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Castillo de Gibralfaro

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Castillo de Gibralfaro.
Castillo de Gibralfaro. Photo: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Citorah says

The Castillo de Gibralfaro crowns the same hill, 132 metres above sea level. Yusuf I began the castle and the Coracha, the walled path down to the Alcazaba, in the 14th century. After the Christian conquest it was a barracks and prison until 1925, when it passed to the city. Its old gunpowder store holds an interpretation centre on its life as a garrison and watchtower from 1487 to 1925. The main reason to go up, though, is the wall-walk along the battlements.

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
Camino de Gibralfaro 11
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.
Getting there
EMT bus 35 runs there from the historic centre about every 30 minutes, or you can walk up the Paseo de Don Juan Temboury in about 20 minutes.

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