Malaga

Beach Time!

This is the Alcazaba - mother of the Alhambra. They saw this place was built so strategically, it was also impenetrable. But the story goes that the sultan in Granda visited the Alcazaba and fell in love. He returned to Granada and construction on the Alhambra began. While the Alcazaba was beautiful, it doesn't hold a candle to the Alhambra.

This is a Roman theater...and I'll be honest, I don't know much else. I couldn't hear the tour guide.

This is the Cathedral of Malaga. Apparently, it was never finished because Spain gave money to the US to help them fight for freedom from Britian. They didn't think about their colonies in the americas that would soon follow our lead. Bummer.

p.s. It looks finished to me.

Let's see. The night we got into Malaga, we headed for the beach. So beautiful - I'll miss the ocean back in Nebraska. The next day we went on a tour around Malaga. This city has such an interesting history. There isn't a lot left of antique Malaga because during the Spanish Civil War, Republican Malaga was invaded by the sea by Franco's forces while Italian and German forces helped by the air. Much of the city was destroyed. Also, the entire ruins of the wall that used to exist in arab times were destroyed.