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
Marbella will have more than 50 machines to maintain the beaches and deal with Asian algae
The Consistory strengthens the means and expands the capacity for action to "anticipate problems and achieve more agile and effective attention"
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
José Luis Escudero: "The temperatures on the bridge in Malaga will be high and almost without risk of rain"
The weather forecaster from Malaga announces the return of widespread rainfall from Tuesday, just after the holidays
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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
Malaga faces the All Saints Bridge with more flights and a million trips by road in Andalusia
The reinforcement of air connections with Madrid seeks to offer alternatives to passengers affected by the suspension of trains Ryanair will offer two daily flights between Malaga and Madrid from 49.99 euros after the Toledo accident
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
Turvilla River Hiking Trail for 65 + in Rincon de la Victoria
The free activity will tour the natural environment of Árchez and Canillas de Albaida
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ABC Machine translation
These are the three new Michelin restaurants in Malaga: what can you eat in them?
Discover Carretería's Wellington monkfish, the bites of the Plaza de la Merced and the Marbella seafaring route that have won over inspectors
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Hosteltur Machine translation
Airlines turn over routes from Madrid to Seville and Malaga: they reinforce the capacity of their flights
After the closure of the railway corridor between Madrid and Andalusia due to the train accident in Urda (Toledo), which has left at least 69 dead, airlines are increasing their capacity to travel to Seville and Malaga. Iberia and Iberia Express...
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