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English Cemetery of Málaga

Culture · Málaga (La Malagueta)

About

• The oldest Protestant cemetery in mainland Spain (1831)
• Romantic garden with the graves of foreign travellers and residents
• Here rest the writer Gerald Brenan and his wife, the poet Gamel Woolsey, and the economist Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson
• Anglican church of St George inside the grounds

Good to know

• Open mornings only (9:00-14:00); the ticket office closes half an hour earlier
• There are guided tours on some Saturdays (the last one announced for 2026: 31 October); check the website
• Entry €5; €4 for pensioners and students; free for under-12s accompanied by an adult (official website, October 2026)
• 5 min from La Malagueta: combine it with the beach or the climb up to Gibralfaro

Near here

• 
  Mi Niña LolaModern, well-travelled cooking in small dishes · Ladera de Gibralfaro · 5 minOn the slope of Gibralfaro, where the La Coracha district used to be, with a terrace and views of the city and the Mediterranean.
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  Gibralfaro Castle and the walk up to the viewpointCulture · Málaga (centro) · 5 minCastle built by Abd al-Rahman III in the year 929 on an old Phoenician enclosure with a lighthouse (hence the name: 'rock of the lighthouse'
• 
  José Carlos GarcíaCreative haute cuisine from Málaga (1 Michelin star) · La Malagueta · 5 minAfter fifteen years at Muelle Uno, José Carlos García has returned to where he started: the historic Café de París, his family's restaurant
• 
  Chiringuito El CachaloteChiringuito (beach bar) with espetos (sardines grilled on skewers) and pescaíto (fried fish) · Playa de La Malagueta · 5 minA chiringuito (beach bar) on the sand, a walk from the centre: the easiest way to eat an espeto (sardines grilled on a skewer) without leavi

Opening hours and prices can change: check before you go.