Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, and it is one of oldest cities in the world. So, the tour I was on visited the medieval castle.
It's a beautiful city, and it was an important one for Spanish film followers. This weekend the Spanish Film Festival, based in Malaga, started. We saw folks waiting outside hotels to see movie stars. I didn't see any movie stars ... of course, I'm not up on Spanish film stars. The red carpet, however, was rolled out for everyone.
Here are a few of my photos from my visit today.
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| The ship arrived in Malaga as the sun was rising above the mountains. |
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| I took a tour that included a climb up Gibralfaro Castle. This is an ancient fortress established by the Moors of Africa. |
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| The view of the harbor area from the castle. |
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| This castle is as you picture a fortress of the Middle Ages. |
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| An inland view from the castle of the city of Malaga. |
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| A view of the castle from down below. |
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| Malaga is the home of Pablo Picasso. This is a painting outside a square dedicated to him. |
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| The square dedicated to Picasso has beautiful buildings surrounding it. |
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| A statue of Picasso sitting in the square. Many places were labeled as being frequented by Picasso and his family. |
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| The Spanish Language Film Festival started yesterday. |
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| Here's the cinema where the films are being screened during the festival. |
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| The main pedestrian street has extended the red carpet to visitors. |
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| Sculpture is all around the city. Most of it is in abstract/modern style. |
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| Here's a shot of the Renaissance-style Cathedral of Malaga. |
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| The entrance to the cathedral with beggars at each door. The guide said these women were Romanian rather than Spanish. |
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| The cathedral has beautiful stained glass windows... |
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| ... majestic paintings that told stories from scriptures ... |
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| ... and ornate altars for worshippers. This is the first church I've seen with "electronic candles" that light when you put in a coin (rather than lighting a candle). |
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| Malaga is a city of contrasts ... so many ancient remains with modern touches. |
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| Like most large cities, performance artists were all around hoping for a donation. |
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| This area of Spain is part of the Costa del Sol (Sun Coast) that is a tourist destination of world renown that was once sleepy fishing villages. |
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| The lighthouse in the harbor of Malaga. |
