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yk + teen chasing the sun in Costa del Sol / Malaga Feb 2026 TR
Hello Fodorites!
(warning, this is going to be long...) My son and I (and my sis-in-law) went to Malaga / Costa del Sol in February during my son's school vacation week. Thank you to many of you who helped me with ideas, especailly Maribel and danon ! I think danon was the one who instigated all this when she asked about where to visit in Southern Spain and got me intrigued. Why Costa del Sol / Malaga? I have been wanting to take my son to a Spanish-speaking country for a number of years now. He is currently in 7th grade and has been receiving dual-language education (Eng/Spa) since Kinder, so he's been hearing/speaking/reading/writing Spanish for the past 7.5 years. Neither myself nor my spouse speaks Spanish so he doesn't get to use it much except in class. We don't ski, and we live in New England, so for us, Feb vacation means finding a warm place to visit to escape from the cold. In past Feb vacations, we have gone to Lisbon, San Diego, Charleston, Tucson, and most recently, Death Valley in 2025. I would love to take him to Puerto Rico but airfares during School vacation week are always outrageously high. So back in July 2025, after seeing the thread here about Southern Spain, I checked airfares and saw SWISS offering r/t Boston - Malaga (via Zurich) for $377pp, I jumped at that price. At $377, the base fare itself is just $1, and the rest is all fees and taxes. Which means the fare cannot be any lower. It seems a bit silly to fly all the way to Zurich to get to Southern Spain, but for $377 I am fine with an extra hour or 2 of flying. Most people's first thought of Southern Spain / Andalucia is the big cities such as Seville, Cordoba, and Granada. Well, I've visitied those places 18 years ago (also in Feb). At this stage of my life (middle age, I'd say), I want to visit new-to-me places rather than revisiting old haunts. So, the plan is to base ourselves in Malaga (7 full days /8 nights) and do daytrips from there. Our itinerary Day 1 - Malaga Day 2 - Caminito del Rey Day 3 - Malaga Day 4 - Antequera Day 5 - Day 6 - Ronda Day 7 - Malaga to be continued |
Initial planning
I booked our trip to be 8 days solely becuase those are the dates with the low airfares (knowing that my son would miss 2 days of school). I was worried if there's enough to keep us busy. Turns out, as others suggested, Malaga is a great base for exploring. It would be even better if you have a car, but I didn't want to rent a car and drive in a foreign country with no one to help. My SIL seldom drives and obv my son is not old enough to do so. Without a car, visiting certain places proved challenging with public transit, but there are plenty of guided tours one can join. From the beginning I know we want to visit Caminto del Rey. When I read about Antequera, it sounded very interesting. Lastly, Ronda seems like a good daytrip option too. I added Nerja thinking my son would enjoy seeing the caves, and originally I was going to book us on a tour with transport from Malaga that also visits Frigiliana, but luckily I did not book the tour as the company I was thinking of, seems rather scammy based on tripadvisor reviews. Another activity high on my list was biking along the water in Malaga, which we were able to do on our last day. Some of you may recall my son and I went to Porto last summer, and I invited my my sis-in-law (husband's sister) then. I invited her again this time because my son enjoys her company. I assumed she would only stay with us part of our 8-day trip. She accepted my invitation and decided to stay with us the entire time. There were several days she did her own exploring. Pre-booking > 6 months : airfare and AirBnB 1-3 weeks prior : Day tour to Caminito del Rey + Álora. 