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*LA ALCAZABA
Built from 1040 onwards on a hill dominating the town, the fortress is one of the largest Muslim military buildings preserved in Spain. It formed part of the Arab Malaka defensive system and was linked to the town ramparts, which have now disappeared.

It is made up of a double encircling wall and rectangular towers. From the zigzag access ramp which runs up from the Alcazabilla street, you will appreciate the view over the remains of the brick walls that cling to the hill.

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*CATHEDRAL
Its construction stretched from the 16C to the 18C and the mixture of styles is very apparent, with a predominance of the Renaissance style.

The lower parts are Gothic, while the coverings and facades are Baroque. Outside, you will see an unfinished tower the origin of the popular nickname of «The One-armed» and three very decorative doors in different colours of marble with on the middle door, the relief painting of the Incarnation, the name of the cathedral.

Inside, you will be struck by the great size of this hall-church of three spaces, side chapels and ambulatory. To ensure the support of the high nave the architect used an original method, the superimposition of the supports; on the pillars of fasciculated columns with Corinthian capitals, he placed entablatures holding another level of pillars.

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Malaga Gibralfaro - car hire malaga airport

*CASTILLO DE GIBRALFARO
This magnificent building dates back to the beginning of the 14th century when it was built by Yusef 1 of Granada on a former Phoenician site and lighthouse from which the castle's name was derived - gebel-faro (rock of the lighthouse).

The castle is famous for being the site of a three month siege by the citizens of Malaga against the Catholic monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella. This came to an end only when hunger led to capitulation, after which Ferdinand occupied the site while his queen took up residence in the town. All that remains of this historic monument today is the series of solid ramparts which rise majestically among dense woods of pines and eucalyptus.

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