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
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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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El Debate Machine translation
4,300 apartments for sale and land for 5,100 more: Málaga, host of a trade fair to unblock the property market
The Málaga Real Estate Fair is holding its 22nd edition from November 12 to 14 at FYCMA, with more than 200 companies taking part
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Reforma Machine translation
Residents in Málaga fight to keep their homes
In Málaga, a symbol of mass tourism in Spain, residents are struggling to continue living in the historic center despite the housing crisis.
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
The Nazarene of the Passion brings the cycle of extraordinary processions in Málaga to a close in 2026
The procession of Our Lord of Ortega Bru will be the main brotherhood event in mid-November, a month that is also packed with exhibitions, talks, and the quinario (five-day devotion) to the Redeemer of the World.
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Thousands of people take to the streets in Málaga to protest over housing
The day of the strike culminated in a march that had to shorten its route due to the rain
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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
Thousands of people challenge 'Charles': "The housing situation is unsustainable"
Continuous, heavy rainfall and windy conditions have accompanied the entire route of the protest, which has ended without any noteworthy incidents. General Strike 11N Málaga, live | The rain has shortened the route and brought the protest to an end.
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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
The November 11th demonstration for the right to housing in Málaga, in pictures
The National Police estimates that 12,000 people attended the afternoon march, which had to shorten its route due to the rain. The general strike in downtown Málaga: "I was paid double to come to work."
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