Andalusia. Sunset over Malaga. Magnet

Andalusia. Sunset over Malaga. Travel. Europe. Spain. Malaga is a city in the south of Spain, in the province of Andalusia. Located on the extreme west coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, about 100 km from the Strait of Gibraltar. The city is located in the center of the bay, surrounded by the Malaga Mountains. In Malaga, two rivers flow - Guadalmedina and Guadalossa, which flow into the Mediterranean Sea. Malaga was founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC, which makes it one of the oldest cities in Europe. Malaga was first a federate, and then a city with Latin law in the Roman Empire; prosperous city of Al-Andalus, four times the capital of Typha of Malaga was annexed to the Castilian crown in 1487. Today, Malaga is a significant economic and cultural center, as well as an important transport hub on the Mediterranean coast. In Malaga, the ruins of the Roman theater (1st century AD) and the monuments of Arab architecture - the castle fortress of the Moorish kings of Alcazaba (construction started in the 11th century), the fortress-lighthouse of Gibralfaro (rebuilt in the XIV century.) The Malaga cathedral was built in the Renaissance style in 1528 In Malaga, more than 40 museums and memorial places.