This tour is a strong orientation to Malaga for first-time visitors, combining a driving tour, a walking tour of the Old Town, and a visit to Gibralfaro Castle. Malaga sits on Spain's Costa del Sol and was originally a Phoenician and Roman settlement before centuries of Moorish rule, ending when Catholic forces retook the city in 1487. It later became a major port during Spain's early trade with the New World.
After meeting your private guide, you begin with a panoramic driving tour past Malaga's city park, the Customs building, the Casita del Jardinero, the Bank of Spain, and the City Council. At General Torrijos Square you see the Noble Hospital and the Tres Gracias Fountain, along with the Malagueta bullring, the Justice Palace, and the English Cemetery, one of the first Protestant cemeteries in Spain.
Next you visit Gibralfaro Castle, built by the Nasrid sultan Yusuf I between 1344 and 1354 to house troops and protect the Alcazaba below, making it one of the strongest fortresses in Moorish Spain. The castle is linked to the Alcazaba, an 11th century Moorish palace fortress built on the site of an earlier Phoenician tower, by La Coracha, a fortified corridor that once let soldiers move between the two strongholds unseen. Together they form one of the best preserved Moorish military complexes in the country.
From the castle you drive into Malaga's city center for a walking tour of the historic Old Town. You will see the house where Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 and Santiago's Church, one of the city's oldest, where he was baptized. Your guide points out the monument honoring General Torrijos before you step inside Malaga Cathedral, a Renaissance building nicknamed La Manquita, the one armed lady, for its unfinished second tower, work on which was abandoned in 1782. Nearby you can also see the Roman Theater at the foot of the Alcazaba, dating to the 1st century BC.
A short amount of free time is included before you return to the pier.
Review Location- Malaga 
