Malaga
Malaga is the largest and most populous coastal city in southern Spain. It is situated at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea and south of the peninsula, about 100 km from the Strait of Gibraltar. The city is situated in the centre of a bay, surrounded by mountains. The rivers Guadalmedina and Guadalhorce flow into the Mediterranean Sea.
Malaga was founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe. During the 19th century the city ranked as the first industrial city in Spain.
Malaga has been declared a Historic Site because of its extensive traces of the passage of civilisations over the centuries. Phoenician, Punic, Roman, Moorish, etc. remains make the city centre a real jewel in which monuments such as the Roman Theatre, the Alcazaba, the Cathedral, the Customs House, the Jewish Quarter, etc. coexist. In the 1960s and 1970s Malaga experienced a tourist boom on both the national and international markets.
The most visited museums in Malaga are the various museums such as the Picasso Museum, Casa Natal Pablo Picasso, Museo Carmen Thyssen, Centro Pompidou and many more.
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