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The area
Neighbourhood: Centro
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Restaurants
1,805 within 5 kms
Restaurante Haruki
157
0.4 km€€ - €€€ • Japanese • Sushi • Asian
Aire Gastrobar
577
0.4 km€€ - €€€ • Mediterranean • European • Spanish
Sabor a Fuego
754
0.3 km€€ - €€€ • Steakhouse • Latin • Mediterranean
Chiringuito El Cachalote
1,009
0.3 km€€ - €€€ • Seafood • Mediterranean • Barbecue
La Camperia Malaguita
111
0.3 km€ • Mediterranean • European • Spanish
Italian Restaurant La Pala D'Oro
249
0.5 km€€ - €€€ • Italian • Pizza • Mediterranean
Restaurante Miguel
503
0.6 km€€ - €€€ • Mediterranean • European • Spanish
De Sancha
148
0.3 km€€ - €€€ • Mediterranean • European • Spanish
Alegría Flamenco y Gastronomia
827
0.8 kmSpanish • Fusion
Restaurante japones kaede
149
0.3 km€€ - €€€ • Japanese • Sushi • Asian
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Attractions
292 within 10 kms
Castillo de Gibralfaro
6,034
0.2 kmHistoric Sites • Castles
Mirador del Gibralfaro
794
0.9 kmLookouts
English Cemetery at Malaga
134
0.5 kmPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Cemeteries
Parque de Malaga
2,442
1.1 kmParks
Museo de Malaga
873
1.3 kmArt Museums • History Museums
Alcazaba
11,190
1.2 kmHistoric Sites • History Museums
Palmeral de las Sorpresas
667
1.2 kmParks
Santuario de la Victoria
638
1.5 kmChurches & Cathedrals
Museo del Vidrio y Cristal de Malaga
1,810
1.8 kmSpeciality Museums
Centre Pompidou Malaga
1,386
1 kmSpeciality Museums
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Vadim
Murmansk, Russia26,334 contributions
The beach is good at any time of the day.
Jul 2022
This time we didn`t stop in Malaga like 3 years ago, but were in transit for only 6 hours. But we couldn't give up the pleasure of swimming on La Malagueta. I remember the first time I was ready to go to this beach just for the sake of the beautiful name that the beach got from the name of the quarter in which it is located. But that's certainly not the point. The beach is quite large, 1, 2 kilometers long and 50 meters wide. With a sufficiently developed infrastructure: shower, volleyball courts, umbrellas. Many people don`t like that this is a city beach with houses facing it. But this is a common thing. These are the beaches in Valencia, Barcelona, Salou, Tarragona. On the contrary, there is no feeling of a tourist reservation like in some Hurghada. This time it was already in the evening and there were few people on the beach. But that didn't make La Malagueta any worse...
Written 1 May 2023
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Anne D
Wimborne Minster, UK4,375 contributions
Nicer nearer the lighthouse
Apr 2023 • Couples
We visited Malaga for Easter and were welcomed by wonderful warm days and sunshine. We strolled to Playa de la Malagueta as soon as we arrived in order to get some sense of where were we were in the city and to watch some brave locals swimming in the rough seas.
Later during our Malaga visit, we walked the length of the beach along the promenade and past the beachside restaurants serving delicious-looking barbecued sardines. Whilst the beach wasn't the most attractive on the Costa del Sol, for a city beach it was more than adequate and much nicer nearer the lighthouse end.
Written 22 April 2023
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Sheila Pierce
Ellesmere, UK28 contributions
too pebbly...
Oct 2022 • Solo
Malaga my go to sunshine xx
however this beach is way too pebbly for me and a big deep dip to get to your waist, i prefer a gradual smooth footing. super busy too.
Written 17 April 2023
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Vinay Kariwala
Bangalore District, India177 contributions
Worth spending a few hours
Apr 2023 • Family
We rented a few chairs and a shade and spent a couple of hours on the beach. The water was still cold; hence swimming was out of a question for us (although a few locals were in the water). It was Easter Sunday and the beach was filled with locals trying to get a tan.
Written 16 April 2023
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CH Travels
Houston, TX13 contributions
Nice beach, lacks quality facilities
Apr 2023 • Family
Beach is nice, but the facilities are not. Restrooms were awful, food selection was mediocre. Chairs and umbrellas were limited. Nerja just 30 minutes away was much nicer.
Written 15 April 2023
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JODZER
4 contributions
Only if you must
Apr 2023
Handy to the centre but really not a nice beach. Pay a few euro and get a taxi down to Playa del Palo and enjoy the best that the Costa del Sol has to offer.
Written 12 April 2023
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SSikora86
Edmonton, Canada40 contributions
Beautiful Public Beach
Jan 2023 • Family
A great public beach. Well maintained. Definitely looks like it’s cleaned often as there was little to no garbage. We enjoyed laying on the beach and playing in the sand. It was hours of well spent time.
Written 25 January 2023
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Dan K
The Hague, The Netherlands7,253 contributions
We love to go here during low season
Jan 2023 • Family
One of our favourite beaches we like to go to. Even in the low season, you can still sit in the sun and have a nice day. We had some nice beach days in January, with temperatures at 20 degrees Celsius.

I’d recommend the small beach chair rental, at the beginning of the Paseo Marítimo, opposite the Burger King and Meventos Antionio Martin. A very friendly fellow runs it. During low season, you can rent two chairs and an umbrella for a discount and pay €10. There is a relatively clean public toilet next to it.
Written 22 January 2023
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Anne F
13 contributions
Unfriendly Staff
Jan 2023 • Couples
The customer service was disgraceful, staff just kept ignoring our requests for drinks. The staff were also very miserable and unfriendly when they did eventually acknowledge us. However my partner and I did notice the older male staff being very helpful and friendly to 2 young ladies at the table next to us. We will not go back!.
Written 12 January 2023
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Suydam
Grand Rapids, MI369 contributions
A nice city beach
Dec 2022
It's an urban beach, so if you have visions of white sands as far as the eye can see, this isn't your place. But if you're in the city and you need a quick beach break, or you want to go see the sea for an hour or two it'll do quite nicely. As urban beaches go it seems pretty nice, and pretty standard. There are cafes near the water, there are guys with bags of beers for sale, people selling massages, etc. It is what it is and you are where you are.
Written 5 January 2023
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