1/2 day tour to Antequera and El Torcal. Free walking tour in Malaga. Spain Sherpa Food tour in Malaga. A few days prior: Picasso museum entry ticket. Malaga Bike rental reservation Note that for all the guided tours/exursions, I booked directly with the company rather than third party sites (eg get your guide or trip advisor or viator) Getting around in Malaga The historic center of Malaga is pretty compact and our AirBnb is central, so most sites are within a 5-15 min walk. I asked on TripAdvisor and I think there are some bus ticket packs we can get, but I figured we wouldn't use that much. All the buses (including the Airport Bus) and subway take contactless, which is super convenient. For the 2 of us, I just tap twice, and you get a ticket receipt. Weather You might have heard news about historic storms and flooding in Southern Spain earlier this year. They had storm after storm to the extent that the reservoirs are now 100% full. I was following Caminito del Rey on instagram and they had to close for bad weather multiple times between Jan and mid-Feb. We were super lucky as the last of the storms came through the week prior to our visit. The entire 8 days we were there - blue skies, not a cloud in the sky, mostly in high 50s to 60s. It was a bit windy on a few days but certainly ideal weather for us digging out of snowstorms after snowstorms in the New England area. In addtion, I found out that Feb is considered low / shoulder season in Malaga! I was surprised, because there were definitely a good amount of tourists there, and I would think people want to visit this time given how nice the weather is! But apparently high season is around Easter, and in the summer for the beaches. In retrospect, low season is correct as we never had to wait in line for anything, all the (popular) restaruants have plenty of seats. Quick word about Spain Although I have been to Spain 4 previous times, the last time I was in Spain was 2011, before my son was born. In the last couple of years we (son and I) have traveled to Ireland, UK, France, Switzerland, Portugal (2x), Denmark, and Germany. For me, I just don't love Spain as much as I do other parts of Europe. |
Getting ready to leave ... in style!
Have I mentioned that our plane tickets on SWISS to Malaga were super cheap? 😅 A week prior, I started getting emails from SWISS tempting me to upgrade. Normally I delete these emails the second they hit my inbox. Well, somehow, I decided to open them to take a look. For those who are aviation geeks, BOS-ZRH is one of the routes that have the brand new A359 on certain days. Our outbound was one of those days, and the email was talking about their new Swiss Senses cabins.
My husband has heard me complain about sitting in economy for eastbound red-eye to Europe for YEARS. Every time I fly, i complain nonstop, swearing that *next time* I'm definitely paying more to sit upfront. Yet, every *next time* I found myself in the back suffering. As I get older, it becomes impossible for me to sleep on flights to Europe. My back hurts and it's miserable to sleep sitting up. OTOH, since we are on the E Coast, it doesn't seem worth it to pay $$$$ more for a 6-hr flight (vs longhaul from West coast to europe). To make things even more miserable is you arrive in Europe at the crack of dawn and can't really lie down for another 12 hours. It's pure torture. So back to the upgrade emails I got - they were emails asking me to BID for an upgrade. The minimum bid for the longhaul was 540 CHF pp. I thought about only submitting myself for the bid and leave my son in economy by himself, but it didn't seem possible to split the reservation like that. Anyway, I decided what the heck, let's give it a try, esp with the brand new Biz cabin on SWISS. I lowballed my bid by adding just 22 CHF to the minimum - 562CHF pp - which they regarded as "poor chance." I think you all know where this is going? 3 days before departure, the email unceremoniously landed in my inbox. "We are pleased to inform you that your Business upgrade bid has been accepted." Quickly I got on the app to check the seating chart. Most of the Biz seats were already taken, so my son and I ended up one in front of the other, separated by one row. Now a lot poorer but way more excited for our trip... probably one of the few times I was actually looking forward to our flight! With Biz class, now we get free checked luggage. (My $377 fare was the most basic, no seat selection, no hold luggage, no nothing). But we decided to keep the carryons with us because our connection in ZRH was only 65 minutes. During which we have to change terminals and go through passport control as we are entering Schengen. Being seated at the front of the plane has its perks with plenty of overhead storage, and first to deplane. I also fretted about the 65 minute connection, but if I had to do a tight connection in Europe, Zurich Switizerland would be my first choice! I asked about this on Flyertalk and everyone assured me that will not be a problem at all. |
Day 0 - 1; sunshine here we come!
