Malaga in five perfect getaways to say goodbye to summer

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We head south and, specifically, to the province of Malaga to discover (or rather, rediscover) five of its towns that have it all: culture, art, good gastronomy, sun, history, unique landscapes...

Frigiliana and its festival of the 3 Cultures

This beautiful white town in the province of Malaga is not only one of the most beautiful towns in Andalusia (and in all of Spain), but in summer it shows its best side with an event that has united festival and culture since 2006. We are talking about

festival

, which reaches its XV edition this year

with a line-up that includes music, gastronomy, theater, art... Not in vain, activities such as the Ruta de la Tapa gather countless locals and foreigners.

The nerve center is the market, where there are more than 100 stalls perfect for trying the

.

They are distributed from the Plaza de las 3 Culturas (named after the festival) to the

, passing through Calle San Sebastián and Plaza de Doña Amparo Guerrero, with the

presiding over the market with the logo projected on its façade.

The aforementioned Plaza de las 3 Culturas is also the place where the main street shows are held, in addition to the fireworks that offer a pyromusical event.

There is even room for children's activities, as well as a space for the flight display of birds of prey.

The

, parades, concerts, film sessions, storytelling or the classic cavalcade are other essentials of the event that transforms Frigiliana for a few days.

The characteristic white facades of Frigiliana.

Picasso's mark

Malaga has an outstanding world representative: Pablo Ruiz Picasso.

The city is not only home to his birthplace in the central

, but also one of the most important centers dedicated to the artist on the planet.

Located in the

since 2003, it fulfills his desire to have a museum in his own city.

The collection of 233 works is completed with

, educational and cultural activities, a library, a shop and a specialized bookstore.

This summer you should not miss exhibitions such as

, with photographs of the painter's daily life, or the one focused on the Portuguese artist

.

The Picasso Museum in Malaga.

legend round

If there is an emblematic place in Andalusia, that is Ronda, divided in two by the

, that which until 1839 (it was built between 1751 and 1793) was the highest in the world with its 98 meters.

Wrapped in the Serranía de Ronda between peaceful valleys, narrow gorges and legends of bandits, the Malaga town boasts

.

It was one of the favorite corners of Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles, unconditional fans of the place.

You should also visit the mural dedicated to romantic travelers such as

A stop at Tragatá or El Lechuguita for tapas would be missing.

Night view of Ronda.

In the sun of Torremolinos

The possibilities of Torremolinos are endless, beginning with its geography, with its coastal strip that goes from the mouth

, going up towards the slopes of the Sierra de Mijas.

What better place to taste a skewer, disconnect in the

, one of the green lungs of the town, or watch the sunset in its beach bars.

Without forgetting to approach

a natural border between two of the most famous beaches in the city:

.

For all these attractions, it has already recovered the tourist figures prior to the pandemic.

Boats docked in Torremolinos.

The eternal spring of Torrox

With an average temperature of 18ºC, this municipality in Malaga offers eternal spring as it has

, that of the Costa del Sol. This is one of the reasons why, in recent years, it has become one of the tourist

destinations

in the area.

We must add its dream beaches, a unique natural environment and a charming old town.

Its location, sheltered by the

, whose highest peaks are close to 2,000 meters above sea level, means that it does not affect the dreaded land in summer or the most intense cold during winter, thus providing the best weather in the entire continent. .

Then there would be the

of this white town in which the traditional image of crossroads streets with whitewashed houses and its modern

known for its colored umbrellas, is mixed.

It houses the Church of the Incarnation and the Casa Palacio de la Joya, two jewels of the town, which is also proud of its hermitage of the Virgen de la Nieves, the

or the

, vestige of the flourishing past of the municipality that will soon be a museum on the history of Torrox.

As for the coastline, it has more than nine kilometers of crystal-clear beaches.

Without forgetting the emblematic watchtower known as Torre de Güi, built in 1497 to prevent pirate incursions, the Torrox lighthouse, still in operation, or the

a Roman city discovered in 1905.

View of Torrox, with its lighthouse.

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