Selwo Marina

Selwo Marina
 
A day trip to the Spanish dolphinarium "Selwo Marina 'guarantees fun for the whole family and gives you information about the ecosystems of South America.
 
You can see all kinds of sea creatures, dolphins, sea lions and walruses to flamingos, penguins and reptiles from the Amazon close up.
 
On the Papagayo Club you see a wide variety of exotic birds, there are also demonstrations by various birds which are an instructive insight about their way of life.
 
On Ice Island you see the penguins live in a special refrigerated environment so she is in a similar circumstance life in Antarctica.
 
There are various entertainment shows including dolphins, exotic birds. The animals themselves are the stars of the show. There is a lot of interaction between the trainers, the dolphins jumping and diving much. So if you sit at the front, you will definitely get wet!

 
There is also a nice 3d show that children learn to better care for our oceans than we adults do now.
The free adjacent city park Parque de la Paloma is also very rewarding for additional family fun and a nice playground.

The beaches of Malaga

The beaches of Malaga city have a length of about 15 km. From east to west you will find the beaches of El Candado, Las Acacias, Baños del Carmen, La Malagueta, San Andres, La Misericordia, Guadalhorce and Guadalmar.

Almost all the beaches of Malaga have a blue flag.
Here is a brief overview of the most popular beaches in Malaga:

• El Candado Beach: next to the marina of the same name, is a dark sandy beach with showers, sun beds and umbrellas, but no public toilets.

• Las Acacias Beach: Pedregalejo beach, with disabled access and a high degree of capacity in high season.
 
• Baños del Carmen: Beach with rocks and low capacity utilization. Few facilities.

• La Malagueta beach: dark sand beach is very popular with the locals, often busy. Not accessible for people with disabilities.
 
• San Andres beach: dark sand beach, popular with locals and with a high occupancy rate. Not accessible for people with disabilities.
 
• La Misericordia beach: dark sand beach on the outskirts of the city, occupancy rate is average and the beach does not have many facilities.
 
• Guadalhorce beach: dark sand beach, is isolated with little influx of visitors. There are no facilities and it is not accessible for disabled people.
 
• Guadalmar beach: dark sand beach, has an average occupancy and is next to San Julian beach. It has a naturist / nudist area with marked access.

Shopping in Malaga

Malaga and the surrounding Costa del Sol is a huge shopping paradise.

The best fashion boutiques, jewelers and antique shops in the world are located here, and even the most discerning traveler a wide range of quality products like.

Calle Marques de Larios
The main shopping Málaga Calle Marqués de Larios. All major international and national retailers - including El Corte Inglés (Spanish Bijenkorf) - are represented here. The extension of this street - Calle Granada - you can not miss if shopper. You can freely shop, because the streets are pedestrianized. Dive certainly one of the side streets in: here are smaller and quaint shops.

Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor - a large shopping mall near the airport - is very popular among the locals. There is a large variety of shops and boutiques all of which are open until 22:00. Also here's a cinema, restaurants, bowling and fitness center on. A multifunctional spot so!

markets
On almost every day of the week there is somewhere in or near Malaga a market. The Ataranzas is the largest and most important market of the city, built in an old and typical nineteenth-century market. Here you will find mostly food. Take some of the culinary local produce such as dried ham, a bag of tasty herbs or fresh olives: they are definitely worth a try!

The new port
In November 2011, Muello Uno accessible to the public. Muello Uno has an area of 56,000 square meters equipped with numerous shops, restaurants and bars. Given its location on the sea you can also take a leisurely stroll.

History of Málaga

History of Malaga
 
On the place where now the city is,  once stood a settlement of the Turdulen, a Pre-Romanic people who lived in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. 

There are two theories about how the city was founded. According to one of these, around 1000 v.Christus. Malaga was  founded as one of the colonies of the Phoenicians.  It is probably the oldest and most extensive Phoenician settlement in Spain, due to its convenient location on the Mediterranean Sea, and the possibilities for the construction of a harbor at the foot of the mountain "Gibralfaro". 

Another theory says that the city was founded by a colony from Phocea, who gave Malaga the name Mainake. However,  proof of this is found only in a few written documents, but there are never found archaeological remains of civilization pointing to the Greek founders called  Phocea. Anyway, in the nearby towns of Antequera, Nerja, Comares and Rincón de la Victoria, remains can be found of a much earlier civilization, perhaps of the legendary Tartessians. 

The city was in any case known as "Malaka". Even though it is often said that this name comes from the Phoenician word for "salt", that is linguistically not credible. Most likely, however, the name of the Semitic term MLKT to Melkart, or God of the city (Malik Kart).  Melkart was the god of trade. 

