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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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
Concern in institutes and schools in Malaga about the 'curis' of TikTok, anonymous accounts that ridicule teachers and students
They are anonymous profiles in which ‘memes‘ are shared with everyday situations in schools and institutes The National Police has already received a complaint What are the 'curis'?, the anonymous accounts on TikTok that break into high schools and schools in
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Vidaeconómica Machine translation
FIAX, the fair of the primary sector of the Axarquía, arrives in Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga hosts from 23 to 25 October FIAX, the first international fair in the primary sector of the Axarquía, with more than 70 stands and Italy as a guest.
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Diario Sur Machine translation
Three out of ten flights were delayed in Malaga this summer
More than 42,000 passengers are entitled to compensation for delays or cancellations of scheduled operations
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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
Málaga is served with a spoon: five restaurants to eat gazpachuelo, fabes and stews
La Máquina, La Deriva and El Parador Playa present their autumn proposals, on a route that is extended with La Cosmo and the homemade cuisine of Casa Pepa, in Carratraca
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Which taxes would Vox remove from housing and which would increase with Malaga in tourism?
The first asks to cancel the taxes on the first house, and the second, a surcharge of 150% of the IBI to tourist flats. Izquierdo will speak on Friday about the controversial computer implementation. Conde and the ZBE
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Malaga will only be able to build a quarter of the homes it will need in ten years if no action is taken
Savills figures the 60,000 homes that the city will demand and warns that the solution to the housing emergency depends on the administrations "getting down to work now"
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