Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikimedia Commons
Muelle Uno, Palmeral de las Sorpresas and La Farola
From Málaga centre5 min
Duration1-2 h
DifficultyEasy
PriceFree
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressPaseo de la Farola, en el puerto, a 5 min a pie del centro. Aparcamiento subterráneo de Muelle Uno: 24 h, unas 1.050 plazas, se paga por minutos
Opening hoursPromenade with free access. Crafts souk: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of each month, 11:00–18:00.
About
- Seafront promenade opened in 2011, with shops, restaurants and views of the Alcazaba
- The Palmeral de las Sorpresas, with its white pergola, links it to the Paseo del Parque
- At the end, La Farola, the port lighthouse, and La Malagueta beach
- The Centre Pompidou cube and the sightseeing boats leave from here
Good to know
- Best at sunset: the light over the port and the Alcazaba is beautiful
- On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month there is a souk with almost 100 stalls of crafts and local products
- For lunch, the centre or El Palo is usually cheaper than Muelle Uno
Near here
- Catamaran trip around Málaga BayWater sports · Málaga (Muelle Uno) · 5 minOne hour around the bay with views of the city, the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro from the sea
Marisquería GodoyClassic seafood restaurant (1 Repsol Sol) · Muelle Uno · 5 minThe Godoy family's seafood restaurant (Juan Godoy and Teresa Ariza), who have been choosing the fish at the market for decades.
Centre Pompidou Málaga (El Cubo)Culture · Málaga (Muelle Uno) · 5 minMálaga branch of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, opened in 2015 under the colourful cube at the port
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