culture Archives - Malaga Guru

16 June 2023

Museo de Málaga / Museum of Malaga

As if we didn’t have enough in the ‘Museum City’, we’ve been gifted one more. Located in the Malaga port’s old customs house (La Aduana), a stone’s throw from the cathedral, is the Museo de Málaga. The Museum of Malaga boasts 18,000 square metres of exhibition space – more than the CAC, the Thyssen and the Picasso museum combined – […]

27 June 2025

Iglesia de los Santos Mártires Ciriaco y Paula (Church of Saints Ciriaco and Paula)

Right in the heart of Malaga’s historic centre, this remarkable church stands as one of the city’s most fascinating religious landmarks. Built by the Catholic Monarchs after the Christian conquest of Malaga in 1487, it’s one of just four churches constructed within the old city walls. The church honours Saints Ciriaco and Paula, who happen to be Malaga’s patron saints, […]

9 January 2021

Malaga Cathedral, the ‘one-armed lady’

Malaga Cathedral, officially called the Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica de la Encarnación, is synonymous with the city, not only because it is visible from practically anywhere, but because of its main distinguishing feature – its single tower. For this reason, the cathedral is colloquially known as La Manquita (one-armed lady). There are many stories as to why the second tower […]

9 August 2021

Iglesia de Sagrado Corazón (Church of the Sacred Heart)

La Iglesia de Sagrado Corazón (Church of the Sacred Heart) is *not* the Cathedral! To the untrained eye this ornate neo-Gothic church, right in the city centre, close to the Thyssen museum and Plaza de la Constitución, ticks all the boxes to be the cathedral. But, alas, it isn’t. It’s much newer than that. It was built as recently as 1920. […]

1 May 2024

La Noche en Blanco de Málaga

Each year, Malaga hosts over 200 diverse events as part of its annual Noche en Blanco (Nuit Blanche or White Night) celebration. This vibrant occasion, which is replicated all around the world, grants free access to an array of cultural gems such as museums, art galleries, concerts and theatres. Throughout the city centre, which is turned into a de facto […]