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
MálagaIn 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 Recovery
In 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.
