Malaga - Cathedral and Castles |
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I honestly chose Malaga as a destination for this trip based less on any prior research on its historical importance or on its renowned opportunities for fun and a whole lot more on the simple fact it was on the list of available low-rate flights and it offered a high probability of warm/hot weather.
It turned out to be an excellent choice as it gave me the opportunity to visit quite a bit of Spanish history and it offered a lot of fun to go with it. In the single day we spent entirely in Malaga we only had time to visit a few of the historical landmarks, most notably of which the cathedral, the Alcazaba (Arab fortress at the foot of the hill) and the Gibralfaro (the castle on top of the hill).
While the Gibralfaro is pretty much just a big enclosure with thick walls on top of a hill, the Alcazaba was very impressive because of the very distinctive Moorish architectural style but also because besides the thick walls of a fortress it has gardens, rooms and inner courtyards which really send your imagination to distant places and distant times.
After seeing the Alcazaba the only thing that justified the 30 minute walk up the hill to the Gibralfaro was the view. I probably expected a whole lot more from the castle by comparison with the Alcazaba.
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