Málaga

Yesterday our students had the final morning of lessons, which included a mid-morning breakfast of chocolate con churros, and they received their certificates at the end of the mini-course. We then travelled to Málaga, the capital of the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun); luckily, the Sun decided to come out and we enjoyed our first day out without any rain.

We started having lunch in the city centre to then visit the Flavian Roman Theatre, which was built on the hill on which the Moors built the Alcazaba, or fortress. The visit to the Alcazaba reminded us of the Alhambra, though this building is much smaller and has a primarily defensive function. The views from the southern wall, overlooking the harbour and the bay were very beautiful.

After the Alcazaba we visited the Museo Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga, where one can visit his birthplace. Five years ago the Pablo Picasso Museum was opened to the public, and we were quite lucky to be able to visit it.

After the museum we had some free time before we met up to take the bus to return to Marbella, where we had our dinner and celebrated a birthday with cake and candles!