Malaga is located in southern Spain and has a population of around 600,000. It is the most popular city in Andalusia and home to important landmarks like the Alcazaba fortification from the 11th century and the cathedral built between the 16th-17th centuries. Famous citizens of Malaga include painter Pablo Picasso and actor Antonio Banderas. Local cuisine features seafood and traditional dishes like churros, while the main festivals are Easter Week and the Fair of Malaga held in August.

1. MÁLAGA
Miguel Carrillo Duran
Livia Fernández Pérez

2. GEOGRAPHY-LOCATION
Malaga is located in south of Spain.
Malaga is in the autonomous community
of Andalusia.
The population of Malaga is 600,000
Inhabitants.
Malaga is the most popular city in
Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain.
There are important villages near Málaga
like Torremolinos, Rincon de la Victoria,
Benalmadena and Marbella.

3. Information about Malaga
The mayor of Malaga is Francisco De la Torre.
Malaga was founded in the 8th century BC.
The football team of the city is Malaga FC
and Unicaja is the basket team.

4. Alcazaba
A palatial fortification in Málaga. It was built by the Hammudid
dynasty in the 11th century.
In the entrance of the Alcazaba there is a Roman Theatre dating to
the 1st century BC. The Alcazaba of Málaga is built on a hill in the
centre of the city.
The Alcazaba of Málaga is the prototype of military architecture in
the Taifa period.

5. Cathedral
Piedad’s Image
The Cathedral was built between the
16th and 17th century. The Cathedral has The choir
a Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque
style. The most important of the
Cathedral is the choir, the two organs
and the side chapels.
There are a lot of images, paintings and
sculptures that served the people to
understand the Bible. They weren’t
many books because a lot of people
didn’t know to talk ant write.
One of the Organs

6. Cathedral
The cathedral had interruptions
and incidents when it was
building. In fact the Cathedral
has not completed one of the
towers because the money was
used to complete the Roads of
Antequera and Velez. For this
reason it is also called the
Cathedral ‘Manquita’. Some
people think that must be build
the tower. In my opinion I think it The One-Armed Lady
is better to leave it like that.

7. Important People
In Malaga, there are important people that represent the city.
The most important person is Pablo Ruiz Picasso who died in
1973, he was an important painter.
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and
historian known principally for serving 6 terms as Spanish Prime
Minister.
- Antonio Banderas is a film actor, film director, film producer
and singer.
- Pablo Alboran is a singer. In 2011, he was nominated for
three Latin Grammy Awards. The singer has released a studio
album, a live album, four singles, four music videos and various
musical collaborations.

8. Gastronomy
The gastronomy of Malaga is very rich and
it is influenced by other Mediterranean’s
countries.
-Seafood, meat, lovely soap, nice
vegetables……
-Fish: ‘Espetos de sardinas’
-Meat: black pudding, oxtail
-Fast food: the most typical food in the
restaurants are the ‘camperos’
-Sweets and desserts: churros and ‘Roscos
de Antequera’
-Vegetables: ‘Patatas a lo pobre’

9. Music
There is an important
orchestra in Málaga. La
Orquesta Filarmónica de
Málaga (OFM, Malaga
Philharmonic Orchestra) is
a symphony orchestra
created in the Spanish city
of Malaga. It belongs to
the Spanish Association of
Symphony Orchestras
(AEOS). At present, the
artistic and director is
Edmon Colomer.

10. Fiesta
The two most important holidays are Easter
Week and Fair of Malaga.
The Malaga Fair (La Feria de Málaga) is
celebrated in the first 15 days of August.
The traditional Fair takes place in the
evening. There is also a ‘Fair Day’ in the
morning for young people. They go to
dance, sing and drink. During the evening
you can go to fair ride.
Easter week is a religious holiday that is
celebrated between March or April.
There are a lot of thrones, Nazarenes,
bands and bearers. This week represents
the death of Jesus.

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Livia worked the transparencies
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Miguel workes the transparencies
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