Malaga?

[shivvy]

I'm thinking of going to Malaga for a week next Sunday.
I haven't been there before and I'm wondering if there is enough there to pass a week? We like to sight-see.
Thanks

[Jennykenny]

It's a great place to base yourself.
Spanish buses are very reasonable, the drivers are helpful and usually speak basic English. There is a destination screen inside at the front of the bus, and they have air conditioning. You could go along west the coast to Torremolinos, (cheap and cheerful), Marbella, (posh, expensive but interesting), Gibraltar, (a bit further, nearly two hours, but would be a shame to miss it. Bus to La Linea, then walk across the border. Don't forget your passport. Gibraltar a is densely packed mini-Britain, with pubs, bobbies, a cable car to the top of the rock and the famous Babary apes.)
Go inland to the fabulous city of Granada (about 2 hours by bus or train. It is a beautiful city with loads to see and should not be missed.)
All in all this is a most interesting part of Spain and you will find loads to do or see.
I always visit the charity shops before I go on holiday and pick up a load of travel guides. Rough Guides and Lonely Planet are the most comprehensive but DK Eyewitness Travel are the most beautifully illustrated. Read up beforehand and then just take one which you feel fits the bill best. You want one with lots of maps.
Go, have a lovely time, and you'll find yourself going back again and again.

[diddlydo]

No need to leave Malaga - there's more than enough culture there to last you a week. Forget the tacky Costa del Sol resorts along the coast.

[theshedman]

Plenty to see and do in the Malaga area for a week. The promanade in Torremolinos is very nice for a stroll with many places to stop for refreshments, not the british type place it was in the seventies more Spanish these days. If you fancy a day trip then the Alhambra in Granada is very good although you will need to book it as soon as you get there. This time of year would be very good to visit the Alhabra as it will be much cooler than in the Summer. I would not bother with Gibraltar myself having been there a couple of times. It would be qulite a long bus ride for what is essentially a little piece of Britain with the pubs and shops like M&S and primark. The trip up the rock is quite good though but can be expensive. Another thing with Gib is that they use the Gib pound and you get a bad rate when changing Euros. You can use sterling while there but if you bring any Gib currency back you may have a job changing it in this country.

[malagabob]

Dont bother with Gib as said it's British pubs,fish an chip shops. Only worth while reason would be the rock trip
Plenty to see in the city from churches and bull ring. Tapas bars esp on Friday and Saturday nights. A trip out to El Palo to the Tintero restaurant on the beach is not to be missed.
Granada and Córdoba worth a visit.
Nearer still Torremolinos and Fuengirola trains run every 20 minutes and are on time and cheap.

[zebo]

Not sure about getting there but Ronda and Casares used to be good trips. We lived on Gib when the border was closed, loved it, we went back a couple of years ago and once you ignore all the new developments little has changed but I wouldn't go from Malaga, avoid the del Sol like the plague. We used to go to Banus, bus up from Estepona and walk across the fields, impossible to imagine it now.

[shivvy]

Thanks for all your really useful answers :o)