The month of March begins and it is already visible that at the end of this month that begins one of the most important and emblematic weeks of the year for Malaga, the Holy Week. It’s one of the most important dates due to the great tradition that the city has with its Holy Week. In 2018 Holy Week will begin on March 25 (Palm Sunday) and whether you are a passionate person of Holy Week or not, Malaga offers you a wide range of possibilities to enjoy your Easter holidays in Malaga from the best possible way.

Best ideas to enjoy the Easter Holidays in Malaga

Watch the processions

What better plan to enjoy the Easter holidays in Malaga than to experience it from within and see its processions from the street. On Sunday March 25, the Pollinica will be as tradition the responsible for opening the holy week with its procession, after the Pollinica a total of 46 processions will make their processional tours through the streets of Malaga. If you have never lived the Holy Week in Malaga, you can’t miss processions such as ‘El Cautivo’ (the most venerated image of the city), ‘El Rico’ every year pardons a prisoner, the ‘Cristo de Mena’ with the parade of the legionaries, and another important one is the venerable order of the servitas with which it is finished on Good Friday and after which the city is turning off its lights as a sign of mourning. If you don’t want to miss a detail, know the official itinerary of the Holy Week of Malaga 2018

Hiking trails

If you are thinking of taking a break in your Easter holidays in Malaga and are fond of hiking and enjoying outdoor environment we propose you three routes that you can do without leaving the city.

• Mouth of the Guadalhorce: it is one of the most important ornithological enclaves of southern Europe and a privileged place of nature a few minutes from the city center. There are trails that can be traveled both walking and cycling that are highly recommended.
• Lagar de Torrijos: From the recreational area located further north in the natural park of Los Montes de Málaga, you can take a quiet walk next to a dense pine forest. This simple route runs through two of the most emblematic wineries in this protected area. Through a simple path, located in the northern area of ​​this protected area, you can know not only the ethnographic richness of this area but also its biodiversity.
• Climbing Mount Gibralfaro, as we have already commented, the best views of Málaga are obtained from the top of Mount Gibralfaro and to climb it there are different routes with which to walk up and enjoy the surroundings and which are worth discovering.

Visiting museums

Whether you don’t want to enjoy the Holy Week and its processions or if you want to give yourself a break from the hustle and bustle, we offer you a cultural plan that never fails, visiting the museums of Malaga. A recommendation that never fails, is to enjoy the wide variety of cultural tourism in Malaga, which will give you the opportunity to get to know some of the best museums in Malaga that will bring you closer to painters like Picasso or collections as well known as the Center Pompidou or the Thyssen collection. Other of the best museums and that in this case has the advantage that they are free are the Contemporary Art Center (CAC) and the Museum of Malaga.

Free city tours

Malaga is a city full of cultural and historic corners. In this article we show you just some of the many things you can do if you have thought about making your Easter holidays in Malaga. Do you want to know thee most iconic places of Málaga with a help of a guided tour? Book our Free Tour, Nº1 on TripAdvisor, and know the best places and curiosities of Malaga that you have yet to discover.