View of the Cathedral of Malaga. Magnet

View of the Cathedral of Malaga. Travel. Europe. Spain. Malaga is a city in the south of Spain, in the province of Andalusia. Located on the extreme west coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, about 100 km from the Strait of Gibraltar. The city is located in the centre of the bay, surrounded by the Malaga Mountains. In Malaga, two rivers flow - Guadalmedina and Guadalossa, which flow into the Mediterranean Sea. Malaga was founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC, which makes it one of the oldest cities in Europe. Malaga was first a federate, and then a city with Latin law in the Roman Empire; prosperous city of Al-Andalus, four times the capital of Typha of Malaga was annexed to the Castilian crown in 1487. Today, Malaga is a significant economic and cultural centre, as well as an important transport hub on the Mediterranean coast. In Malaga, the ruins of the Roman theatre (1st century AD) and the monuments of Arab architecture - the castle fortress of the Moorish kings of Alcazaba (construction started in the 11th century), the fortress-lighthouse of Gibralfaro (rebuilt in the XIV century.) The Malaga cathedral was built in the Renaissance style in 1528 In Malaga, more than 40 museums and memorial places. The Cathedral of Malaga (full name The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Malaga in Andalusia in southern Spain. The cathedral is located within the limits defined by a now missing portion of the mediaeval Moorish walls, the remains of which surround the nearby Alcazaba and the Castle of Gibralfaro. It was constructed between 1528 and 1782, following the plans drawn by Diego de Siloe; its interior is also in Renaissance style.