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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La Opinión de Málaga Machine translation
The municipalities of the Costa del Sol reinforce their tourism promotion at the World Travel Market in London
The main coastal towns of Malaga have been, once again, in the WTM to show their offer for the whole year and consolidate one of their main markets, the British, with actions both within the fairgrounds and in the streets of the...
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La Razón Machine translation
Juan Cubo: "There is a populist wave against tourist housing, but the real problem is the lack of planning"
The president of AVVA Pro points out that the lack of urban planning is the key to the lack of real estate in the residential market
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Sur in English
Malaga golfer Ana Peláez claims her second professional title and first in four years
The Ladies European Tour player came from tenth place on the last day of the Aramco China Championship, helped by a hole-in-one at the 13th, to win with a final-round 64
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Hosteltur Machine translation
Bluesea Hotels invites you to travel beyond the summer this Black Friday
The Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and the Costa del Sol star in this proposal. Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria allow you to combine rest and outdoor activities also in autumn and winter. The Balearic Islands and the Costa del Sol expand the options for...
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Ruiz Araujo points to other housing options: "We have to explore industrialized construction in Malaga"
The socialist spokesman has been reflecting for months on a more agile model that would involve assembling part of the houses in factories by modules and at the same time working on the development of the land and the building
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
The VI Ruta de la Tapa de Rincón de la Victoria will have 31 participating establishments and 3,700 euros in prizes
From 13 to 22 November you can taste the snacks for four euros, with drink included
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