Back at the Mirador de la Acazaba
One of the best sights of Malaga
To celebrate St Valentine’s Day and for a nice activity to get up to in the morning we took a wander up the walkway and viewing point of the Alcazaba in Malaga at about 11am yesterday. The walk up to it on the corten walkway is serene and then the vista when you get to the top is absolutely supreme. It is fast becoming one of my favorite spots in Malaga and I highly recommend it if you are sightseeing in Malaga. We really enjoyed our time at the top and took in the full view and looked at all of the different sights, along with trying to see if we could see our own “casa”.
The photo here shows the view from viewing point on the Alcazaba which as you can see includes a view of the Roman ruins which include a theatre right in the centre of Malaga city.
Mirador de la Alcazaba : Visitor Information
Afterwards we strolled down at a leisurely pace and looked at the Roman ruins when we got to the bottom.
For information, tt’s free entry in to the Mirador de la Acazaba and it seems to be open seven days a week with Summer and Winter opening hours.
Winter hours are from October to May and are 10am to 5pm, while Summer hours run from June to September where it is open 10am until 8pm.
In order to get in you need to walk up to the steps to the left of the Visitors Centre (near El Pimpi) right next to the Cine Albeniz.
When we visited on Sunday, it was quite busy with lots of families and couples visiting the top. I’d imagine it is a lot quieter midweek - as it was when we visited a few weeks ago on a Wednesday afternoon.
Here’s some pictures of the Mirador de la Alcazaba, Malaga from our visit yesterday:
The stairway to the viewing point is an architectural gem. I’m a big fan of corten steel but I am also very impressed by the patterns in the laser cut steel. At every turn I am wowed by the architectural details - check out the corten steel nestled in to nature with the organic growth around it!
