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 rain prevents the processional departure of the Virgen del Carmen de Huelin through the Centre of Malaga
The image presided over the rosary of the Agrupación de Gloria inside the church of San Juan, which opened its doors so that devotees could venerate it throughout the afternoon
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Costco prepares your arrival in Malaga: the deadline to become a member begins with offers
The popular 'low cost' hypermarket anticipates the opening of its store with promotions such as a €10 voucher for those who join its membership club now
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The Olive Press
Discover fresh perspectives on migration, identity and family at Malaga’s French Film Festival
The Malaga French Film Festival runs from October 16 to 23, with films on migration, identity and family, plus documentaries, photography and live music.
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Zamarrilla will hold an extraordinary procession for the 25th anniversary of the coronation of her Virgin
The brotherhood will submit for approval the departure of the Dolorosa de la Amargura and the program of acts of commemoration, which will be fulfilled in 2028
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Elías Bendodo accuses Pedro Sánchez of "punishing" Malaga with the "blockade" of 25,000 homes
The popular representative denounces that the Central Executive has not promoted any major project or solved the infrastructure problems of the province
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Controversy over the construction in Estepona of a beachfront hotel in which GIL set eyes
Ecologists defend a construction with less heights and more environmental studies in a project in which the buildability has not changed
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