We pryed ourselves away from Seville and set out to discover what the Costa del Sol is like these days. I’ve never been and Theo was there 40+ years ago selling ‘villas’ as a 20-something, when you could score a 3 bed/2 bath for around $15,000! Shoulda, woulda, but couldn’t.
Had a quick drive through Cádiz because there was NO PARKING—we found ourselves just escaping the island before the Carnival Parade and promised ourselves to return another time. Estepona, Marbella, Fuengirola, and Torremolinos were all ruined with dense high-rise apartment buildings. Yuk. We hardly stopped and I took no pictures of these coastline blasphemies. But the good news is that we ended up in Malaga for a couple of days…and what a DELIGHT!
Beautiful self-push floats for Carnival!
I had done a little bit of research and booked a great hotel in the old town of Malaga. More Spanish-feeling, less touristy and less busy. A very clean and proud city, with the added plus of us happening upon Carnival festivities!!!
Princess of the Malaga Carnival Parade
Fab-u-lous!
The backs of the displays were just as beautiful as the fronts!
Awesome mask. Can you find the guy’s face?
Carnival lights.
We felt very fortunate to visit Picasso’s birthplace and museum in Malaga, with a great cross-section of his work.
We walked our little tails off, but found the flat streets to be a welcome change…
Roman amphitheatre built in the first century AD, with the Alcazaba above it.
Malaga Cathedral
Wearing the ratty old coat in Malaga. There’s no hope!
Cathedral tower.
Hee hello, just one tip from mrs wiseguy(😊) do not miss RONDA!
Breathtaking hotel on the edge of the towns ridge.
Cant think of its name 😜
Beautiful photos Cindy. I really appreciate the travel blog, photos and insight; it’s real treat to see theoandcindy in my inbox, always a must read. Thanks.
Roark
Thanks for following along, Roark. It’s always good to know that someone out there is following along. This has been quite a trip!