Málaga

Description

The Province of Málaga is found on the southern mediterranean coast of Spain, in Andalusia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the South and by the provinces of Cádiz, Granada, Córdoba and Seville and its area is 7,308 km². The population of Malaga population is about 1,652,999 and concentrated mainly in the metropolitan area of Málaga, province capital, and throughout the coastal area. Málaga contains 102 municipalities, its main cities being Marbella, Mijas, Fuengirola, Vélez-Málaga, Torremolinos, Estepona and Benalmádena, all in the coastal zone. The towns of Antequera and Ronda, are located in the interior. The prevailing climate is a warm Mediterranean with dry and warm long summers with short mild winters. The beaches along the Costa del Sol are visited by millions of European tourists but the province has some very interesting places to visit, like the gorge of El Chorro, near Álora, the Torcal de Antequera, the Moorish-Mudéjar district of Frigiliana, the Dolmen of Menga or the Caves of Nerja.