Google map - Here's my personalized map with all the sights, restaurants, shops and other relevant places we visited
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/ed...48&usp=sharing Days 0 - 1 Our Swiss flight departs late at 10:10pm. I had DH drop us off at Logan airport early, in case the security line is long due to partial govt shutdown. I also know that we get to use the Lufthansa Senator lounge, which I was looking forward to. Previously we have only been to the Air France lounge, whereas the Lufthansa lounge is far superior. The Senator lounge did not disappoint: everything about it is ways better than the AF lounge. It even has real lounge chairs for us to lounge around 😅 We tried not to eat too much as we know more food awaits us on the plane. 2 hours went by pretty fast before we headed towards the gate. One amazing thing about the Senator lounge is that it has a special doorway leading directly to the jet bridge for the Lufthansa flights (MUC and FRA), so pax don't even need to exit the lounge to go to the gate area to board their flight. For us flying LX, we do have to walk back to our gate. Once on the plane, I was almost like a kid in the candy store, checking out all the buttons and amenities of my biz class seat. The week prior, I have been checking to see the arrival status of this flight for each day, given our tight connection. For the most part, this flight arrived either on time or early. Guess what, after our flight was fully boarded, it didn't seem to move. Finally captain came on PA to say that a pax had to be removed from the flight due to intoxication. And we had to wait a bit longer for his hold luggage to be taken off the plane. Luckily, he thinks we can catch up and still arrive on time. One thing I had read about on the new Swiss Senses is how slow the meal service was, and I was worried that it would take so long that I won't have much time to sleep. Luckily they must have read such feedback so service was at a good pace. Both son and I had pre-ordered our meals. The first course salad was beautifully presented. My entree (fish) was okay and dessert was good. We were given breakfast menu to check off - one can choose not to take breakfast and not to be woken up. The one thing I will complain about Swiss is their movie selection. i would give them an E for choices, and for some reason, some of them (the ones I wanted to watch) were "not available" when I selected them. Good thing i was planning to sleep. Having a lie-flat seat is a game changer. Oh i forgot to mention that in the upgrade email, i could also bid for upgrade to PE. I decided it wasn't worth it for the value it charges; after all you just get more legroom but not any more recline. Even though the bed is a bit hard for my taste, being able to lie down is like 1000x superior than economy seat. While I didn't fall into deep sleep, I still got some shut eye for about 3-4 hours, and for once, i didn't have a sore back/backside nor swollen feet at the end of the flight. Breakfast service was quite nice - they try not to wake you, instead , they serve whomever is awake first. They let my son slept until close to 45 minutes prior to landing when he finally woke up, and they served him quickly. I chose a few lighter items for breakfast; after all I had just eaten a few hours prior. In retrospect, my son should have skipped his breakfast altogether... https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...65c7b34c6.jpeg first course salad https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...96d5adee2.jpeg seabass as entree https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...55dcf3e1e.jpeg dessert https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a277cff87.jpeg breakfast - I chose yogurt, fresh fruit and croissants We arrived in ZRH on time. I had studied beforehand what we needed to do - take the connecting train to Terminals A/B, go through immigration, and then head to our connecting flight. I was walking as fast as I could but I noticed my son was dragging behind, unlike him. Well, he got air sickness again (he's prone to it and he takes dramamine and wears seabands. But the dramamine must have worn off and he ate too much for breakfast). We had to stop walking several times so he could throw up in the airsickness bag (he has a stack of them in his backpack) 🤢. Despite the stops, we got through immigration quickly and arrived at our bus gate on time. To sum up, 65-min transfer in ZRH is totally doable. Between it being a bus gate and waiting for a few other connecting pax, our AGP-bound flight arrived about 15 minutes late. We arrived in Malaga with warm temps and blue skies. Ahhhhh It was fairly easy to locate the Airport line A bus stop, and a bus was waiting. 