Weather Malaga

Best time to visit Malaga:

The mild temperatures of Malaga making it a pleasure at any time of year to visit Malaga.
It is hot in the summer, but not oppressive, and the location on the coast is a good breeze to keep. In Augusts the summer in Spain and then Malaga are the primary Fiesta going on, so it can be very crowded and it is wise to book early your flight and hotel.
Off-season months like February or November can be pleasant times to explore the city, with low property prices and not too many tourists.

The average temperatures in Malaga:

January 17
February 17
March 19
april 21
May 24
June 27
July 30
August 31
september 27
October 23
november 19
december 16

The AP-7 or Autopista del Mediterráneo

The AP-7 or Autopista del Mediterráneo, is a autopista along the entire Spanish south and east coasts.

The path coincides with the corridor of the A-7. The highway connects France to Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Malaga and Algeciras. Where the AP-7 is missing, there is an A-7, and vice versa. Walk on both highways often coexist.

The toll part of the road,  of the old N-VII, so the AP-7, is 921 km long. This will be expanded in the future. In the future, the AP-7 1380 km long and forms a continuous toll connection between France and the southern tip of Spain.

There is often confusion about these 2 roads. The A-7 and AP-7 are both 2 parallel roads along the Mediterranean coast. The AP-7 is a toll highway for through traffic, and the A-7 is a toll-free highway for local traffic.
Currently, the A-7 and AP-7 along the route from the French border to Algeciras, but it is intended that in future two parallel highways lie, the A-7 of 1330 km, and the AP-7 of 1380 kilometers. This is already the case in the area between Gibraltar and Malaga, where the A-7 runs across all tourists’ cities, and the AP-7 bit further inland. Elsewhere it is the other way, and runs the A-7 further inland, including between Valencia and Alicante, and between Elche and Vera.

The construction of the A-7 comes primarily from the conversion of the existing N-340, while the AP-7 on a new route lies. This also explains the higher density exit on the A-7. On the road sections where roundabouts in preventing the A-7 also numbered as N-340, and the substandard and highway sections only if A-7.

What are beautiful sights in Malaga?

What are beautiful sights in Malaga?
Malaga is a city with a great atmosphere and hospitality. You will find, in addition to many nice restaurants and bars, many culture, museums and attractions.

Cathedral "La Manquita"
The cathedral is a popular tourist attraction and a national monument in Spain. Without doubt one of the main attractions in Malaga.
The Cathedral of Malaga, also called "la Manquita" (the one armed woman) is worth visiting. The name comes from the fact that for the second tower is never finished.

La Alcazaba, military fort
This Arab fortress was built in the 11th century by King Badis of Granada.
If you want to soak up the history of Malaga should really to the Alcazaba and the Archaeological Museum established therein. The Alcazaba consists of the ruins of an old fortress. Originally the fort was built by the Romans, later it was restored by the Moors. Alcazaba is the Arabic word for fortress.
The view from the fortress of the city is beautiful.
In the Archaeological Museum you can admire a whole collection of Roman sculpture.
Next to the entrance of the Alcabaza are the ruins of a Roman amphitheater.

Roman amphitheater
The Roman amphitheater was built about 200 years after Christ. It was discovered by chance in the second half of the 20th century, during excavation works for the construction of the Casa de la Cultura. Of course, it was decided to complete the project to blow and the amphitheater in its entirety to dig. The amphitheater has a diameter of 31 meters and a height of 19 meters.

Castillo de Gibralfaro
If you have visited the Alcazaba, it is certainly worth the Gibralfaro Castle to visit. Gibralfaro Castle is situated on top of a hill with spectacular views of the city of Malaga. It is above the Alcazaba and is connected by a path on the east side. The Castillo de Gibralfaro (Gibralfaro castle on the hill) was built in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Alcazaba to defend.

Pablo Picasso Museum and birthplace
The population of Malaga is proud that Pablo Picasso was born in their city. Besides the birthplace of Picasso (Casa Natal de Picasso), there is also the Picasso Museum (Museo Picasso).
The native house stands in the Plaza de la Merced right behind the statue of Picasso. The house has been converted into a small museum where belongings and clothing of the Picasso family to see. Picasso is probably the most famous Malagueño, while less than 10 years of his life lived in Malaga.
It's nice to have the house and the venue where Picasso was raised, but it is a small museum where you can not that much see. For paintings from the initial and final period of Picasso you better visit the Picasso Museum in Malaga.

Plaza de Toros - Bullfighting
The Plaza de Toros, the bullring of Malaga, was built in the years 1874 to 1876 and can accommodate 14,000 people. The arena is located behind the beach of Malagueta in the same district.
It is forbidden to different parts of Spain bullfighting, but in Andalusia is still fighting organized. During the Feria of Malaga, the festival week in August, every day there are fights.
The Plaza de Toros is throughout the year for other events, such as culinary festivals and gigs.