 Malaga is the smallest of Andalucia´s eight provinces and is also known
as "the gateway to the Costa del Sol" due to the proximity of the
city's airport.
It includes the provincial capital that is the second largest city in
Andalucia and possibly one of the most vibrant, atmospheric and
historic in Spain. The city centre of Malaga has wide leafy
boulevards, endearingly dilapidated streets and buildings, museums and
monuments all set against the backdrop of the sparkling blue
Mediterranean.
Malaga is notorious for the miles of beautiful sandy beaches and
fantastic weather which have kept tourists flocking back year after
year to resorts like
Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola and Marbella
and the fantastic marina, Puerto Banus.
Inland from the coast there are natural surroundings of such great
richness and variety that the local government has given protection
status to two natural parks (Sierra de las Nieves and Los Montes),
three places of natural beauty (El Torcal, El Chorro and the Sierras
Bermeja and Crestellina) and a reserve (Laguna de Fuentepiedra).
Apart from these protected areas and a 'biosphere reserve'
classification from UNESCO, Malaga also has the splendid diversity of
wetland zones and coastal biotopes. Each year, hundreds of species of
birds pass through the province during their migration. Malaga is
considered one of the most important locations in Europe for botanic
richness and variety of plant life.
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