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
Andalusia makes history in the UK: record number of travellers and incomes
The vice-president of the Board and Minister of Tourism advances that they are already working with airlines and land transport companies to alleviate the "railway blackout" with Madrid
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
The extraordinary procession of the Christ of the Holy Transfer and the rosary of souls of Carmen de Huelin, weekend appointments in Malaga
The brotherly calendar of these days includes services in several brotherhoods, the opening mass of the events of the 25th anniversary of the Group of Glory and an exhibition on the quarter century of the Crucifix of Puerto de la Torre
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Málaga Hoy Machine translation
A collision between a passenger car and two trucks leaves one injured on the A-92 in Antequera
Firefighters have had to release one of the truckers and the Civil Guard gives way to alternative traffic
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Diario SUR (Málaga) Machine translation
This will be the new public sports and leisure space that Estepona will make in Nueva Atalaya
The action, with an investment of 495,119 euros, includes new green areas, living areas, car parks and spaces for activities
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Teleprensa Machine translation
A collision between a passenger car and two trucks on the A-92 leaves one injured and cuts the road in Antequera
A collision between a passenger car and two trucks has resulted in a casualty and the cutting of the A-92, at kilometer 152+500, in the municipality of...
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Europa Press Machine translation
A collision between a passenger car and two trucks on the A-92 leaves one injured and forces the road to be cut in Antequera (Málaga)
A collision between a passenger car and two trucks has resulted in a casualty and the cutting of the A-92, at the height...
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