2 contactless taps (€ 4pp) and we are good to go. My only complaint about the airport bus? There is hardly any space for luggage. You would think an airport bus would have lugguage racks, but no, it's more or less the same as any of the bendy buses that serves the city. Per my observation, the airport bus is mostly used by locals and not many tourists. Our apartment is only a 3-min walk from the Plaza de la marina stop. The bus ride took about 45 minutes given it is 4pm on Monday so there's traffic on the streets. My SIL had already arrived at the apartment. (She flew into Seville (via lisbon) a few days prior and took the bus from Seville to Malaga earlier that day). It was around 5pm when we settled in. Given the weather is so beautiful, we went out for a walk along Muelle Uno, to the lighthouse, then around via Malagueta beach and the Malagueta sign. We found a restuarant in that area for dinner called Taberna del Muelle. My son is not big on fish and seafood, but he does like sole when I make it at home. He saw that on the menu so he ordered it, not realizing it is the entire fish grilled (with head/tail/fins/bones on). That did not faze him and he ate the whole dish! I ordered grilled octopus (comes with fries and salad). Our share of dinner was €58. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5b1e8e0c0.jpeg center pompidou Malaga (aka Magna tiles building) https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5f57f7713.jpeg Malagueta sign N.B. we don't drink so for every meal out, we ordered Agua con gas. In Spain they don't seem to offer big bottles; rather just individual bottles. Prices range between €2,50-€3. A couple other points: Malaga public transit is called EMT malaga but I cannot open the website in the US. It makes it challenging to plan bus rides when you cannot see the schedules or maps. I downloaded the app on my phone and once in Spain, I was able to get it to work. Our apartment I was very pleased with the AirBnb apt I found. It is 2BR/1BA - if my SIL weren't coming, my son and I would each get our own bedrooms (preferred). But in this apt, one of the BR has 2 twins so we shared that room. The location is 6* as it's halfway between catherdral and Malaga museum. Super convenient as everything is just a 5-10 min walk, but just off the busiest part by 2 blocks so you're not walking into hoards of people the moment you leave the building. Both bedrooms open to the back side and is super quiet, esp when windows are shut. The only downside is there are no windows in the living space - the only windows in the entire apt are in the 2 BRs. But we hardly spent time inside and I was trying to be cost-conscious (in case my SIL wasn't coming). The total cost was $1368 for 8 nights. |
Great start, I always enjoy your trip reports. Business class is pretty darn nice. Only problem, once you have it, it’s hard to go back to coach!
Looking forward to the rest! |
I'm signed on!!
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This will be great - your son is so lucky to have so many wonderful trips.
Of course, you are now officially ruined for the back of the plane ;) |
Always enjoy your trip reports and I'm looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip!
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I so enjoy a yk and son trip report. And I can relate to your son and his stash of air sick bags - I never fly without a few tucked into my backpack, purse and headphone case.
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I am tagging along too. If I were you, I would bid for the business class too. Good choice!
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Chasing the sun...good title, yk. We were in Marbella mid February, and visited Malaga during the Carnavale celebrations, so it was very busy then, but in a fun way. We had 4 days of somewhat sun on the Costa del Sol, and the rest of the month we were there we battled really heavy rain storms, mostly on the Costa de la Luz. There are still ways to enjoy oneself though, although a few days were worrisome during the Red Alert in Jerez, but that sometimes makes for a good travel story, too. Not so much for those who live in the flooded areas though.
I hope your son was able to practice his Spanish a little. We find the Spanish people to be very accommodating and helpful. |
Looking forward to your report. We visited Malaga in 2017 as part of our Madrid/Andalucia trip. We love, love Malaga! I think it's an underrated city. Malaga is beautiful, and there are so many interesting things to see and do in Malaga. There was a poster on this forum many years ago who used to praise Malaga. I forgot his name. I think he was from Norway. Anyways, he convinced me to include Malaga in our trip, and we never regretted it.
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yk – Enjoying your report very much! Glad that you found a whole week of sun + warmer weather in Malaga, after a frigid winter and “digging out of snowstorms after snowstorms in the New England area”. This winter was not easy...
