Malaga Monuments
Malaga Monuments
May 16Malaga Monuments
Castle of Gibralfaro:
This castle has a splendid building, constructed at the beginning of 14th century and in the era of Yusuf 1. The Castle of Gibralfaro stands on the residual of a site which belonged to Phoenician rule over this place.
This castle has its history when the people of Malaga, in opposition to Catholic sovereigns, Isabella and Ferdinand blocked it for 3 months. This siege ended when the people surrendered because of hunger and Ferdinand took over the castle and the queen used this castle as her residence. The castle does not exist in all of its original shape, but it still has solid walls, which rise majestically between the dense eucalyptus and pinewoods.
Fortress La Alcazaba:
La Alcazaba is a fortress built in the year1040, on a mountain which dominates the town.
This fortress is the biggest building left in Spain that Arab rulers used for military reasons. The fortress has towers in rectangular shape and walls with double circling. It is a beautiful and historical place to visit in Alcazabilla.
Beautiful columns decorate the entrance gates of the fortress and Roman Alphabets are written along the walkways of the monument.
Christ Arch is the place in fortress, where people celebrated the Christian victory over town with a first mass and when you cross this Arch, you will enter into the Arabian gardens, which are wonderful and filled with honeysuckle, bougainvillea and jasmine flowers. If you look down from the peak of the fortress, you come across amazing scenes of the port and town.
The Roman theatre and the Archeological Museum in the town are worth watching.
Malaga Cathedral:
The construction of this castle took place between the 16th century and 18th century and the style of construction is a mixture of different civilizations, while dominating the Renaissance designs. The facades and covering of the castle are Baroque, while the Gothic style is dominant in the lower parts of the castle.
On the outside of the castle, there are 3 doors, decorated in variety of colors, with the name of the villa rental spain castle written on the center door. The inner side of the castle is wonderful, with a great hall and chapels. The work on the side chapels is very interesting, as you will see a charming weeping mother. Pedro Mena did this work of art.. Chapel of Ste-Barbe and Norte Rois are also must watch places in the castle.