A lovely way to discover Malaga
Explore with us a city with 2800 years of history!
In this Free Tour we´ll visit the most emblematic monuments and streets in Malaga´s city center. Enjoy a walking tour full of history, tales and legends about the monuments and the most relevant characters of the city; the cathedral, the roman theater, the Muslim fortress, Picasso and much more!
Our guides are professional licensed locals that love our city, they will show you in a funny and entertaining way the history of our city just like we have been doing for more than 40.000 visitors. We invite you to find out why we have been awarded the Excellence Certificate of TripAdvisor every year since we started doing tours.
Tour in English and Spanish / Espanol
When
Every day at 11:00 and 13:00*
*Tours not running December 25th, January 1st and 6th.
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes aprox
Price
You set the price of itMore info.
Languages
English and Spanish daily (in different groups)
Meeting point
Plaza de la Constitución. More info.
How to identify the guide
Find your guide with a blue umbrella.
Tour highlights
Plaza de la Constitución, Calle Marqués de Larios, Catedral de Málaga, Museo Picasso Málaga, Bodega El Pimpi, Teatro Romano, Alcazaba y Museo de Málaga. More info.
End point
Plaza de la Merced (in the historic center of Malaga)
Accessibility
Suitable for all ages/ Wheelchair friendly.
Meeting point:
Plaza de la Constitución(Constitución´s square):
Every day at 11:00 and 13:00 we are at Plaza de la Constitución, the most centrical and emblematic square in Málaga´s city center. Belongs to the pedestrian área of our city, located between Marqués de Larios Street and Granada St. We are normally at 10:45, if you arrive earlier than us (doesn’t happen very often), you can always visit the touristic information point on the Northwest corner of the square.
How to identify our guide?
Our guides will be in the middle of the square holding a big blue umbrella and wearing a blue t shirt and a name tag.
What will we see?
Plaza de la Constitución
Its name and even the square itself has changed a lot lately, becoming pedestrian on 2002. As a curious fact, the fountain is not in the middle of the square, the reason, the huge amount of public events and celebration. Undoubtedly the most emblematic square of Málaga.
Calle Marqués de Larios
Inaugurated on 1891, its modern design and location, connecting the city center with the port, made Málaga neighbours to fall in love with it right away. Just as Plaza de la Constitución, it became pedestrian on 2002. Mainly a shopping area, it’s one of the most expensive areas to rent a shop in Málaga.
Cathedral of Málaga
Built between 1528 and 1782, a mixture of styles that goes from Gothic to even some neoclassic architectural elements. It´s also remarkable that the cathedral was actually never finished, being the lack of its South tower the most significant incomplete part. Taking the nickname of La Manquita (the English translation would be something like ¨the one-armed lady¨)
Calle San Agustín
Called the Knights Street after the reconquest of Malaga because of the amount of people from the cavalry that started living there, the name changed to San Agustin because of a nearby monastery from the Augustinian order. Among others, we´ll discover Buenavista´s palace, a building from 16th century that contains the main Picasso museum of Málaga.
Bodega el Pimpi
At the heart of Málaga, is hard to explain the importance of El Pimpi for our city. An historical building, a winery, a restaurant, a museum, a meeting point for malagueños and visitors, a place which gathers together culture and gastronomy, tradition and trendiness.
Teatro romano
Our roman theater was built on 1st century. buried by the Muslims, stayed underground until 1951, time when Malagueños discovered it. Originally with capacity for 1.200 people and covered by marble, the theater was used to do performances, operas but also votes such as referendums of roman´s public life.
Alcazaba
Alcazaba is a muslin fortress, its construction ended on 1026 b.c. A military building but a palace too, being the central office of the city muslin government. On 1931, Alcazaba was declared an historic and artistic monument of real cultural interest by the Spanish government followed by several restorations over the 20th century.
Castillo de Gibralfaro
Even if we won´t climb Gibralfaro hill, we´ll see and talk on our Free tour of the second muslin fortress. A castle that could control and keep an eye on the whole city of Málaga. Because of this location, the castle provides the best views of the city, the harbor, the beach and the northern mountains.
Malaga Museum
Originally projected in 1788 to attend the traffic of the port. Our Customs Palace never became one. It had several functions until today being one of the largest and most interesting museums in Europe. This building is the Museum of Fine Arts of Malaga and the Provincial Archaeological Museum of Malaga.
Important info
- Booking is essential as groups have a limited capacity. With these measures we guarantee small groups, a closer treatment and a personalized experience.
- If you are a group of more than 10 people you have to book a private tour. Please contact us for further information and rates.
- Málaga city center is pedestrian and quite flat. The tour is suitable for all ages, even so, we recommend wearing comfortable shoes, a bottle of water and some sunscreen.
- If the total amount of people coming is less than 5 people to do the tour in a specific language, the tour may be cancelled, something that happens less than the 1% of ours tour. If it happens our guides will love to show you tips and options for further exploration of Málaga.
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