The best free activities in Malaga

Let’s face it: For many of us, enjoying a well-deserved holiday includes a certain budget that we have. Between your flight, hotel or holiday apartment and your car hire at Malaga airport, this budget quickly increases, and even more so if you are travelling with your family. So having a few plans on hand that come for free isn’t a bad idea, is it?

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Malaga cruises and boat trips

Autumn is the traditional start of the cruise season in Malaga. The Port of Malaga is one of the most important cruise ports in Spain, with over half a million passengers every year. Interestingly, more than 30% are luxury and premium passengers.

Malaga is both a port of departure and an important port of call for Mediterranean and even transatlantic cruises.

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Discover the 11 most beautiful villages of the Axarquia

  • Posted on September 6, 2022
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We love to show you new places and routes to enjoy. Discover with your MalagaCar the many beautiful corners that our beautiful province of Malaga has to offer.

The Axarquia, the easternmost region of the province of Malaga is still one of the great open secrets: With many corners, spectacular nature and white villages to discover. We show you some of the most beautiful ones.

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Everything you Need to Know to Visit the Caminito del Rey

The Caminito del Rey is one of the most spectacular natural sites in Malaga and Spain.

This magnificent natural site, which is one of the most important climbing areas in Europe, was for years one of the most dangerous trails in the world due to its very poorly maintained walkways.

Caminito del Rey before its renovation in 2015
Caminito del Rey before its renovation in 2015

Since 2015 and after a year of renovation, the Caminito del Rey is now open to the general public and is currently one of the most visited natural areas in the province of Malaga.

Here is everything you need to know to plan an excursion to this beautiful spot.

If you like nature, hiking and do not suffer from vertigo, we strongly recommend you to visit this emblematic place. You will love it!
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Heading to Gibraltar by car? How not to despair in the attempt

  • Posted on August 11, 2022
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Heading to Gibraltar by car? The author of this article very recently had the brilliant idea of doing a quick shopping excursion to Gibraltar while travelling back from a trip to Tarifa.

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When you are in the area, you should not miss the magnificent beaches of Cadiz. Car from MalagaCar in Tarifa.

It´s been a few years since the last time she had travelled by car to Gibraltar, so what she found there caught her completely off guard: Getting stuck in the endless queue at the border.

Let’s suppose you´re enjoying one of our Malagacars during your holiday and fancy a day trip to The Rock for some shopping and / or sight-seeing. For convenience of course you want to drive there by your own means.

So far, so good. But if you don´t want to bore yourself senseless in a semi-cataleptic state inside your car for far too long, you might consider the options presented below.

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Curiosities in Malaga that perhaps you did not know about

We are going to take you on a slightly different tour of Malaga and tell you interesting curiosities about Malaga that you might not have known before.

So you already have a little more special knowledge about this beautiful city bathed by the Mediterranean. And you’ll know where to look when you plan your next visit, hopefully soon!

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