Málaga
Málaga is a province in the Andalusia region of Spain. Tourism and tourist resorts, particularly those on the beaches along the Costa del Sol, are the main industry here.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Málaga and Marbella.
Málaga
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Málaga is a city of 590,000 people in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia, and the largest city on the Costa del Sol. The city offers beaches, hiking, architectural sites, art museums, and excellent shopping and cuisine.
Marbella
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Marbella is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the region; it is also the head of the judicial district that bears its name.
Ronda
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Ronda is a town in Malaga in Spain. Set in and around a deep gorge spanned by an impressive bridge, the relaxing atmosphere here is a great break from some of the more tourist-ridden places on the south coast of Spain, however it can still be packed with day-trippers from the Costa del Sol, especially during the peak summer months.
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Costa del Sol
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The Costa del Sol is a long stretch of Mediterranean coastline in the Andalucia region of southern Spain. It is one of the most important tourist areas in Spain, drawing northern Europeans and Spaniards for its beaches, beautiful weather, and relaxed attitude.
Axarquía
Axarquía is a region in the Province of Malaga, Andalucia, Spain. The coastal part of Axarquía is often known as the Costa del Sol Oriental. It is one of the sunniest places in mainland Spain, with an average of 320 sunny days a year.
Serranía de Ronda
Serranía de Ronda is a region in the Province of Malaga, Andalucia. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and great geographical diversity that is popular with walkers, birdwatchers, climbers and potholers.
Antequera Region
Antequera Region is a region in the Province of Malaga, Andalucia. It is in the area of the Surco Intrabético range, on the boundary with the province of Córdoba. The landscape is largely plain, run by the higher valley of the Guadalhorce river.
Valle del Guadalhorce
Valle del Guadalhorce is a region in the Province of Malaga, Andalucia, Spain. The Valle del Guadalhorce is a natural region formed by the Guadalhorce River.
Málaga
- Type: province of Spain with 1,590,000 residents
- Description: province of Spain
- Also known as: “Malaga”, “Malaga Province”, “Málaga Province”, “Province of Malaga”, and “Province of Málaga”
- Neighbors: Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, and Seville
- Location: Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Málaga” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Provinca Málaga”
- Arabic: “مالقة”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة مالقة”
- Aragonese: “Malaga”
- Aragonese: “Provincia de Malaga”
- Armenian: “Մալագա”
- Asturian: “Málaga”
- Asturian: “provincia de Málaga”
- Asturian: “Provincia de Málaga”
- Azerbaijani: “Malaqa vilayəti”
- Basque: “Malaga”
- Basque: “Málagako probintzia”
- Belarusian: “Малага (правінцыя)”
- Belarusian: “Малага”
- Belarusian: “Маляга”
- Belarusian: “правінцыя Малага”
- Breton: “Proviñs Málaga”
- Bulgarian: “Малага”
- Catalan: “província de Màlaga”
- Catalan: “Província de Màlaga”
- Cebuano: “Provincia de Málaga”
- Chinese: “Málaga Séng”
- Chinese: “馬拉加省”
- Croatian: “Málaga (pokrajina)”
- Croatian: “Málaga”
- Czech: “Provincie Malaga”
- Czech: “Provincie Málaga”
- Danish: “Málaga”
- Dimli (individual language): “Málaga (wılayet)”
- Dimli (individual language): “Málaga”
- Dutch: “Málaga”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مالاجا (مقاطعه)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مالاجا”
- Esperanto: “Malago”
- Estonian: “Málaga provints”
- Finnish: “Málaga”
- French: “Malaga”
- French: “Málaga”
- French: “Province de Malaga”
- French: “province de Málaga”
- French: “Province de Málaga”
- Galician: “Málaga”
- Galician: “Provincia de Málaga”
- Georgian: “მალაგის პროვინცია”
- German: “Málaga”
- German: “Provinz Málaga”
- Greek: “Μάλαγα”
- Haitian: “Málaga”
- Hebrew: “מחוז מאלגה”
- Hungarian: “Málaga”
- Ido: “Provinco di Málaga”
- Ido: “Provinco Málaga”
- Indonesian: “Provinsi Malaga”
- Indonesian: “Provinsi Málaga”
- Interlingua: “Provincia de Málaga”
- Irish: “Málaga”
- Italian: “Málaga”
- Italian: “provincia di Malaga”
- Italian: “Provincia di Malaga”
- Japanese: “マラガ”
- Japanese: “マラガ県”
- Kazakh: “Малага”
- Korean: “말라가도”
- Korean: “말라가주”
- Ladino: “Malaga”
- Ladino: “Provinsia de Malaga”
- Latin: “Provincia Malacitana”
- Latvian: “Malagas province”
- Lithuanian: “Malagos provincija”
- Luxembourgish: “Provënz Málaga”
- Macedonian: “Малага”
- Malay: “Wilayah Málaga”
- Mazanderani: “مالاگا اوستان”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Málaga Séng”
- Northern Frisian: “Málaga (Prowins)”
- Northern Frisian: “Málaga”
- Northern Sami: “Málaga eanangoddi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Málaga”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Provinsen Málaga”
- Norwegian: “Málaga”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Malaga”
- Ossetian: “Малагæ (провинци)”
- Ossetian: “Малагæ”
- Pampanga: “Málaga”
- Persian: “مالاگا”
- Polish: “Malaga”
- Portuguese: “Málaga”
- Romanian: “Provincia Málaga”
- Russian: “Малага”
- Scots: “Province o Málaga”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Málaga”
- Serbian: “Покрајина Малага”
- Serbian: “Провинција Малага”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Málaga”
- Slovak: “Malaga”
- Slovenian: “Málaga”
- Slovenian: “Provinca Málaga”
- Spanish: “Malaga”
- Spanish: “Málaga”
- Spanish: “provincia de Malaga”
- Spanish: “provincia de Málaga”
- Spanish: “Provincia de Málaga”
- Swahili: “Mkoa wa Málaga”
- Swedish: “Málaga”
- Thai: “จังหวัดมาลากา”
- Turkish: “Málaga ili”
- Turkish: “Málaga”
- Ukrainian: “Малага”
- Urdu: “صوبہ مالقہ”
- Uzbek: “Málaga”
- Venetian: “Provincia de Màłaga”
- Vietnamese: “Málaga”
- Waray (Philippines): “Provincia de Málaga”
- Welsh: “Talaith Málaga”
- Wu Chinese: “马拉加省”
- Yue Chinese: “馬拉加省”
- “Provinge de Málaga”
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