#málaga

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" Marbella Costa del Sol " // © Yolanda

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Colomares Castle, Benalmádena, Spain: Castillo de Colomares is a monument, in the form of a castle, dedicated to the life and adventures of Christopher Columbus. It was built near Benalmádena in Spain, between 1987 and 1994. Wikipedia

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Jordane Prestrot

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Málaga

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Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23

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Doy fe, está en Huelin 😂

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El precio del turismo de masas - La tienda los 8 caños, Ronda, 2016.

Ronda, the legendary cradle of Spanish style bullfighting, has been a tourist attraction for a very long time. Among others writing in English, Richard Ford in his rather ill-tempered Handbook for Travellers in Spain (1832) describes how to make a visit. Prosper Méremée based his work from which the opera Carmen was derived on a stay at about the same time.

I first visited the town almost a half century ago when it had only a smattering of tourist centric activity. Now it is on the mass tourism circuit. Cruise ships docking in Málaga or even Cádiz offer excursions for their passengers, and it is on most tour operators' Andalusian itineraries. Many of Ronda's old town buildings are now used to vend tourist services and treasures. Restaurants on the cliff for which the town is famous offer menus in English and usually also in German and French. On my 2016 visit I mistakenly stopped for lunch at one where there was no written menu in Castellano as few Spanish speakers went there. The cuisine on offer is usually generic with no authentic cocina andaluza but rather those dishes associated with Spain by tourists (tapas, typical of central Spain or paella, a Valencian dish for example - reminiscent of ordering Boston baked beans in New Orleans or shrimp and grits in Seattle).

If one is a bullfighting aficionado or just wants to see a corrida for the experience, Ronda's historic bull ring remains the place to do so. Tourists are mostly fascinated with the building and its history not with the bloody spectacle itself. Tour busses usually do not stay long enough for day trippers to be herded in to see a corrida, and thus most of those in the audience are not t-shirt tourists. If you should go, remember to get a sombra seat, a little more expensive, as the afternoon sun can be quite hot, and its glare can be a problem.

Waiting for the corrida to begin, look for a snack shop offering bocadillos y bebidas rather than sandwiches and drinks.

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Population: 571,026

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Holy Week, Málaga, Spain: Holy Week in Málaga is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus in Málaga, Spain. It takes place during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter. It is one of the city's main cultural and religious events. Wikipedia

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Arenas, Axarquía (Málaga).

[doulayogimama]

Málaga is so beautiful. Spain feels like it really could be home. If it wasn’t on another continent from our families I don’t think I would think twice about spending a year here.

Groceries are affordable. I got a huge bag of groceries today; olive oil, veggies, soy milk, cheese, eggs, fruit. I filled a big cloth bag to the brim. It was only 29 euro.

Really nice two bedrooms in the center of Barcelona are $1500 euro per month when I look on idealista. 😳

I put my new Adidas in the washing machine because they were white and dirty and literally the sole broke apart. It’s like the glue dissolved?? I’ve washed all my sneakers many times and I was shocked.

Was stressed about spending 60 or 70 euro on sneakers and when I picked out the shoes I’m wearing in the photo my mouth nearly hung open: only $18!!!!! Not a name brand but who cares, I can’t find sneakers this nice for $18 in America (in a super fancy neighborhood, nonetheless).

This cathedral is right next to our apartment. I love it here ✨💗

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"Darth Vader above a sea of clouds" by Leo Peralta

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Tener tanto de que escribir, pero que el simple echo de recordar te deje sin palabras que plasmar.

-19/06 Malaga