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Date Published: 24/11/2021

ARCHIVED - Malaga City Council wants to extend the Alcazaba visiting area

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Work will begin to open up more parts of the famous Alcazaba fortress to the public

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Malaga City Council wants to extend the Alcazaba visiting area

Málaga’s Councillor for Culture, Noelia Losada, announced on November 15 that she intends to extend the visitable area of the city’s famous Alcazaba.

The Alcazaba is a palace fortress up on the hill overlooking Málaga city which dates back to the early 11th century, and is one of the most beloved tourist destinations that visitors must see when they come to Málaga.

“There is a technical assistance team working on the project,” she said, “not only to undertake material improvements to what is already there, but also to open up the parts that cannot be visited at the moment.”

The councillor added that she will ask for a 1.5% cultural fund subsidy from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to pay for the work.

No specific parts of the Alcazaba have yet been signalled for opening, but the council have previously expressed their intent to excavate the slope of the Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro Castle that faces the Albéniz Cinema, and also to refurbish the housing district, which cannot currently be visited.

In addition, it was announced last January that the Junta de Andalucía and the Málaga Town Hall had reached an agreement to set up an ambitious five-year plan of improvements and measures to conserve the monumental complex of the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, which are structures of Andalusian heritage and a hallmark of the city. This plan was drawn up after the serious problems suffered in recent years due to crumbling walls and other deterioration problems.

The Alcazaba, the most popular tourist attraction in Málaga

The monumental complex of the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro in Málaga broke visitor records again in 2019, with 1,258,265 visitors, 5.32% more than the previous year, and its takings soared by 33% to 3.2 million euros.

Then, of course, the pandemic hit and visits fell, but it is undoubtedly the most visited monumental complex in the city, which gives an idea of its potential. Recently, by converting the entrance fee into a public price (it used to be a tax), tickets can now be sold online, increasing further the number of people who come and visit the Alcazaba.

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