Give Málaga 3 days: 2 for the city, 1 for a day trip inland

Climb from the Roman Theatre to the Alcazaba, then up to Gibralfaro

Picasso was born here in 1881; the museums now fill a full day

The cathedral, La Manquita, never got its second tower

The port and La Malagueta beach are ten minutes from the cathedral

Order espetos: sardines grilled on skewers over a fire on the beach

Granada, Ronda or the Caminito del Rey: which to book, in the guide