Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 7 days: the full Andalusia week from one base A week from Málaga is the whole package: two days for the city, the full golden triangle of Granada, Córdoba and Seville, the Caminito del Rey, and a slow coastal day at Nerja to recover.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 6 days: the city and the whole golden triangle Six days is enough to do the Málaga core and the full Andalusian golden triangle, Granada, Córdoba and Seville, plus the Caminito del Rey. That is three ticketed day trips back to back, so book the Alhambra, the Seville Alcázar and the walkway before you leave home.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 5 days: the city plus the golden triangle Five days lets you pair the Málaga city core with the two great Andalusian day trips, Granada and Córdoba, and still fit the Caminito del Rey. Book the Alhambra and the walkway first, they both sell out.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 4 days: city core, then the Alhambra and a gorge walk Four days is where Málaga earns a longer stay: two days for the city, then the two biggest day trips, Granada’s Alhambra and the Caminito del Rey.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 3 days: the city core plus one day trip Three days gives you the full Málaga core over two days and one day trip on the third. This builds on the 2-day plan by adding either Nerja, the easy 45-minute coastal trip, or the Caminito del Rey cliff walkway.

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Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Where to base yourself in Málaga Málaga’s centre is small enough that you can pick an area by what you want each day, sights, beach, or fast trains for day trips, without ever being far from the rest.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Málaga’s best shots are mostly free Almost every photograph worth taking in Málaga costs nothing beyond the walk to it. The city is compact, the light is strong for about 300 days a year, and the two best viewpoints are reachable on foot.

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Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Eating cheap in Málaga Málaga is a cheap city to eat well in if you follow the locals to the beach and the market rather than the terraces on Calle Larios. The one meal you should not skip costs only a few euros, and the rest of the plan is tapas ordered a couple at a time.

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Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Málaga’s day trips are the real reason to stay a week The city core takes a couple of days. What makes Málaga worth a longer stay is that it is the only Costa del Sol base within reach of the whole Andalusian golden triangle plus more.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Málaga on a real budget Málaga is one of the cheapest culture cities in southern Spain to fill a few days in. Picasso was born here in 1881, on the Plaza de la Merced, and the city has spent the last 15 years turning itself from a beach stopover into a genuine city of museums.