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
The bus between Málaga, Alhaurín el Grande and Coín has multiplied its passengers by 33 since 2024
The line has gone from 580 to more than 19,000 monthly passengers and registered a year-on-year growth of 118% after the reinforcement of its frequencies
Tourism -
Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
All the details of the extraordinary procession of the Nazarene of the Passion of Malaga
The image will leave on its Easter throne to walk the streets of the Historic Center and enter the church of San Juan
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The Olive Press
Out-of-control passenger on ‘psychoactive drugs’ forces Canary Islands flight to make emergency landing in Malaga
Airport in Málaga, one of Spain's busiest international travel hubs.
Tourism -
Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Fuengirola will build 82 new sheltered homes in Torreblanca
The successful bidder has offered to build 17 more properties than planned and the project will have to be executed within 22 months
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La Opinión de Málaga Machine translation
Antonio Banderas' restaurant that has won over Javier Cámara on his last visit to Malaga: "It's a crack"
This establishment is committed to a gastronomic proposal based on embers and Mediterranean products with a menu that includes matured meats and grilled vegetables
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La Opinión de Málaga Machine translation
Bendodo meets with the tourism sector after the cutting of the AVE with Andalusia: "If it were not reopened until December 13, Malaga would lose 140,000 tourists and 185 million euros"
The Popular Party distances itself from the accusations about the 'Koldo case' and announces that it maintains its parliamentary agenda to approve the budgets of the Junta de Andalucía
Tourism