Property Maps and Zones - Malaga city and Surrounding area - Malaga Province

Málaga is a vast white sprawling city at the mouth of the Guadalmedina and is the next most mountainous province in Andalucia after Granada. Founded by the Phoenecians, Màlaga became an important Roman colony and then, under the Moors, the main port for the Kingdom of Granada. After the Moors were expelled agriculture declined, but in the 19th Century prosperity arrived with textile factories, sugar mills, shipyards and steel mills.

In the 1960´s Franco promoted tourism on the Costa del Sol and Màlaga has since flourished. Malaga international airport is extemely busy. The city and area has a Unique feel; racy, cosmopolitan, exciting around the city, with the overlooking areas full of established luxury developments, many exotic and lush. The centre of this city with its backdrop of the sparkling blue Mediterranean, has wide leafy boulevards, charming streets and buildings if slightly dillapidated, some impressive monuments and of course museums including that of Picasso, famous son of Màlaga.

The Alcazaba is the Muslim fortress at the lower western end of the hill that dominates Màlaga city centre. It is magnificent especially when the Jacaranda trees that stand at its base are in full bloom. At its entrance stands a Roman theatre, accidentally unearthed when the Casa de Cultura was being built, this has recently been demolished to make way for the restoration of the ancient building. The theatre is now used as an auditorium for various events. Above the Alcazaba towers stands the Castillo de Gibralfaro built in the 8th Century and rebuilt in the 14th & 15th Centuries. Màlaga`s cathedral or La Manquita on Calle Molino Lario is built on the site of a mosque, building took two centuries. The east tower was never completed as the money was given against the British in the American War of Independence. Recently the Costa de Sol’s American Society handed over money for repairs with belated thanks.

Torremolinos has large, endless clean beaches and every kind of holiday activity is catered for. The new seafront promenade runs to La Carihuela and is quite scenic with the maze of old streets running off it to the picturesque old town. The Bajondillo and La Carihuela districts are well worth visiting as they are of historical and cultural interest. To the east of Torremolinos lies a nature reserve set up in the mouth of the Guadalhorce river and is frequented by many different species of bird.