2. Summary
·The fundation of the city of Málaga
·The port of Málaga
·Philloxera plague in Málaga and its
recovery
·Since the philloxera present
Presentlly…
·The economy of Málaga
·Agriculture and ranching
·Fishing
·Industry and trade
·Tourism
3. The Foundation of the City of Málaga
In the eighth century BC , the Phoenicians founded Malaka , origin of the
current city of Málaga , it was founded with old people , people of
Iberian blood, a 'cultural class 'below them , with whom they mixed .
The Phoenicians developed trade, introduced olive oil , salting
techniques , metal melting , minting of coins, etc. .
4. The Port of Málaga
The port of Málaga appears this new century undertaking a complete up-
dating of its facilities and creating new spaces to the south.
5. Phylloxera plague in Malaga and its
RecoveryIn 1877 the plague reached Málaga fields , and caused significant
damage to one of the pillars of the economy in the area, the wine
sector.
6. Since the phylloxera present
Gradually the wine production was recovering from the plague until
now , the Málaga wines have achieved worldwide recognition again ,
and today we are Designation of Origin Sierra de Málaga and Málaga.
7. Presentlly...
The economy of Málaga
Málaga is a commercial city and has in the tourism, an increasing
source of income ,fomented by the important airport, besides the
tourism of cruises , cultural and urban.
The port of Málaga has been turned into a base port of cruises as
well as an important place of container traffic.
8. Agriculture and ranching
We mainly grow citrus fruits (orange and lemon) basically and other fruit
trees such as the medlar and the avocado, and also cane of sugar and
some vegetables. The main agriculture of dry land are carobs,
almonds and olives . There are also vineyards. The most important
cattle herds are the goatish, and the equine, this last one used mainly
for escaping and sports.
9. Fishing
The port of Málaga is the base of one of five fishermen's confraternities
that exist in the province. Its fishing-ground is in the Alborán sea, due
to the fact that it is a zone of meeting of the Mediterranean and
Atlantic waters. The most common species fished there are: anchovies,
the carabineros ( a kind of big prawn), sea crabs, shrimps, mackerels,
soles, hakes, octopuses and sardines.
10. Industry and trade
Málaga companies are in the head in number of franchises, some of them
are Almeida Travel (tourism), Top Digital (mobile telephony) and
Charanga (children's clothes), all of them based on about 200 cities in the
world. The big business of the city is shown in the big number of shops
that are in the city.
11. Tourism
Málaga is the principal door of entry to the Costa del Sol. the tourist
activity has been increased in the last years by the improvement of
the communications, the new cultural facilities and the renovation
and increase of the hotel sector. The starting up of the AVE Córdoba
- Málaga and the adequacy of the port to receive big cruises ,have
multiplied the arrival of tourists coming from Madrid and other
Spanish cities and of international crucerists as well.
12. The hotel sector in the city is one the best valued in Spain. The
cultural tourism, represents almost a 1 % of the provincial
GDP, of which slightly more than the half comes from the city
of Málaga. The holy week and the film festival of Málaga
attract tourists very much.
