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Alcazaba

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Alcazaba.
Alcazaba. Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Citorah says

The Alcazaba is the Moorish fortress on the slope of Mount Gibralfaro, entered from Calle Alcazabilla 2. The city’s site for the monument says that under Islamic rule it grew from a fortification into “a palace-fortress, and the seat of the city government”, built as two fortresses, one inside the other. Restoration began in 1933. The route takes in the entrance gates, the lower and upper precincts and the Nasrid palace. Of everything in Málaga, it’s the sight to see first.

From Málaga’s Sights and Museums: The Alcazaba, Gibralfaro, the Picasso Museum and the Cathedral, with Tickets and Free Hours, under “The Alcazaba and the Castillo de Gibralfaro”.

Good to know

Where
Calle Alcazabilla 2
Price
Free: every Sunday from 14:00, for everyone.
When
Hours from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027: 09:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:00.
Booking
the city sells them at alcazabaygibralfaro.janto.es, which calls itself the “Official ticket sales page”
Getting there
Besides the main gate, the Alcazaba has a lift from Calle Guillén Sotelo, which the monument uses as an entrance and exit.

As the guide had it on 21 Oct 2026. Check prices and hours with the place itself before you go.

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    Roman Theatre

    Citorah says The Roman Theatre (Teatro Romano) sits below the Alcazaba at Calle Alcazabilla s/n. It was built in the early years of the 1st century AD, and lay hidden under streets and houses for centuries until gardening works in 1951 uncovered its vaulted entrance. Much of the seating, the marble-paved orchestra and the stage survive, and under the glass pyramid on Calle Alcazabilla are the vats where the fish-salting works that later took over the site made garum. The visit is the theatre plus an interpretation centre, and it costs nothing.

    The catch The site may close when the state weather agency issues an orange or red heat warning

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    Blossom

    Citorah says The chef, Emi Schobert, is from Buenos Aires, and Michelin describes the cooking as contemporary, with South American touches. There are two tasting menus: Esencia, at €140 a head (€75 with wine pairing), and Confluencia, at €190 (€95 pairing). Allow about three hours.

    The catch Blossom recommends smart casual dress, and doesn’t recommend bringing children.

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    Museo de Málaga

    Citorah says The Museo de Málaga fills the Palacio de la Aduana, the late-18th-century customs house on Plaza Aduana, and opened there on 12 December 2016. It has two sections, fine arts and archaeology, with more than 15,000 pieces between them. The archaeology section’s core comes from the Alcazaba’s excavations, including glazed Hispano-Muslim ceramics, and from the old Museo Loringiano, the collection the Marquises of Casa-Loring built up after a find in Málaga in 1851. For EU citizens, it’s the best free hour in the city.

  • Rooftop bar

    La Terraza de la Alcazaba

    Citorah says La Terraza de la Alcazaba, on the top floor of Hotel Alcazaba Premium at Calle Alcazabilla 12, looks straight at the Alcazaba, the Roman Theatre and Gibralfaro. It has two levels, and opens from 15:00 to 2:00 from Monday to Thursday, 13:00 to 3:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and 13:00 to 2:00 on Sundays. The hotel says it’s open to everyone, takes bookings by phone and has wheelchair access. If you go up only one rooftop, make it this one.

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