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The climate is mild and equable, the mean annual temperature being about 19 °C (66 °F). For its broad sky and broad expanse of bay the city has been compared to Naples. The inner city of Málaga is just behind the harbour. The quarters of El Perchel, La Trinidad and Lagunillas surround this centre. The city has much revenue from the agricultural sector and from tourism.

The city is served by Málaga Airport. The main rail station is Málaga-Renfe which is connected with Madrid Atocha by Talgo 200. The city has two Cercanías (commuter train) lines and a metro system is under construction. Buses are the main form of transport around the city. Málaga's bus station is connected with the city by the bus line number 4, although it is only 10 minutes walk to the Alameda from there.

The city is a popular tourist destination, due mainly to its proximity to the Costa del Sol. There are very cheap flights to Málaga from countries in Northern Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany. From Málaga, other cities of Andalucia, like Sevilla, Córdoba, Granada, and Jaén can be reached by ferry boat, train, bus or car.

A popular walk leads up the hill to the Gibralfaro castle (a Parador), offering extensive views over the city. The castle is next to the Alcazaba, which in turn is next to the inner city of Málaga. By taking the Paseo del Parque, a promenade that runs alongside a park with many palm trees and statues, one can walk from the Alcazaba to the harbour.

Important sights in Málaga would be: The Alcazaba and the Roman theatre; Alcazaba (Arabic for fortress); Gibralfaro Castle; The cathedral, in the Græco-Roman style, on the site of an ancient Moorish mosque, was begun in 1528 and completed in 1719. There is a vast variety of museums that we sugest like: Museo Picasso Málaga; CAC Málaga (museum of modern art); Museo Interactivo de la Música (MIMMA); Museo Municipal (city museum); Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares (Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions).
You don’t want to miss the Cathedral of the Encarnation (neoclasical); Palacio Episcopal (Bishop's Palace); or Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago (St James's church). Plaza de Toros (bullring) is a good place to see if you are interested in bullfights. Book a ferry to Mahon and enjoy all of the above.

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About Malaga

Málaga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean, with a population of about 558,287 and a ranking as the fifth largest metropolitan area in Spain. Málaga is surrounded by mountains, lying in the southern base of the Axarquía hills, and two rivers, the Guadalmedina (its on the left bank) and the Guadalhorce, flow near the city into the Mediterranean.

The Phoenicians founded the city Malaka here, in about 1000 BCE. The name Malaka is probably derived from the Phoenician word for salt because fish was salted near the harbour. About six centuries later, the Romans conquered the city along with the other Spanish areas of Carthago. From the 5th century CE it was under the rule of the Visigoths.

In the 8th century, Spain was conquered by the Moors, and the city became an important centre of trade. Málaga was first a possession of the Caliphate of Cordoba. After the fall of the Umayyad dynasty, it became the capital of a distinct kingdom, dependent on Granada. During this time, the city was called Mālaqah.

At a late stage of the reconquista, the reconquering of Spain, Málaga became Christian again, in 1487. Málaga underwent fierce bombing by the Italian and Francoist insurgent air forces during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Tourism on the adjacent Costa del Sol boosted the city's economy from the 1960s onwards.