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• HISTORICAL CENTRE. You can walk to Picasso''s Natal House, Museum Picasso and in a few minutes to the Cathedral of Malaga, the famous street full of shops: Larios street, the Contemporary Museum, and to observe from Gibralfaro''s viewing-point the wonderful city of Malaga.
  It''s very near to the city beach of the Malagueta. Villages of the interior that you should visit are: Ronda, a landscape and a city of dream, Mijas and Ojén, and wonderful Marbella on the Sunny Coast (Costa del Sol ) only 57 km away from the city. To go out of the city and to do excursions you can visit the city of Granada, with its historical Alhambra, only 129 km away, also Cordoba with its mosque -187 km away, and the Andalusian capital: Seville so you walk and learn its extensive beauty (217 km away).
  
  
• LA VICTORIA. Few steps faraway from the historic city centre, going towards the North in Calle de la Victoria, you can get to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Victory, matron saint of the city. It is worth visiting the Condes Buenaventura Pantheon in baroque style and the Garden of the Monkeys.
  Few minutes away there’s Square de la Merced, with the birth house of Picasso which is today the headquarters of the homonymous Foundation.
  You will also find numerous restaurants, , typical "tapas" bars and shops.
  
• NUEVO SAN ANDRES. Nuevo San Andres is a district of Malaga where you will discover and will appreciate the charms of local commerce and the authentic life of a pleasant neighbourhood. Nuevo San Andres is situated 3 Km faraway from the historic centre of Malaga. It will offer you all opportunities of transportations and shops, in a typical and popular atmosphere. Here you will live totally immerged into the real rhythm and folklore of the local people, with no tourist connections. Malaga airport is 5 km away, you will also find the train station and many buses that will take you to the city centre. The beach is located 15 minutes away; you can get there with a nice walk.
  
• ZONA COMERCIAL. This is the new and most modern part of Malaga, with block of flats built during the last years and many Shopping malls. You can get in 10 minutes to the city centre and the old town with a pleasant walk. In this neighbourhood you will easily find any kind of shop, as well as bars and restaurants. Not far away there is also the Market Mercado del Carmen. Furthermore, the area is very well connected: by public transport you can reach the beaches and all the other neighbourhoods. Nearby there are the train and bus stations.
  
• RINCON VICTORIA. It is situated nearby the seafront and the beaches and provides a hammock renting service, with children areas and bicycle tracks in the beach. You can also find many bars and restaurants where you can have lunch, dinner or drink something in front of the sea. Not too far there’s the golf course Añoreta, a Shopping centre and other small shops. It’s 10 km faraway from Malaga and you can take a bus to the city centre every 15 minutes, together with other 4 urban bus connections in this area The International Airport and AVE train station are just 15 minutes away by car or 30 by bus.