Málaga, from beach to mountains
Picasso and sardine skewers, white villages and gorges, 160 km of coastline and festivals all year round. Everything worth seeing in the province of Málaga, area by area.
Photo: Ввласенко · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Choose your Málaga
Top highlights-
CultureMálaga city
Picasso, the Alcazaba, Roman theatre, museums and tapas in the old town.
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Beach & styleWestern Costa del Sol
Marbella, Estepona, Fuengirola, Mijas and Benalmádena.
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Coves & cavesEastern Costa del Sol
Rincón de la Victoria, Torre del Mar and Nerja with its cave.
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White villagesAxarquía
Frigiliana, Cómpeta, Comares: whitewashed villages, raisins and wine.
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HeritageAntequera
UNESCO dolmens, El Torcal karst and flamingos at Fuente de Piedra.
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IconicRonda
The Puente Nuevo over the Tajo gorge and the Genal valley villages.
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NatureSierra de las Nieves
A national park of Spanish firs, peaks and quiet villages.
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AdventureCaminito del Rey
The famous walkway clinging to the walls of the Gaitanes gorge.
Málaga in numbers
One of the most visited provinces in Spain, with an international airport, high-speed trains and a cruise port.
- 26,8 Mairport passengers in 2025
- 45Blue Flag beaches (2026)
- 103municipalities, from coast to mountains
Sources: Aena and Blue Flag 2026.
The province at a glance
Full map and areas- Western Costa del Sol
- Málaga
- Eastern coast
- Axarquía
- Antequera
- Ronda mountains
- Sierra de las Nieves
- Guadalhorce and Guadalteba
Tap an area to open its guide. ★ Caminito del Rey and El Torcal. Boundaries: IGN/CNIG via es-atlas (CC BY 4.0).
A festival every month
Festival guide-
January
- Three Kings parade5 Jan · everywhere
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February
- Carnival and Burial of the AnchovyMálaga
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March
- Málaga Film FestivalMálaga
- Holy Week (2027: 21-28 Mar)Málaga, Antequera, Ronda…
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April
- Holy Week (some years)everywhere
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May
- May CrossesMálaga and many villages
- San Isidro pilgrimagesEstepona, Nerja, Vélez…
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June
- Midsummer Night (San Juan)23 Jun · beaches
- San Bernabé FairMarbella
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July
- Virgen del Carmen sea processions16 Jul · coastal towns
- Estepona FairEstepona
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August
- Málaga Fairmid-August
- Wine Night15 Aug · Cómpeta
- Frigiliana Three Cultures Festivallate August
- August Royal FairAntequera
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September
- Pedro Romero Fair and Goyesca bullfightearly Sept · Ronda
- Grape Harvest FestivalMoclinejo
- San Miguel FairTorremolinos
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October
- Rosario FairFuengirola
- Nerja Fairaround 12 Oct
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November
- Chestnut festival (tostón)1 Nov · Genal Valley
- Christmas lights switch-onlate Nov · Calle Larios
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December
- Migas DayTorrox
- Verdiales Festival28 Dec · Málaga
Approximate dates: they change every year (Holy Week follows Easter). Check each town hall before travelling.
Tourism news from Málaga
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Marbella will allow hotels to increase height and buildability to boost their modernisation
The City Council endorses measures that the Board approved in the Covid crisis, which may also include buildings out of order
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
The new piano bar in the Centre that invites Malaga residents to sing
This live music format arrives in Malaga, combining songs around the piano queue with live performances of 80s versions
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Diario Sur Machine translation
Ryanair launches four routes at Malaga airport
The winter season begins by adding connections to its flight network on the Costa del Sol with the cities of Trieste, Venice, Turin and Hamburg
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
The Prosecutor's Office files the complaint about the 189 social housing units in Vélez-Málaga despite seeing "signs of leaks"
The Public Ministry points to "advance information" about one of the four promotions, but does not appreciate sufficient evidence to attribute crimes to public officials, following the complaint of the opposition
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
The theft of a purse from a woman in Malaga uncovers several allegations of false housing rentals
The Court refuses to reduce the penalty of more than four years for the consumption of cocaine as it is not proven that it affected their faculties during the events
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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
Málaga awards the contract for Christmas and Carnival lights for 1.6 million euros
Iluminaciones Ximenez from Cordoba will once again decorate the streets of the city for the Black Friday 2026 festivities in Malaga: date of discounts and shopping tips
Festivals