Very interesting stories and tips about your flights and logistics. Looking forward to the rest. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by tracilee
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Great start, I always enjoy your trip reports. Business class is pretty darn nice. Only problem, once you have it, it’s hard to go back to coach!
Looking forward to the rest!
Originally Posted by ekscrunchy
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I'm signed on!!
Originally Posted by janisj
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This will be great - your son is so lucky to have so many wonderful trips.
Of course, you are now officially ruined for the back of the plane ;)
Originally Posted by mare0520
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Always enjoy your trip reports and I'm looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip!
Originally Posted by Melnq8
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I so enjoy a yk and son trip report. And I can relate to your son and his stash of air sick bags - I never fly without a few tucked into my backpack, purse and headphone case.
Originally Posted by Cherthor
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I am tagging along too. If I were you, I would bid for the business class too. Good choice!
Originally Posted by natylou
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Chasing the sun...good title, yk. We were in Marbella mid February, and visited Malaga during the Carnavale celebrations, so it was very busy then, but in a fun way. We had 4 days of somewhat sun on the Costa del Sol, and the rest of the month we were there we battled really heavy rain storms, mostly on the Costa de la Luz. There are still ways to enjoy oneself though, although a few days were worrisome during the Red Alert in Jerez, but that sometimes makes for a good travel story, too. Not so much for those who live in the flooded areas though.
I hope your son was able to practice his Spanish a little. We find the Spanish people to be very accommodating and helpful.
Originally Posted by KarenWoo
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Looking forward to your report. We visited Malaga in 2017 as part of our Madrid/Andalucia trip. We love, love Malaga! I think it's an underrated city. Malaga is beautiful, and there are so many interesting things to see and do in Malaga. There was a poster on this forum many years ago who used to praise Malaga. I forgot his name. I think he was from Norway. Anyways, he convinced me to include Malaga in our trip, and we never regretted it.
Originally Posted by leifields
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yk – Enjoying your report very much! Glad that you found a whole week of sun + warmer weather in Malaga, after a frigid winter and “digging out of snowstorms after snowstorms in the New England area”. This winter was not easy...
Very interesting stories and tips about your flights and logistics. Looking forward to the rest. Thanks! I consider myself as the lucky one - lucky to be able to take time off to travel, and lucky to have my son willing to travel with me. He's a good travel partner and we always have a fun time. It's a nice break from our day-to-day grind, with me nagging him all day long about school work, instrument practice etc etc etc. It's nice not to nag. Melnq8 oh no I feel sorry for you! My son did not develop airsickness until after the pandemic. Can you believe he has never thrown up once in his entire life until he was 10 (just before we landed in Dublin). He didn't even know what was happening until after he threw up because it had never happened to him before. He had vomit in his face mask, all over his shirt and pants. We had to change his clothes in the dublin airport bathroom, and then he threw up more on the connecting flight to Paris, and still more on the car service to our Paris apartment. natylou Yes! He got to use his Spanish quite a bit and everyone was happy to converse with him in Spanish! He had no trouble understanding at all and it seems like the Spaniards had no trouble understanding him either. KarenWoo Malaga is certainly underrated in terms of US tourists. I do think it is quite popular with people from UK/Ireland. Regardless, it was a good find for us and certainly exceeded my expectations! |
Day 2- Malaga
Day 2, Tuesday, Malaga
Free walking tour; historical 3-layer cake If you look at my planned itinerary, you'll notice that I alternate between a "Malaga day" and a daytrip. This way, my teenage son doesn't need to get up early every day. For our first full day in Malaga, I figured the best way to get to "know" the city is through a walking tour. The evening before, we went to nearby Carrefour express (across from Malaga cathedral) to pick up breakfast items. My SIL already got some but I always needed to buy coffee pods (which I'm sure all of us travelers have stories to tell). Luckily the apt machine is a krups and uses nespresso pods, which makes it slightly easier to match. Anyway, both son and I suffer jet lag (ie, waking up for 2 hrs in the middle of the night), so it's a good thing our walking tour doesn't start until 10am. Then in the morning I got a whasapp msg from the walking tour company. Our 10am is cancelled due to low enrollment, but can we join their 11am tour instead (same tour). Okay it's a bit annoying but OTOH not a huge deal and gives my son more time to sleep. Walking Tour The company i booked the free tour is called Free Tours Andalusia, I think it was listed in a guidebook. They offer 4 tours/day which I thought seems a bit optimistic, now I know why. Maybe during high season they do run all 4. We met at C Larios next to Mr. Larios's statue. Our guide that day is Tania, a Malaga local, and she did a very nice job. The group size is decent, pace is good, and Tania has a microphone/speaker so we have no trouble hearing her. It's always nice to learn about the history and get a feel of the city on our first day(s), and learn about the famous people (Picasso! Antonio Banderas!) . We covered the main historical center, and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the mostly car-free streets. 