – Castillo de Gibralfaro, a great place to start and work your way down, ending up at the Cathedral. After you’ve seen the Castillo de Gibralfaro, work your way down the hill on the bus, stopping at the Picasso Museum, and La Alcazaba and the Cathedral. Save the Cathedral for last the then enjoy lunch at one of the pubs or cafes tucked in small squares next to the Cathedral. After lunch you can easily walk to Malaga’s version of Las Ramblas and do some shopping. From here it’s a short walk back to the port, or you can hop back on the bus and head for the west end of the route and get off at the stop to the west of the port.


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