Málaga Shopping

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Wednesday February 23, 2011
Hans and I, along with Bajondillo friends Fina and Gino, spent the afternoon in Malaga. One of the highlights of our visit has to be the ATARAZANAS MARKET. Fish, meat (hams, pate, pork, chicken), cheese, fruits and vegetables - all fresh and at great prices. There are 260 market stalls in the building. The Fish section is a visual feast itself - with giant prawn - tuna - sardines - mackerel - shellfish. Totally fascinating.
Many vendors offered free samples of their products - Olives - salted and roasted almonds. I had fun tasting some of their products and after all it was about lunch time.
There is also deli and fresh bread section. So we bought some fresh sliced ham, some crusty rolls and a container of olives (1,50 Euro for a 1/4 kilo - amazing), to take with us and have a picnic at the Marina.
The large stained glass window at the back of the building was put in 1908. This stained glass masterpiece shows various monuments of the city, such as the Cathedral, Gibralfaro Mountain, Entrance to Sagrano Chapel and Fountain of the Three Graces.
The latest reconstruction started in 2008 and finished in 2010. A new roof of tile was put in, with the green and brown colors of the original building.

Open 8:00 to 14:00 Monday to Saturday

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In the capital of Malaga you can find just about everything. Local industry includes ceramics, metal-ware, furniture, suede, leather, jewellery, wicker and waxwork, marble sculptures, etc. Altarazanas Market is worth a visit, as are the surroundingshops, where you will find cane baskets and hand-made chairs. In Calle Nueva there are a number of establishments that specialize in embroidery, leather goods and fans. CALLE MARQUES DE LARIOS is where the city's main commercial area is.

Has a great selection of shops all under one roof, along with a few eateries.
As there is no charge for parking at all and has many entrances and exits the the parking, it is the best planned shopping centre in the city.
If you take the bus, the 17 stops right outside.
Mango, Zara, Bata, C&A, Promod, Carrefour, Casa, not to mention shoes, toys, books, bath shop, photography, jewellery etc. Perfect sized centre for a 2 hour shopping session before a break for lunch!!!
Open 10am until 10pm the same as most other shopping centres. And cinema too (Spanish).

The Sunday market is until 2pm in the big grounds between the football stadium and the university / languages school. You can take the number 2 or 17 bus to get near to the market (up to 5 mins stroll away), or walking from Alameda Principal along the river takes about 15-20 minutes.
The market is an interesting stroll, but generally full of cheap tat. Keep your eye on your friends and your handbag as it gets very crowded. You will find everything there from clothes to bedding to shoes, fruit and veg, souvenirs etc. Prices are dirt cheap generally, but you get what you pay for. Look out for the stalls of fruit and nuts - they have a great selection and different olives too.

In these little shops along Calle Granada near plaza de la Merced you can buy a whole range of local products including pastries (such as torrijas or empanadas) and wine.

Do a bit of window shopping now by looking at the my photo of the shop front.

Torrijas are the traditional Semana Santa food like hot cross buns in Britain.

The ones you can see in the photo are a little strange as they are normally made from bread dipped in milk and egg and fried. Topped with Sugar and honey.

One of the explanations of where this tradition comes from is that the convents of Andalucia made them to use up the left over bread.

What to buy: What better place to buy some Spanish cured ham than in the local market. Here you can see them hanging over the stall front. Stick it in your suitcase and see what customs make of it.

You don't have to by the whole leg you can also get them to chop it into some slices for you.

What to buy: Sabrosada is a type of sausage like product made of fat, meat and spices. It kind of reminded me of looking at haggis!

Stick on some bread if you are brave enough. It has a nice enough flavour but I don't think it is that healthy for you.