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MALAGA CITY, THE MEETING POINTMALAGA CITY, THE MEETING POINTINFRAESTRUCTURES & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSINFRAESTRUCTURES & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A) PABLO RUIZ PICASSO, MALAGA INTERNATIONAL AIPORTA) PABLO RUIZ PICASSO, MALAGA INTERNATIONAL AIPORT

SITUATED ONLY 8 KILOMETRES AWAY FROM MALAGA CITY.

CONFORTABLE ACCESS BY TRAIN AND MOTORWAYS.

€ 1.775,19 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS WORKS (2004-2013).

T3 THE NEW PASSENGERS TERMINAL, INAUGURATED IN MARCH 2010,

CONNECTS DAILY MALAGA CITY WITH MORE THAN 100 INTERNATIONAL

DESTINATIONS. IT OFFERS NEW 385.000 SQUARE METRES.

92 CHECK-IN DESKS AT DEPARTURES.

9.000 PASSENGERS RECEIVED AND 7.000 BAGGAGES DELIVERED PER

HOUR.

30 MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS FORECAST IN 2011.

SECOND RUNWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

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T3 NEW PASSENGERS TERMINAL

B) SEAPORT OF MALAGA CITYB) SEAPORT OF MALAGA CITY

MALAGA SEAPORT IS LOCATED ONLY A FEW

STEPS FROM THE OLD TOWN

IT IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND LARGEST

DESTINATION IN THE SPANISH PENINSULA

FOR THE CRUISE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

THE MUELLE DE LEVANTE (NEW DOCKLAND)

OFFERS 2.500 METRES DOCKLINE

THE NEW PASSENGERS TERMINAL ENABLES

TO ATTEND 5.000 PASSENGERS AT THE

SAME TIME. IT OFFERS 3.700 NEW SQUARE

METRES

IT’S ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S BASEPORT SINCE

2009. FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER 2010, THE CRUISE COMPANY WILL OPERATE WEEKLY 7 NIGHTS/5 NIGHTS

CRUISES THROUGH THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND TO THE CANANRY ISLANDS WITH BEGIN AND END IN MALAGA

CITY.

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PROYECTS COMING SOON....PROYECTS COMING SOON....

MUELLE 1. NEW LEISURE AREA PLANNED, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT WILL HOST 14.000 NEW SQUARE

METRES WITH RESTAURANTS, COMMERCIAL AREA, LUXURY YACTHS SPORT DOCKLAND AND UNDERGROUND

CAR PARKING. €36 MILLION INVESTED IN IMPROVEMENTS WORKS (2008-2011).

MUELLE 2. IT’S PLANNED A SMALL TERMINAL FOR PASSENGERS ON TRANSITS, A GREAT PALM TREE

PROMENADE WITH REST AREAS AS WELL THE OPENING OF A MARINE CENTRE-MUSEUM TO DISSEMINATE

KNOWLEDGE ON THE WEALTH AND VARIETY OF MARINE LIFE IN THE ALBORAN SEA. €21MILLION INVESTED IN

IMPROVEMENTS WORKS (2009-2011).

C) RAILWAY SERVICES CENTRAL STATION – MARIA ZAMBRANOC) RAILWAY SERVICES CENTRAL STATION – MARIA ZAMBRANO

IT IS SITUATED AT THE HEART OF THE CITY, WELL CONNECTED WITH THE REST OF MUNICIPAL AND

REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

THE NEW TEMINAL WAS INAUGURATED IN 2006.

THE BUILDING IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST MODERN AND FUNCTIONAL TRAIN STATIONS EVER BUILT IN

SPAIN.

PASSENGERS ENJOY THE NEW 5.600 SQUARE METRES OF TRAIN PLATFORMS, COMMERCIAL & LEISURE

AREAS, RESTAURANTS AND CAR PARKING.

EASY, COMFORTABLE AND THE FATEST NATIONAL RAILWAY SERVICES TO MADRID, BARCELONA, SEVILLE,

CORDOBA, VALLADOLID AND ZARAGOZA THROUGH THE SPANISH HIGH SPEED LANE ‘’AVE’’.

D) MOTORWAYS & TOURIST TRANSPORTS SERVICESD) MOTORWAYS & TOURIST TRANSPORTS SERVICES

GETTING TO THE CAPITAL OF COSTA DEL SOL IS QUICK AND EASY.

