MÁLAGA

Miguel Carrillo Duran

Livia Fernández Pérez

GEOGRAPHY-LOCATION

Malaga is located in south of Spain.

Malaga is in the autonomous community

of Andalusia.

The population of Malaga is 600,000

Inhabitants.

Malaga is the most popular city in

Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain.

There are important villages near Málaga

like Torremolinos, Rincon de la Victoria,

Benalmadena and Marbella.

Information about Malaga

The mayor of Malaga is Francisco De la Torre.

Malaga was founded in the 8th century BC.

The football team of the city is Malaga FC

and Unicaja is the basket team.

Alcazaba A palatial fortification in Málaga. It was built by the Hammudid

dynasty in the 11th century.

In the entrance of the Alcazaba there is a Roman Theatre dating to

the 1st century BC. The Alcazaba of Málaga is built on a hill in the

centre of the city.

The Alcazaba of Málaga is the prototype of military architecture in

the Taifa period.

Cathedral

The Cathedral was built between the

16th and 17th century. The Cathedral has

a Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque

style. The most important of the

Cathedral is the choir, the two organs

and the side chapels.

There are a lot of images, paintings and

sculptures that served the people to

understand the Bible. They weren’t

many books because a lot of people

didn’t know to talk ant write.

The choir

One of the Organs

Piedad’s Image

Cathedral

The One-Armed Lady

The cathedral had interruptions

and incidents when it was

building. In fact the Cathedral

has not completed one of the

towers because the money was

used to complete the Roads of

Antequera and Velez. For this

reason it is also called the

Cathedral ‘Manquita’. Some

people think that must be build

the tower. In my opinion I think it

is better to leave it like that.

Important People

In Malaga, there are important people that represent the city.

The most important person is Pablo Ruiz Picasso who died in 1973, he was an important painter.

- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and

historian known principally for serving 6 terms as Spanish Prime Minister.

- Antonio Banderas is a film actor, film director, film producer

and singer.

- Pablo Alboran is a singer. In 2011, he was nominated for

three Latin Grammy Awards. The singer has released a studio album, a live album, four singles, four music videos and various

musical collaborations.

Gastronomy The gastronomy of Malaga is very rich and

it is influenced by other Mediterranean’s

countries.

-Seafood, meat, lovely soap, nice

vegetables……

-Fish: ‘Espetos de sardinas’

-Meat: black pudding, oxtail

-Fast food: the most typical food in the

restaurants are the ‘camperos’

-Sweets and desserts: churros and ‘Roscos

de Antequera’

-Vegetables: ‘Patatas a lo pobre’

Music There is an important

orchestra in Málaga. La

Orquesta Filarmónica de

Málaga (OFM, Malaga

Philharmonic Orchestra) is

a symphony orchestra

created in the Spanish city

of Malaga. It belongs to

the Spanish Association of

Symphony Orchestras

(AEOS). At present, the

artistic and director is

Edmon Colomer.

The two most important holidays are Easter Week and Fair of Malaga.

The Malaga Fair (La Feria de Málaga) is celebrated in the first 15 days of August. The traditional Fair takes place in the evening. There is also a ‘Fair Day’ in the morning for young people. They go to dance, sing and drink. During the evening you can go to fair ride.

Easter week is a religious holiday that is celebrated between March or April.

There are a lot of thrones, Nazarenes, bands and bearers. This week represents the death of Jesus.

Fiesta

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