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Paseo del Parque, Jardines de Pedro Luis Alonso and Puerta Oscura
From Málaga centre5 min
Duration45 min–1 h
DifficultyEasy
PriceFree
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressPaseo del Parque, entre la Plaza de la Marina y la Plaza del General Torrijos; los Jardines de Pedro Luis Alonso están junto al Ayuntamiento. Aparcamientos públicos del centro: Camas y Arriola (junto al Mercado de Atarazanas), Central (Plaza de la Marina) y Tejón y Rodríguez; o el de Muelle Uno (subterráneo, 24 h, unas 1.050 plazas)
Opening hoursPublic park and gardens with free access.
About
- The Parque de Málaga was created in the late 19th century on land reclaimed from the sea, with tropical trees brought from Cuba and other colonies
- Fuente de la Ninfa del Cántaro and the Eduardo Ocón bandstand
- Jardines de Pedro Luis Alonso (1947), next to the Town Hall: Hispano-Muslim and French style, ponds, orange trees and a rose garden with about 75 varieties
- Above it, the Jardines de Puerta Oscura climb the hillside towards the Alcazaba
Good to know
- On Sundays at 12:00 the Banda Municipal (town band) usually plays at the Eduardo Ocón roundabout
- Guaranteed shade in summer: a good stroll between visits
- From Plaza del General Torrijos, at the far end of the park, the zigzag stairs up to Gibralfaro begin
Near here
Museo de Málaga (Palacio de la Aduana)Culture · Málaga (centro) · 5 minOpened in 2016 and brings together the former Fine Arts Museum and the Archaeological Museum: more than 2,000 works of art and more than 15,
Alcazaba of MálagaCulture · Málaga (centro) · 5 minMálaga's Muslim fortress-palace, on the slope of Mount Gibralfaro, right above the Roman Theatre
BlossomContemporary haute cuisine with South American touches (1 Michelin star) · Plaza de la Aduana · 5 minAt the top of the Palacio de la Aduana, the building that houses the Museo de Málaga.
Uvedoble TabernaTavern with modern tapas · Calle Alcazabilla · 5 minModern Mediterranean tavern by chef Willie Orellana, with a terrace next to the Roman Theatre and the Alcazaba.