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This is the story of one of the best-known, but least used buildings in the center of Malaga.

To the point of remaining

.

And that the architect who built it was the same as the one of the famous and vertiginous bridge of the also Andalusian

José Martí de Aldehuela.

We are talking about the

on Granada Street, as the locals know it, although its original name is

And that's the one that the city's first luxury boutique hotel has adopted.

It is named in honor of its first owner,

a clever Genoese merchant who arrived in Spain in the 18th century as

.

Upon arriving in Malaga, he transformed the 's' in his surname into 'c' and was able to connect with the court of Carlos III.

So much so that the

, José de Gálvez y Gallardo (Marqués de Sonora: hence the confusion with the name of the building), made him the director of the

, located in Macharaviaya, one of the beautiful white villages in the Axarquía area.

Facade of the historic building in the center of Malaga.

The factory had a monopoly on the production of letters for all of America, "so

", as Patricia Fernández, the hotel's director, recalls.

And for the whole world to know, he had this

in which he lived and also stored the cards before they left

.

Today, the remains of the Italian can be found right in front of it, in the

, the oldest in Malaga (before it was a mosque), and where

, the most universal man

from Malaga, was also

.

Baroque paintings on the facade

Located in the heart of the Jewish quarter, the building is considered

of the 18th century in the Andalusian city.

"From that time the wrought

balconies and

and different decorative elements such as the coat of arms of the

, the Baroque paintings on the façade that were restored from the originals found among the ruins or the first four steps of the

the hall that welcomes guests ", says a proud Fernández.

One of the rooms of the hotel establishment.

Some columns and arches of the

that house the place

have also been preserved

, one transformed into a restaurant and the other into a relaxing space.

There are two courtyards because there were two buildings that were later joined.

One of them even had a

at the time, which today hides one of the rooms (there are 68 in total from different categories) most coveted for its originality and its

, including the cathedral.

All the rooms reproduce the same

and cozy

at the same time.

And they all smell the same: the scent of white figs, "created

for the hotel", as Paloma Sando, Sales Director, points out.

Coexistence between the ancient and the modern

The

(we insist that the building was almost in ruins) has been commissioned by the

architecture studio

specialized in achieving coexistence between the old and the modern.

He did it before with the exclusive

in Madrid, and

an old military fortress in Mallorca.

Both belong to the same group as Palacio Solecio,

, which also has the

hotel and restaurant

in San Sebastián or the

the French Loire Valley.

Building entrance with original elements.

In the case of the Malaga hotel, the studio has used old plans and archive images of the building to

.

The result is inspired by traditional Andalusian architecture, maintaining a

It translates into exposed brick walls, patterned papers that imitate skirting boards, floors that reproduce a black and white checkerboard or

made of brass and wood.

The kitchen of a Michelin star

It would be necessary to talk about the

, since the menu of the

restaurant

, located in the interior porticoed patio through which natural light

through a glass vault, has been designed by

the only chef with a Michelin star in the city ​​thanks to his restaurant JGC on

and now also the gastronomic director of Palacio Solecio.

"It is an honor to sign the kitchen of the hotel. I have conceived it in such a way that it would be

: elegant, casual, with a varied menu ...", says Sánchez.

The restaurant of the old palace.

In both places, he unleashes his passion to rescue

Andalusian

mixed with the most avant-garde techniques, including curious

At noon it offers a

while at night it is the turn of the tasting.

Essentials: the sea bass tartare with green apple, the tuna with roasted aubergines, the

with broad beans and carrots or the poularde in pepitoria.

For dessert, the bienmesabe from Antequera.

More information: Hotel Palacio Solecio

.

Granada Street, 61, Malaga.

Web: palaciosalecio.com From 140 euros per night.

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