2 hours went by quickly. (we gave her€20pp). After the tour we asked her for lunch recs and she sent us to one of the Casa Lola eateries - the one on C Strachan. We shared a number of croquettes (v good), roasted red peppers, several meatballs. Our share for lunch was €20. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...40180e700.jpeg Most famous street in Malaga - C. Larios https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a3c309297.jpeg Love the mostly-pedestrian streets in the historic core https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...710d51eed.jpeg Catheral of Malaga, aka the "one-armed lady" as it's missing a tower We then made our way back on C Larios for ice cream at Casa Mira - the most famous ice cream shop in Malaga? €3,30 per single cone I forgot what my flavor my son got but I had orange ice cream with choc chip. Orange x choc is my fav combo. Three-layered historical cake The Roman theater, Alcazaba, and Gibralfaro forms a 3-layer historical cake on the East side of the city. Roman theater is at the bottom, alcazaba in the middle of the hill, and Gibralfaro at the top. We started with the roman theater, which is free to visit. Here I learned the diffrence between a Roman theater and a Roman amphitheater. It was virtually devoid of visitors so I do recommend going for a look (esp it's free). Outside the Theater in the ground there is a little glass pyramid where you can look down and see the roman storage space for gorum. It's basically stinky food scraps that you normally would throw out but the romans put them in jars and let them ferment, and somehow it becomes a delicacy that they can sell for quite a bit of money! https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...635ffb059.jpeg Roman Theater https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...dd34bfd8e.jpeg My son taking photos inside Roman Theater Then we got the ticket for combined Alcazaba and Gibralfaro (€ 10 pp). There is a free audioguide you can listen on your phone, which explains the history of the fortresses and what you are looking at. It is pretty cool to be following the zigzag paths through multiple gates up to the palace - you can imagine how hard it would have been to take over as an enemy. The Christians finally were able to conquer the Moors not by invading, but by a seige. At the top of Alcazaba is the nasrid palace, kind of like the little sister of Alhambra? https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f65100860.jpeg One of the gates in Alcazaba https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b02ad2014e.jpg The palace at the top of Alcazaba, kind of like the little sister of Alhambra https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...9cc7536fe.jpeg View of Gibralfaro from Alcazaba When you get to the Palace, you're pretty much half way up the hill, and Gibralfaro isn't that much further up. But that's when I realize there is no direct route between the 2! You have to make your way down the zigzag paths to the bottom of the hill, then take the other path back up the hill to Gibralfaro! Oh well, I guess I do need to burn those calories from the ice cream earlier. Parts of the path is pretty steep, but you do get a fantastic view of the city, the bull ring, and the ocean. Unlike Alcazaba, Gibralfaro was much less crowded. It was also late in the day and we were the only tourists there. We stayed until closing time (6pm). https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...be567b224.jpeg View of Malaga city and the harbor from Gibralfaro Just outside the Gibralfaro entrance is a well-known viewpoint for sunset (Mirador de Gibralfaro). If it were up to me, I would just stay there until sunet (7pm) but I got vetoed. So we headed back down into the city and tried our luck at El Pimpi. To our surprise, we got a table in the "tunnel" for some tapas. We weren't entirely sure what to get / how much to get, as we are unfamiliar with portion sizes and the general lack of detailed description of menu items even though both my son and SIL speak/read spanish. SIL had the spanish omelette and cold almond soup (which she raved about). Son and I shared a fig salad, a dish of snails ("tapa de caracoles en salsa"), and a dish of acorn-fed iberian ham. Our share for dinner was € 47. Near El Pimpi we spotted a tiny shop that sells Portugese Pasteis de nata on C. Granada. Feeling a bit nostalgic for our summer trip to Porto, we each got one € 2 each, though it was not anywhere near as good as back in Portugal. Before we retired back to our apt, we passed by more shops and bought more food souvenirs (mostly nuts) from Sabor a Espana €7,50 https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4a49183d5.jpeg our dish of 🐌 (tapa de caracoles en salsa). yes, my son had a few! |
Following your report with interest.
