Geography Situation
Located at the mouth of Guadalmedina , this large all-white town is dominated by the Gibralfaro, the "Lighthouse Hill, crowned by walls of XIV century. The situation in Malaga, facing the coast Moroccan and land routes led down the highlands of Grenada and the Guadalquivir River , made the main town in coastal Mediterranean of Andalusia.
Climate
The city of Malaga is located at the southern tip of Spain has surely one of the best climates in Europe. Malaga has a Mediterranean climate with temperatures averaging 18 degrees throughout the year. In summer, temperatures range from 25 to 30 degrees and in winter they descend almost never below 14 degrees during the day. In contrast, the hinterland has a continental climate, which is why, in summer and winter temperatures are more extreme than on the coast. If the city receives only between 500 mm and 600 mm of annual rainfall it has still 59 days of rain per year. In December and January it rains the most with eight days of rain each month, against only one day of rain in July and August.
Malaga-Weather Statement (Period: 1971-2000) | months | January | February | March | April | May | jul. | jul. | Aug. | September | October | November | December | year |
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| Average minimum temperature ( C ) | 7,3 | 7,9 | 9,0 | 10,4 | 13,4 | 17,1 | 19,7 | 20,5 | 18,2 | 14,3 | 10,8 | 8,4 | 13,0 |
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| Average maximum temperature ( C) | 16,6 | 17,7 | 19,1 | 20,9 | 23,8 | 27,3 | 29,9 | 30,3 | 27,9 | 23,7 | 19,9 | 17,4 | 22,9 |
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| Rainfall ( mm ) | 81 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 95 | 88 | 526 |
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| Number of days with rain | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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History
Foundation
Malaga was founded by the Phoenicians in the twelfth century BC. AD as the Malakka at the foot of the hill Gibralfaro.
In BC 573 BC , the city came under the control of the Carthaginians and remained until -219 where it becomes Roman following the Punic Wars. The city is growing, thanks to its port. Under Augustus it acquires a theater. The city is known for its exports of garum to Rome.
Following the decline of Roman power, Malacca was conquered successively by the Visigoths in 411 AD. AD, Emperor Byzantine Justinian , then taken over by the Visigoths in 615.
Muslim period
Taking the first time in 716 by the Arabs, the city was finally conquered in 743 and annexed to the Emirate of Cordoba in 755.
In 858 , Malaga was sacked by the head Viking Hasting .
The Muslim period saw the development of the city and its countryside, thanks to improved irrigation outlined by the Romans. The Alcazaba (from the eleventh century ) and Gibralfaro ( XIV century ) were built.
The city through the political turmoil by strengthening its power through its harbor, shipyard , the Atarazanas. The Genoese placed a counter in the city that becomes, with the renewal of links between the Mediterranean and northern Europe, an important lines of trade.
The Reconquista and the incorporation of Spain
The city was reconquered by Christians on 19 August 1487 , after heavy fighting. The Kingdom of Granada loses its main outlet to the sea and expect five years later.
The province was settled by Castilian and Andalusian down. Kings involved in the development of the city, however, stagnant until the eighteenth century and suffers from floods, wars and epidemics.
Malaga from 1800 to today
The city was occupied by Napoleon's troops in January 1810 to August 1812. Subsequently, Malaga became the leading city of the Industrial Revolution in Spain (Barcelona then doubled), specializing particularly in the steel industry. The train reached the city of Cordoba in 1865.
As in all of Spain, the disorders are numerous in the nineteenth century , this does not prevent the city to enjoy a certain amount of prosperity thanks to its industrial and export of agricultural products (oil, mainly wine and raisins).
The first Communist member of Spain was elected in Malaga in 1933. In 1937 , Franco and the Nationalist troops took the city.
The crisis of 1940 gave way to emigrate in the years 1950 and economic development through tourism from 1960. The university was founded in 1972.
The metro in Malaga is currently under construction.
Economy
The city has undergone major changes since the 1970s, because of its economic development, concentrated on the coastal fringe. The preponderance of the services sector, the high percentage of low construction and industrialization were the main features of this development. Fishing preserves, however, a relative importance within the local economy, as well as agriculture ( wine and food industry). Sectors of the hospitality, trade, transport and communication are now those with a steady development in the region because it tends to become one of the most touristy of the Mediterranean. The Port of Malaga has a fishing, trade and transport important.
Malaga has an airport. Mlaga Airport is located eight kilometers from the city of Malaga and 5 km from Torremolinos, perfectly connected to all major towns of the Costa del Sol and inland. Over 80 international airlines operating in this airport, which has recorded in recent years a stream of 13 million passengers on average. Air traffic is concentrated mainly on the European Union, London-Gatwick is the destination with the most travelers.
