The major coastal city of Andalucia, known as the capital of the Costa del Sol. Thousands fly into the airport, but most head on to resorts along the coast. The town offers lively bars and excellent seafood restaurants (try the local speciality of Pescaito frito, an assortment of fried fish) as well as the traditional tapas bars. Sample the locally produced sweet wine in one of the cities ancient bodegas, the oldest being Atigua Casa de la Guardia - No 16 on the north side of the Alameda. Monarch gives you convenient, cheap flights to Malaga in 2012 that you can book direct .