We visited Malaga many years ago for a few days (on the way to Seville). A nice spot. My plan last year was to revisit Seville , see Cadiz ..+ It turned out the mid October temperatures in the south were too high for me , so I switched to Barcelona Spain is my favourite country , I keep returning every year, often twice. Already looking forward to another visit to Madrid and Valencia in a couple of months. 🙂 |
Following with interest, this is a region we havent visited at all. Thanks for the TR!
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This way, my teenage son doesn't need to get up early every day.
I'm taking my 18 year old nephew to Europe for two weeks in May, and his love of sleep has me wondering how much we're going to accomplish. Maybe I should do something similiar. I love that your boy is such a good traveler, and an adventurous eater at that. (And not having thrown up until he was 10, wow. What a shock, with the mask and all, yikes). |
Wow! I love your photos and report about Alcazaba and Gibralfaro. They bring back such fond memories. Our walk up to both of these places was one of the highlights of our trip. I seem to recall seeing a path going from Alcazaba to Gibralfaro that was closed to the public, presumably because it is dangerous to walk on. We lucked out, and we happened to find an elevator that brought us down to the street, and then from there we continued to Gibralfaro. I knew about the Roman theater ruins but somehow we missed it.
Your son is an adventurous eater! Good for him! |
Originally Posted by danon
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Following your report with interest.
We visited Malaga many years ago for a few days (on the way to Seville). A nice spot. My plan last year was to revisit Seville , see Cadiz ..+ It turned out the mid October temperatures in the south were too high for me , so I switched to Barcelona Spain is my favourite country , I keep returning every year, often twice. Already looking forward to another visit to Madrid and Valencia in a couple of months. 🙂
Originally Posted by ANUJ
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Following with interest, this is a region we havent visited at all. Thanks for the TR!
Originally Posted by Melnq8
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This way, my teenage son doesn't need to get up early every day.
I'm taking my 18 year old nephew to Europe for two weeks in May, and his love of sleep has me wondering how much we're going to accomplish. Maybe I should do something similiar. I love that your boy is such a good traveler, and an adventurous eater at that. (And not having thrown up until he was 10, wow. What a shock, with the mask and all, yikes). And yes, I'm happy that he inherited my iron stomach in terms of not getting an GI upset. AFAIK he's never had any GI illness/gastroenteritis in his whole life. He's only thrown up when he gets airsickness.
Originally Posted by KarenWoo
(Post 17710190)
Wow! I love your photos and report about Alcazaba and Gibralfaro. They bring back such fond memories. Our walk up to both of these places was one of the highlights of our trip. I seem to recall seeing a path going from Alcazaba to Gibralfaro that was closed to the public, presumably because it is dangerous to walk on. We lucked out, and we happened to find an elevator that brought us down to the street, and then from there we continued to Gibralfaro. I knew about the Roman theater ruins but somehow we missed it.
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