The Port of Malaga has a regular ferry lines joining daily Melilla and represents the second largest port peninsula, behind Barcelona in terms of cruise destination. In actuality, the port is engaged in an ambitious project in which the port will be part of the city and will have open spaces with gardens, cultural facilities, catering and leisure. Malaga entered the twentieth century with a significant economic decline accentuated until, in 1960 , international tourism discovered the coast of Malaga and dedicate it to become a reference worldwide tourism.
Mara Zambrano station receives the commuter rail and interprovincial, which link the capital to other cities of Malaga Peninsula. The high speed line (train AVE ), inaugurated in 2007, accomplishes the Mlaga-Madrid route in 2h30. Since the introduction of the AVE train Madrid-Barcelona, Malaga-Barcelona route can be done by high speed train without having to change trains in Madrid, which shortens the travel time between the two cities. Currently, the work of the Mlaga metro progressing at a good pace, especially those of line 2, which will soon be joined two other lines that connect the most important parts of the city.
Tourism
The hotel sector in the province of Malaga are currently more than 1300 institutions in total and hosts nearly half of Tourism of the autonomous community of Andalusia, in recent years the region has made a quantitative leap and qualitative.
The province of Malaga has several amusement parks and water recreation such as Selwo Aventura Estepona , where animals live in semi-liberty, Selwo Park Marina Park Telecabina or the Tivoli World, all three to Benalmdena. Fuengirola is home to one of the finest zoos in Spain. Not to mention others like the Crocodile Park in Torremolinos or the Lobo Park.
Moreover, food is probably one of the major attractions of the province of Malaga, which has wide-ranging cuisine from famous pescato "to other more substantial dishes of the hinterland, without forgetting the art of "tapas", the tapas in any setting, from basic to luxurious. In the current five restaurants are among the famous Michelin Guide: Cafe de Pars (Malaga), Tragabuches (Ronda), and El Lago, Skins and Calima in Marbella.
The Costa del Sol has also eleven marinas, which puts the province of Malaga in Andalusia in the head with respect to such facilities. The larger ports are: Puerto Banus in Marbella and Puerto Marina in Benalmdena, which also house various recreational areas that support significant commercial activity and nightlife.
On the Costa del Sol, also known as the Costa del Golf because of the many golf courses in the province (more than 70 facilities in total), the town of Marbella is to have the largest number of golf courses after Mijas.
Many festivities are held across the province throughout the year, among which we note in particular the Holy Week and the Feria de Malaga brings together more than five million people. The fairs of San Miguel in Torremolinos Velez Malaga, the Fuengirola Fair San Bernab in Marbella or one of Antequera, not to mention that of Ronda are all celebrations not to be missed.
Moreover, Mlaga City has been booming in recent years in terms of its offer muses.Mentionnons eg Picasso Museum in Malaga, the Museum of Pre-Columbian art of Benalmdena, one of the burning Spanish Marbella or the Municipal Museum of Antequera. The last art class can be seen in contemporary art center (CAC Malaga) in Malaga city.
On the other hand, the Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, which will host the collection of the Baroness and will be located at Villaln Palace (XVI century building right in the historic district of Mlaga), will soon open its doors to the public.
Gallery
People born in Mlaga
- Solomon ibn Gabirol
- Ibn al-Baitar ( )
- Salvador Rueda (1857-1933): Poet Spanish author, inter alia, "Songs of Castile."
- Pablo Picasso (1881-1973): painter, sculptor, engraver and ceramist Spanish child prodigy from Malaga was the great artisan of the birth of cubism. From its birthplace in the Plaza de la Merced, "where he made his first sketches, the city has established an initiatory journey tracing the passage of the painter in the Andalusian city. The city has a Picasso Museum.
- Altolaguirre Manuel (1905-1959): Poet, editor, playwright and filmmaker. He was also a literary critic and art, biographer and chronicler. He edited many journals and books as modern classics, including in many countries during his exile, motivated by the war in Spain, Havana and Mexico City. At the theater he was director and film writer, producer and director.
- Antonio Banderas : Director, actor and film producer. He starred in Zorro and in other films.
- Pablo Puyol : Singer and actor, dancer and he also played in the series Un, dos, tres , which was a success.
- Javier Conde : Matador
Moreover, Arthur Koestler has lived in Malaga and recounted the capture of the city by the nationalists in 1937 in his book The Spanish Testament.
Sports
Twinnings
See also
External Links
Article Sources
References
- Source: Mairie de Mlaga.
- Michel DILLANGE, The Counts of Poitou Duke of Aquitaine (778-1204), Geste editions, coll. "The Nativity", 1995, 304 p. ( a href = "Sp% C3% A9cial: Ouvrages_de_r% C3% A9f% C3% A9rence/9782910919092" class = "mw-internal-magiclink isbn"> ISBN 978-2 - 910919-09-2), p. 57-58 .
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