Malaga, Spain
We arrived in Malaga, Spain, yesterday, Sunday, April 29, for a 1-day visit. Malaga is located along Spain's south coast, the Costa del Sol, part of the Andalusian region. It is a beautiful city in its own right, but also the access point via cruise ship and international airport for Granada, with its storied Granada Cathedral and the Alhambra, the fortress-palace of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand. Malaga is also a 45 minute drive to chic Marbella. Rather than ride on a bus for the 2 1/2-drive to and from Granada for an offered excursion, we decided to remain in Malaga, the birthplace of Picasso and home to a wonderful Picasso museum. (Ironic that Antonio Banderas, the actor, who is also from Malaga and has a home here, plays Picasso in the newly released film on Picasso's life.) Malaga has a population of 600,000. The entire metropolitan area has a population of 1.2 million. Malaga is decidedly upscale, with beautiful houses, condos, apartments and villas alon