Málaga is a city on the southern coast of Spain known for its mild climate and historical importance. It was founded by Phoenicians over 2,700 years ago and flourished under Islamic rule. Today, Málaga has over 500,000 residents and is a center of industry, tourism, and culture, most notably as the birthplace of artist Pablo Picasso. The city hosts many festivals throughout the year, most notably Holy Week, Saint John's Eve with bonfires on the beach, and the maritime procession of the Virgin of Carmen in July. Top attractions for visitors include the historic Alcazaba fortress, La Manquita Cathedral, the working port, and the Museo Picasso dedicated to

1. Welcome to Málaga
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2. THE CITY OF MALAGA
Málaga is a city in the Autonomous
Community of Andalusia, Spain.
It lies on the Coast of Sun of the
Mediterranean Sea.
Population: 568,507 inhabitants

3. Malaga has one of the best climates in Europe.
The Malaga Mountains close ranks behind to form a barrier of peaks that
protects the city from the cold, while the regulating effect of the
Mediterranean Sea ensures the area its characteristic mild temperatures.
The summers are hot, though tempered by the city's proximity to the sea.
THE CLIMATE

4. MALAGA IN THE HISTORY
The city was founded by the Phoenicians about 770 BC, who built a settlement near the
hill on which the Alcazaba stands today. During Roman times, Malaga was declared a
confederated city of Rome.
Under the rule of Islamic Arab, the city enjoyed an era of great progress. But in 1487 it
was re-conquered by the Catholic Monarchs.
By the end of the 18th century, two high-class families, the Larios and the Heredia,
converted Malaga in the second most important industrial centre in the country.

5. Festivities
Holy Week, the most baroque, most typical Andalusian
celebration of all, sees Malaga become an enormous stage
upon which its entire populace comes together to remember the
Passion of Christ.
In the candlelight, amidst the gleam of gold and silver and the
aroma of incense and orange blossom, the huge processional
‘tronos’, veritable moving altarpieces, paint a truly unforgettable
picture.
HOLY WEEK

6. Festivities
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The Feast of St John coincides with the June solstice also
referred to as Midsummer. Festivities are celebrated the night
before, on St John's Eve (June 23), the shortest night of the
year.
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In Málaga bonfires are lit in the streets and on the sand of the
beaches. The rituals are jumping over the fire, swimming in the
sea at midnight or asking for some wishes, and there are
fireworks too.
ST JOHN’S EVE

7. Festivities
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We do moragas (sardines grilled over open fires) on the beach.
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Bonfires are lit in order to scare away evil spirits. Some of the
bonfires are of huge proportions and will burn all night. The
climax of the festival comes at midnight, when juas, large cloth
guys filled with sawdust, paper or similar materials, are set on
fire.
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ST JOHN’S EVE

8. Some students burn their
books in bonfires celebrating
that the school finished and
the summer begins.
Festivities
ST JOHN’S EVE

9. At 12 o'clock fireworks are launched!
Festivities
ST JOHN’S EVE

10. Festivities
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The typical procession of the Virgin of Carmen is held on 16th
July, and is particularly celebrated in those districts of the city
with maritime tradition.
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An image of the Our Lady Carmen is carried through all the
fishing districts, and finally placed aboard a fishing boat
adorned with flowers, where it is taken out to sea, followed by a
multitude of small boats.
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THE MARITIME PROCESSION OF THE VIRGIN OF CARMEN

11. PABLO PICASSO,
our more internationally known Malaga citizen
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The early life of Pablo Ruiz Picasso is intimately connected with
Malaga city, where he was born in 1881. He is widely known for
co-founding the Cubist movement. Among his most famous
works we find the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
(1907), and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the German
bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

13. YOU CAN VISIT:
● The “Alcazaba” is a
fortress palace of
the Muslim era, built
on an earlier
Phoenician-Punic
fortification.
● Below this, there is
a small Roman
theater.

14. LA MANQUITA
● 'La Manquita' is the
cathedral of Malaga.
They couldn’t finish
its construction (it’s
got only one tower)
due to economic
problems. In the end,
they got money, but
people liked how it
turned out.

15. THE PORT
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The port of Malaga,
about 3,000 years old,
is in the Bay of
Malaga, south of the
Iberian Peninsula in
the western
Mediterranean.
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It is a commercial,
passenger, cruise,
fishing and sports
port.

17. EL CENACHERO
● The cenachero was a
fisherman holding a
esparto basket
(“cenacho”) with fresh
fish, specially anchovies.
● He was a popular symbol
of the Andalusian city of
Malaga, Spain.

18. EL PALMERAL
●
The palm grove
is the new port.
This has got
shops, parks,
boats...
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It's very funny
and it's always
crowded.

19. MUSEO PICASSO
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It is one museum
dedicated to Pablo
Picasso (he was born
in Malaga), in the heart
of the Historic Centre
of the city.
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It has got 12 halls of
permanent exhibition
gallery and excellent
temporary exhibitions.

20. TYPICAL FOOD
“Espetos” (barbecued sardines)

21. TYPICAL WINE
●
Muscatel
wine is
extracted
from Muscat
grapes.

22. TYPICAL FLOWER
“Biznaga” (made with jasmines)

23. TYPICAL DANCE
“Malagueñas” and “Verdiales” (different types of flamenco)

24. TYPICAL RESTAURANT
● “Chiringuitos”
(refreshment
stalls near the
beach) are very
popular places
to eat fish and
paella.

25. NICE TO MEET
YOU!!