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Málaga and Cádiz Provinces : Málaga

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Málaga

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  • Despite being home to the main airport bringing holiday-makers to the Costa del Sol, this provincial capital has been bypassed by the brunt of the “sun coast” development, and thus also by the swarms of foreign tourists. It has managed to hold onto its Spanish-ness quite admirably – despite recent attempts to bring it up to speed with the buzzing Costa lifestyle. An important trading port since ancient times, it was the favourite city of poet Federico García Lorca, who loved it for its rawness. But its even greater claim to artistic fame is that it was the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, a fact that has now, at long last, been acknowledged by the presence of a Picasso museum, the third largest in the world dedicated to the modern master (see Museo Picasso, Málaga). Málaga’s alcázar, built between the 8th and 11th centuries, includes a Roman amphitheatre.

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Museo Picasso: C/San Agustín 8; 952 60 27 31; www.museopicassomalaga.org; Open Tue–Sun; Adm
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davidx
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Very much under-rated. The Alcazaba and particularly the Gibralfaro give terrific views.

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