DESTINATIONS — SPAIN & PORTUGAL
The Parador de Malaga Gibralfaro
WHERE TO STAY
SAVE Room Mate Lola The Room Mate Lola is a 50-room boutique hotel in the city’s Soho district. Its rooms and lobby are the work of antique expert and interior designer Lorenzo Castillo. The hotel offers a street-view breakfast room and a chill-out reading area. Its sister property, the four-star Room Mate Larios, has a central location overlooking Plaza de la Constitucion, and features a roof terrace, as well as a range of rooms, suites and apartments.
The Alcazaba
Bike Tours, whose daily 10am city tours leave from Plaza de la Marina.
12.00: The Carmen Thyssen museum is housed in the beautiful 16th-century Palacio de Villalón. Malaga’s most comprehensive art collection features four floors of old masters and evocative Andalucian landscapes. The museum is closed on Mondays.
14.00: Pass through Plaza de la Constitucion and along Calle Granada towards Plaza de la Merced, a lovely square that is home to Casa Natal, Picasso’s birthplace, and a statue of the artist. Enjoy a spot of lunch in Lechuga, which is renowned for its creative fusion-cuisine salads.
15.30: A short walk away is the Alcazaba, Malaga’s mini- Alhambra. An 11th-century palace-fortress with terraced gardens and beautiful Moorish architecture, the city views from the upper terraces are stunning. Next to the fortress is the Roman amphitheatre, Teatro Romano.
17.30: Explore new Malaga via the neighbourhood of Soho, a triangle of streets between the Guadalmedina River, the port and Alameda Principal. At its western edge is CAC Malaga, the city’s contemporary arts centre with free exhibitions and an excellent bar and sushi restaurant Oleo. Soho is home to several new bars, restaurants, microbreweries, shops and colourful street graffiti.
SPEND Barceló Malaga Direct access to Malaga’s main Maria Zambrano station gives design hotel Barceló Malaga its own USP. It boasts free Wi-Fi, a helter-skelter slide to the B-Lounge bar and award-winning El Andén restaurant serving Barceló Healthy Gourmet meals. The hotel is a 15-minute walk from the old town and has the Vialia mall and El Corte Ingles outlet store on its doorstep.
SPLURGE Molina Lario Two 19th-century buildings form part of this elegant four-star property, opposite the cathedral. The rooms and suites are stylish and contemporary, while the hotel offers an outdoor garden terrace. Best of all are the rooftop pool overlooking the city, eighth- floor Piscina Lounge late-night bar and terrace grill restaurant.
20.00: Linger in Soho for dinner at Taberna La Antigua Malaga on Calle Trinidad Grund. The seafood taverna draws proudly on Malaga’s seafaring heritage with a beautifully designed fresco on one wall and a delicious seafood and fish menu.
22.00: Finish on a high in one of Malaga’s rooftop bars such as the Terraza Del Soho Bahia Hotel in Soho. Back in the old town, the Room Mate Larios offers DJ sets. For the best views, the poolside bar on the AC Palacio terrace is hard to beat. TW
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travelweekly.co.uk — 15 January 2015
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