Plaza de la Merced
by Malecka
Ok, close to the Plaza del General Torrijos there’s a tunnel taking you directly to Plaza de la Merced – a place very much ALIVE, full of bars, cafes and of course, people. Located at one of the corners of this plaza you can find the house where Picasso was born and lived the first ten years of his life. An interesting place to visit – they have nice souvenirs (though a bit expensive) and also it is open on Sundays also. “Enfrente del Pintor” (very cool name by the way) is a bar located (as the name suggests) opposite of the Picasso’s house. In case you’re feeling kind of hungry, just turn right when stepping outside the house and go straight, and you reach a marvelous pastry-shop called “José María.”
And in the same line where the house of Picasso is, you can find nice cafes, like El Portón - HAPPY HOUR: Tasty coffee and nice staff.
At night, especially Fridays and Saturdays the Plaza de la Merced is PACKED with people, tourists and locals.
PS. I have no idea how I managed to actually take a pic on a rainy day. I promise though, it is Costa del Sol! ;-) The morning coffee, the afternoon "Tinto de verano" and the evenings spent in "Latina"
Malaga - eastern beaches
by Raquero
This is the beach nearest to the east of Malaga City, 10 mins walk from the centre. Together with la Calletta they form a beach about 2 km long, skirted by a wide promenade for walking or cycling. The sand nearest the promendade is hard, good for running or jogging, with distance markers every 400 meters.
The beaches have shower facilities,several beach fish restaurants (chiringuitos) where sardines are barbacued to order.
Fruit the size of footballs
by Senoritasmile about Central Mercado de Ataranzanas
Vibrant food market set in an attractive, turn of the century market hall. Fruit, veggies, herbs, fish, meat, 100's of olives, cold meats etc.....nice to grab a selection and head to the beach. Stalls close by 2pm.
Taxi
by diageva
There are Taxi stops, but you can always stop a Taxi in the street when you need it. The minimun you will have to pay is, I think 2.50 euros, than from there the taximeter will count. Every taxi have taximetre, but if you are going out of the center of Malaga they will use a standar tarif they have in a paper.
A world of food
by PrincessMonja about Pomelo
This is a nice restaurant which seemed very popular. Their menu has lots of different dishes from all around the world. The restaurant also has a large range of Belgian beers, try the 'Kwak', it comes in a test tube in a wooden holder!
The food we had was fresh and tasty, and we'll be back! Red Thai chicken curry - very tasty and has a definite 'Thai flavour', although without the heat! (I'm still on the hunt for genuine spicy food in Andalucia!)
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With the Swiss girls, Spanish school, Malaga
The Tourist bus by Castillo Gibralfaro.
torremolinos beach
The Roman Theatre
