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Malaga

Tourists tend to ignore Malaga and head straight for the beaches and resorts of the sunny Costa del Sol, but the port city is worth exploring with its quaint old quarters, wide and lively boulevards, interesting museums (namely celebrating Picasso, who was born here) and impressive monuments, such as the vast Alcazaba (the Moorish castle built between the 8th and 11th centuries) or the astonishing mixture of styles of the Cathedral, all set against the blue Mediterranean and breathing the gaiety of Southern Spain.

Along the coast, the tourist offer goes from sophisticated Marbella, chosen by the international jet set, to the more plebeian and throbbing Torremolinos, the quieter but equally packed Fuengirola or the marina and the night life of Benalmádena.

Less known are fascinating old towns, such as Antequerra, with its dozens of mansions and churches from the 15th and 16th centuries, or the spectacular Ronda, rising on a rocky mass of cliffs with great precipices on each side and with a classic Arab old town.

But the province of Malaga has also to offer dazzling sceneries of wild and hilly country, as can be seen at the dramatic gorge of Garganta del Chorro, a breath-taking geological wonder, or at the Natural Park of El Torcal, with its strange and fascinating rock formations, varied fauna and flora and fine trails for walks.

Local gastronomy includes cold soups, such as the gazpacho (made with tomatoes, garlic, cucumber and bread), tasty and delicious mixtures of fried seafood and a local paella which is made with spaghetti instead of rice and full of peppers and shellfish.

Alameda	Alfarnate	Alfarnatejo	Algatocín
Alora	Alozaina	Alpandeire	Antequera
Archidona	Ardales	Atajate	Benadalid
Benarrabá	Carratraca	Casares	Cortes de la Frontera
Costa del Sol	Ronda	Vélez-Málaga	Yunquera
Divers/Otros/Other