Málaga Capital City
Málaga is much more than sun, sea and sand. From the Sierra Morena to the coast the city of Málaga lies on perhaps the most fertile of the ancient Spanish flood plains. This results is huge variety of crops of fruit and vegetables and fills just about every valley and topographic feature with a sea of green around the city.
It’s said that the advantageous situation of Málaga in terms of climate and location, natural resources and the fertility of its lands has sometime acted against it. For this land has been fought over by just about every civilization that has set foot on it.
The Romans, once they had defeated the Carthaginians in an early example of total genocide established several cities and colonies that endured for several hundred years but, with the fall of Empire the Visigoths swept in from the north and filled the recently vacated niche.
In their turn, their brief stewardship was brought to an abrupt end when they made the cardinal error of inviting their Arabic neighbours in to help settle a domestic dispute.
The recently arrived mercenaries enjoyed the land so much that they defeated the Visigoths and overran the whole Iberian Peninsula in a matter of months. Their stay in the Peninsula lasted for over 700 years.
Today, a concrete belt girdles Malaga's coastline like an iron chastity belt around the waist of an ageing debutant. The ribbon of beach that adorns the coastline has long since been neatly sectioned into parcels of real estate and framed with 4 star hotels, swimming pools, golf courses and managed retirement complexes; a classic example of the transplant of 'home' under the Andalusian sun.
But, if you permit yourself the luxury of exploration then Malaga, in terms of heritage, natural beauty and gastronomic excellence, is one of the richest cities of Spain and a place where the possibilities are endless.
More information: http://www.malaga-info.com
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