Málaga

"La Costa del Sol" - the coast of sun or the sun coast. Málaga has a lot of history - mostly of being conquered and reconquered many times. Coastal cities are not the best place to try and maintain an empire.


A few interesting facts:


Pablo Picasso, the famous painter that pretty much everyone knows about, was born in Málaga. However, during his lifetime, he swore off his birthplace and pretended to be French for most of his life. His most famous painting ever is the painting he made after the bombings in Guernica - the painting's name is Guernica. Take a look at my previous post for Guernica if you want to take a look.


Antonio Banderas was also born in Málaga and, unlike Picasso, he is actually proud of his heritage. The people of the city are so proud of him that they have a statue of him in a park.


Without tourism in the city of Málaga, the economic status of the city would drop to the status of a third world country. (According to my tour guide).


There's a lot of orange trees in the city. Are these oranges free to eat? Sure, but you'll pay the price. It is rumored that the city puts something in the soil to make these oranges really bitter and therefore not very pleasurable to eat so you'll buy your oranges at the store and stop eating their decorations.


There is a mini-Alhambra or little brother to the Alhambra located in Málaga which Ferdinand and Isabel, most important king and queen in Spanish history, visited while reconquering Spain from the Moors.

Not considering Málaga, but an interesting fact nonetheless; there is a rumor that Queen Isabel was having an affair with Christopher Colombus and that King Ferdinand funded Colombus' voyage to the eventual discovery of America only because killing Colombus for his affairs would be too obvious.


That's it for "La Costa del Sol." Hopefully y'all enjoyed your small look.