CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART

In the past it was a market but now it is amuseum where you cansee real art works bynational and international famous artists.There are a lot of activitiesfor children such as storytelling, handicrafts etc.

CERVANTES THEATRE

Visited by thousands ofpeople every year eager to enjoy the concerts, plays, dance performances, jazzand the Spanish Film Festivalwhich has now become one ofthe most important events. The building dates back to 1870 and it has a wonderful painted ceiling above the seating area,which allegorically portrays life in Málaga in the 19th century.

MUSEUM OF POPULARS ARTS AND CUSTOMS

It is dedicated to show how everyday life haschanged from the beginningof the 17th century until today.In the Museum it's possible tofind clothes from different periods, examples of what they used to cook or how theyprepared wine etc.

PLACES TO VISIT El Torcal de Antequera

El Torcal is one of the most beautiful karsticland-scapes in Europe,a limestone formationsome 17 squarekilometers in size which was declared a Natural Park in 1978.

Sierra de las Nieves

Sierra de las NievesNature Parkis located at the heart of the natural “Serranía de Ronda” region. The Sierra de las Nieves Nature Parkcontains over 3.000 hectares of Spanish fir (pinsapo) forest.

Acantilados de Maro

Los Acantilados inMaro is a beautifulnature park that leads to the sea inNerja.It has flora andfauna of incalculable value.

This park has nice isolated placesyou can discover during your holidays in Nerja

TYPICAL PLACESCASA DEL GUARDIA

This is a wine cellar foundedin 1840. It still preserves the charm of the old bars, and inside you can try local wines accompanied by prawns, mussels and other types of shellfish.

Be careful when drinking the sweet wines, they go to the head just as easily as they godown the throat.

“CHIRINGUITOS”

Typical from Málaga are beach bars . They are called “Chiringuitos”If you want to go to eatfried fish, you must goto the beach. The mostfamous place here is“El Tintero”

FESTIVITIES IN MALAGA

Holy week is the best-knownfestival in Málaga, and few cities in Spain receive morevisitors than the capital of the“Costa del Sol” at Easter. It may be because of the artistic quality of the carved images,the impressive size of thethrones, the rich and baroquedecoration of the floats, the bands playing the most movingmusic, the military parades …

“La noche de san Juan”(Saint John’s Eve) It is celebrated on 23rd ofJune at twelve o'clock atnight on all the beaches ofMálaga. Bonfires are made and people drink, sing and have a goodtime.“Moragas” are made, kind of barbecues in Málaga.

Málaga Fair

It is on 19th August,anniversary of theconquest of the city in1487 by the CatholicMonarchs. Wherever you go, youcan drink good wine,listen to music and dance“VERDIALES”, typical music by men wearing a white shirt and black trousers. They wear hats, which are full of flowers,little mirrors and decorative bands.

You can eat cured ham and fried fish (called in Spain “pescaíto frito”). You can also have sometypical dishes such as “perotas”(typical in Álora) and “porra antequerana” and to drink… a cup of “Cartojal” ( a typicalsweet wine) but you must becareful. It is cold and if you drink itvery quickly, you can get drunkeasily. It is the most important festival inour city and lasts eight days.

FLAMENCO

A vibrant mixture of dance, song and guitar that is the heart and soul of Andalucía.

GASTRONOMYTYPICAL FOOD

One of the basic ingredients isolive oil, greatly appreciated insalads and in the celebratedgazpachos and fried fishdishes.

“Ajo blanco”

Almonds.Garlic.Breadcrumb.Oil.Salt.Grapes.

“Espetos de sardinas”

They are very typical in Málaga and you normally eat them on the beach.They are made in a traditional way. The cook takes between 8 and 9 sardines and inserts themon to a stick and then cooksthem on a little boat that they use as a barbecue.

They are delicious!

“Ensalada malagueña”

Potatoes.Oranges.Salt cod.Olive.Scallions.Parsley.Oil.Salt.

“Gazpacho” It is difficult to give you definite weights or quantities for this recipe. Sorry!Lots of red, ripe tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, old and hardbread with:

GarlicRed vinegarOlive oilSaltWater

There might be as many recipes of gazpacho as families arein Spain!. This is the one I have learned at home.

First, cut the vegetables into pieces by using your blender.You do not need to peel the cucumber or the tomatoes or remove the seeds from anything (at least I never do).Cut some bread and soak it in water.Add it to the blender. Add the olive oil, salt, vinegar and water.And then, beat everything

You can experiment with the recipe: some people like “gazpacho” very thick, so they add a lot of bread, while some others like it very liquid, and they add more water instead, or less bread, whatever.Some people get crazy adding garlic, while some others hate it.I prefer gazpacho at room temperature. However, as it is a typical summer dish, it is usually served cold.

Enjoy it !