Málaga's coastline forms part of the Costa del Sol, a special part of the Mediterranean. The climate is temperate, and the mean temperature is 22 C - from 16 to 19 in winter. This is due to the mountains that protect the coast from cold north winds. Málaga was first a Phoenician colony and later came under the control of the Greeks, Carthaginians, Visigoths, Arabs and Christians.

Today it is a maritime city rich in culture, some of whose remains are on view at the Archeological Museum. The friendly people and wonderful climate also encourage a stroll through the old walls and the remains of the Muslim palaces of the Alcazaba fortress; through its gardens next to the sea - they are adorned with palm and orange trees and jacaranda - and on to discover the house where Picasso was born, there on the wide, lively Plaza de la Merced. Or take in the view of the city from the top of the Gibralfaro Castle.

Málaga is also the name of the province in Andalucia which includes not just the city of Málaga but much fine mountain and coastal scenery and towns like Antequera and Ronda

Ainsa
Albarracin
Alcala de Henares
Alicante
Almonaster La Real
Altea
Antequera
Aracena
Aranjuez
Argentona
Avila
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Barcelona
Benalmadena
Benidorm
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Caceres
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Cadiz
Calpe
Carmona
Castellar de la Frontera
Chipiona
Ciudad Rodrigo
Conil
Cordoba
Cortegana
Doñana National Park
El Escorial
El Hierro
El Rocio
Estepona
Figueres
Formentera
Fuerteventura
Galicia
Gaucin
Granada
Grazalema
Guadalajara
Guernika
Huesca
Ibiza Town
Jaca
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La Coruna
La Coruna
La Granja
La Palma
Laguardia - Rioja
Las Palmas
Leon
Madrid
Malaga
Marbella
Mas Nou
Mataro
Melilla
Merida
Mijas
Mirador del Rio
Montserrat
Murcia
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Nerja
Noia
Nuria
Ordesa National Park
Oviedo
Pamplona
Platja d'Aro
Playa Blanca
Playa del Ingles
Pontevedra
Porto Cristo
Puerto de Alcudia
Puerto de Santa Maria
Puerto de Soller
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Ronda
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Sos del Rey Católico
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Tuy [Tui]
Valencia
Vejer de la Frontera
Vigo
Virtual tour through the village
White villages
Zahara de la Sierra
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Zaragoza
Zufre