ACCESS FROM THE NORTH IS ALONG THE A-45 MOTORWAY, WHICK LINKS UP WITH THE A-92 MOTORWAY THAT

CROSSES THE ANDALUSIAN REGION.

ON THE OTHER HAND, ACCESS FROM WEST TO EAST TAKING THE A-7 MOTORWAY WHICH RUNS ALONG THE

COASTLINE, TAKE YOU DIRECTLY INTO THE CITY OF MALAGA.

MALAGA CITY BOASTS A WIDE RANGE OF CAR PARKINGS IN AND AROUND THE HEART OF THE CITY. ONCE YOU

HAVE PARKED IT, MOVE AROUND THE STREETS OR EXPLORE THE CITY RIDING ‘‘GREEN TRANSPORTS’’:

TOURIST BUS, HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE, BIKE TOURS, SEGWAY AND BICITAXIS.

E) ACCOMODATION- MALAGA CITY HOTELSE) ACCOMODATION- MALAGA CITY HOTELS

MALAGA CITY OFFERS TO VISITORS A WIDE RANGE OF NEW AND NICE HOTELS, EASILY ACCESIBLE FROM THE

MAIN COMMUNICATIONS LINKS, AND VERY CLOSE TO THE MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.

MANY OF THESE HOTELS BOAST A PERFECT SITUATION INTO THE OLD TOWN AND VERY COMPETITIVE RATES,

FLEXIBLE TO EVERY NEEDINGS AND TASTES.

THE HOTELS PROVIDE TO THE CLIENTS WITH OUTSTANDING SERVICES, A WIDE GASTRONOMY OFFER AND THE

MOST CONFORTABLE ROOMS IN ANDALUCIA EQUIPPED WITH ALL FACILITIES.

HOTELS/ BEDS/ CAPPACITIES:

1 FIVE-STARS HOTEL WITH 109 BEDROOMS / 206 PERSONS

21 FOUR-STARS HOTELS WITH 2.323 BEDROOMS / 4.704 PERSONS

19 THREE-STARS HOTELS WITH 1.921 BEDROOMS / 7.573 PERSONS

TOURIST PRODUCTSTOURIST PRODUCTSCULTURAL CITYBREAKS, CRUISES AND STUDY LANGUAGE SECTORCULTURAL CITYBREAKS, CRUISES AND STUDY LANGUAGE SECTOR

A)A) A GREAT CITYBREAKA GREAT CITYBREAK

IN RECENT YEARS MALAGA CITY HAS RECEIVED A FACE LIFT, TRANSFORMING INTO A COSMPOLITAN HUB

ON SPAIN SOUTHERN COAST.

IT IS A GREAT MEDITERRANEAN DESTINATION JUST 4 HOURS AWAY FROM STOCKHOM BY PLANE.

A WORLD OF LEISURE OPTIONS FOR THE CITYBREAK LOVERS.

A BETTER VALUE MONEY-RATIO THAN OTHERS SPANISH COMPETITORS CITIES.

CULTURE – PICASSO & HISTORYCULTURE – PICASSO & HISTORY

IT IS PICASSO’S BIRTHPLACE. IT MAKES THE CITY AN IDEAL HOLIDAY LOCATION FOR THOSE LOOKING TO

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST.

A FULL DAY CAN EASILY BE SPENT EXPLORING THE CITY’S MOST HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS, DATED FROM

THE JEWISH, ROMANS, ARABS AND CATHOLICS TIMES.

THE CITY HAS 23 THEMATIC MUSEUMS, HOWEVER THERE ARE A FEW THAT CANNOT BE MISSED: THE

MALAGA PICASSO MUSEUM, THE CONTEMPORANY ART CENTRE, MALAGA HOLY WEEK MUSEUM, WINE

MUSEUM AS WELL AS THE GLASS & DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM, THE VINTAGE CAR MUSEUM AND THE

THYSSEN BORNEMISZA MUSEUM.

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GASTRONOMY & CUISINE – SUIT ALL TASTES GASTRONOMY & CUISINE – SUIT ALL TASTES

THE CITY IS SPLIT INTO THREE DEFINITE CULINARY AREAS, MEANING THE CHOICES ARE ENDLESS.

ENJOY GREAT TAPAS DISHES IN MALAGA’S OLD TOWN ; LA MALAGUETA NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES

ELECTRIC MIX OF RESTAURANTS OFFERING TRADITIONAL MENUS THAT SERVE A RANGE OF

MEDITERRANEAN DISHES; AT THE MARINE AREA OF PEDREGALEJO, VISITORS CAN INDULGE AT ONE OF

THE MANY RESTAURANTS WITH GREAT TERRACES OVERLOOKING THE SANDY BEACHES AND BAY. HERE

VISITORS FIND THE FAMOUS MALAGA DISH ‘‘PESCAITO FRITO’’ – FRESH FRIED FISH.

SHOPPING – BAGS OF FUN SHOPPING – BAGS OF FUN

MALAGA CITY IS THE IDEAL PLACE TO SPEND THE DAY SHOPPING. VISITORS SHOULD HEAD TO LARIOS

STREET AND THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AT THE OLD TOWN, WHERE CUTTING EDGE DESIGNER

BOUTIQUES SIT NEXT TO LOCAL RETAIL SHOPS.

MOUNTAINS, GARDENS AND BEACHES – RELAXING VACATIONSMOUNTAINS, GARDENS AND BEACHES – RELAXING VACATIONS

PERFECTLY LOCATED BETWEEN THE BEACH AND THE MOUNTAINS, MALAGA OFFERS VISITORS THE BEST

OF BOTH WORLDS WITH LONG SANDY BEACHES, BOTANICAL GARDENS AND TOWERING MOUNTAINS.

TO THE NORTH, HOLIDAYMAKERS SHOULD HEAD TO EL JARDIN BOTANICO DE LA CONCEPCION,

MALAGA’S STUNNING BOTANICAL GARDEN, AND TO THE MALAGA MOUNTAINS NATURAL PARK THAT

SPANS 4.762 HECTARES AND AND RISE 1.031 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

29 KMS OF SANDY BEACHES MAKE UP THE MALAGA COASTLINE INCLUDING THE URBAN, LIVELY BEACHES OF

LA MALAGUETA, PEDREGALEJO AND HUELIN THOSE LOOKING FOR A MORE RELAXING EXPERIENCE SHOULD

VISIT ONE OF THE MORE SECLUDED BEACHES OF GUADALMAR, THE CHARMING LITTLE BAYS OF BAÑOS DEL

CARMEN OR PEÑÓN DEL CUERVO BEACH.

B) CRUISES SECTORB) CRUISES SECTOR

MALAGA CITY IS AN STRATEGY DESTINATION FOR THOSE CRUISES THAT COMBINATE THE ATLANTIC

OCEAN WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA ON THEIR ROUTES.

SEAPORT OF MALAGA IS UNDERGOING IN GREAT AND DEEP RENOVATION WITH DOESN’T AVOID THE

CRUISES COMPANIES TO BE IN MALAGA.

MALAGA SEAPORT HAS NO INCRESEMENT LIMIT: IN 2008 THE SEAPORT HOSTED 271 CRUISES AND

352.993 PASSENGERS; IN 2009 HOSTED 302 CRUISES AND 493.015 PASSENGERS; FORECASTS FOR 2010

PREDICT 320 CRUISES AND 635.000 PASSENGERS IN MALAGA CITY.

IN 2009, THE 40% OF THE TOTAL PASSENGERS BOARDED ON THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S CRUISES FROM

MALAGA WERE BRITISH, WHO ALSO SPENT ACCOMODATIONS AT THE CITY BEFORE OR AFTER THE

CRUISE.

WHY STAY IN MALAGA?

A WORLD OF LEISURE OPTIONS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AWAIT TO THE PASSENGERS TO BE DONE IN

MALAGA CITY, ONLY A FEW STEPS FROM THE SHIP.

MAJOR COMPANIES AS MSC, CARNIVAL, COSTA, FRED OLSEN CRUISES OR CELEBRITY CRUISES

INCLUDED MALAGA AS A STOP ON THEIR ROUTES IN RECENT PAST YEARS.

IT’S ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S BASEPORT SINCE 2009 FOR THE 7 NIGHTS & 5 NIGHTS CRUISES ON BOARD OF

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS, OPERATED WEEKLY FROM JUNE TO NOVEMBER 2010, WITH BEGIN AND

END IN MALAGA CITY. ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S ROUTES FROM MALAGA VISIT NICE, CORCICA, SARDINIA, AND

CIVITAVECCIA IN ROME, AND ALSO VISIT THE CANARY ISLANDS AND THE AFRICAN NORTHERN COAST.

THIS BASEPORT ALSO ENABLES TO THE CLIENTS TO SPEND IN MALAGA CITY ONE-TWO NIGHTS BEFORE

OR AFTER THE CRUISE, EXTENDING THEIR VACATIONS WHILE EXPLORING THE CITY AND ENJOYING THE

LEISURE AND CULTURAL OPTIONS.

DEPARTURES FROM MALAGA AVAILABLE TO BE BOOKED NOW AT: http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/

C)C) STUDY AND LANGUAGE SECTORSTUDY AND LANGUAGE SECTOR

MALAGA CITY HOMES ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT SPANISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

INFRAESTRUCTURES. IN FACT, IT IS ACTUALLY THE SPANISH SECOND LARGEST DESTINATION FOR THIS KIND

OF TOURISM.

WITH OVER 13 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS THAT BELONGS TO ACEM, THE SPANISH SCHOOLS LOCAL

ASSOCIATION IN MALAGA, THE CITY IS THE IDEAL PLACE TO GET GRIPS WITH THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, AS IT IS

CRADDLE OF MIXTURES THAT HOMES GREAT ARQUITECTURE, HISTORY, MUSEUMS, SHOPS, RESTAURANTS

AND NIGHTLIFE, MEANING THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN TO SEE AND DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN LESSONS.

MALAGA’S 13 INSTITUTIONS OFER THE VERY BEST QUALITY EDUCATION AND ALL HAVE THE CERTIFICADO DE

CALIDAD EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA (C.E.E.L.E.). THE SCHOOLS ALSO OFFER

STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY TOWARDS DIPLOMAS DE ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA

(D.E.L.E.). THE EXAMS CAN BE TAKEN ON A TWICE YEARLY BASIS (MAY AND SEPTEMBER), AND ARE OFFICIALLY

ACCREDITED QUALIFICATIONS ISSUED BY THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

SOME OF SCHOOLS ARE ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE PRESTIGIOUS CERVANTES INSTITUT BRAND ALSO ON

BEHALF OF THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. ALL OF THESE CERTIFICATES ARE RECOGNISED ACROSS

THE WORLD.

EACH INSTITUTION OFFERS A VARIETY OF COURSES, RANGING FROM ONE WEEK TO 11 MONTHS. STUDENTS

CAN OPT FOR ONE-ON-ONE TUITION OR JOIN A MORE SOCIAL GROUP LESSON. COURSES ON SPANISH FOR

BUSINESS, FINANCE AND LAW ARE AVAILABLE AT SOME INSTITUTIONS, AS ARE INTENSIVE COURSES AND

SUMMER SCHOOLS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND CHILDREN.

WITH FANSTATIC LANGUAGE SCHOLLS AND BRILLIANT ATTRACTIONS, MALAGA CITY IS DEFINITELY THE IDEAL

PLACE TO LEARN THE SPANISH LANGAUE.

THE OFFICIAL SPANISH CENTRES ARE AS THE FOLLOWS:

Alhambra Instituto (www.alhambra-instituto.org)

Cervantes Escuela Internacional (www.escuelacervantes.org)

Cile. Centro Internacional de Lengua Espanola (www.academia-cile.com)

Debla Cursos de Espanol (www.debla.com)

Escuela Internacional (www.escuelai.com)

La Brisa (www.labrisa.com)

Lexis (www.lexis-es.com)

Malaca Instituto (www.malacainstituto.com)

Malaga Plus Academia (www.malagaplus.com)

Malaga Si Escuela de Espanol (www.malaga-si.com)

Mediterraneo Escuela de Espanol (www.escuela-mediterraneo.com)

Instituto De Espanol (www.instituto-picasso.com)

University of Malaga (www.uma.es/estudios/extranj/extranjeros.htm)

Tourist Promotion Department

Malaga City Tourism Board