Located in the South of
Spain into Andalucia region, its part of the spanish mediterranean
cost and one of the most popular tourist towns in Andalucia
and Spain. Marbella, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Ronda or
Mijas are some of his famous villages. With 163 kilometres
of Coastline coast bathed by the Mediterranean and its strategic
proximity to the north of Africa.
The area's history dates back to the the Phoenicians, who
founded city-factories (Málaka). Later the Greeks came (the
foundation of Mainaké in 700 BC) and afterwards, the Romans,
and finally the Arabs, who introduced new farming techniques
and crops.
The arrival of the Catholic Kings led to the conquest of
the Malaga in 1487 and the end of the so-called Reconquest.
In the following centuries the city entered into a period
of crisis, worsened by major natural catastrophes, epidemics
and bad harvests.
The city did not begin to recover until the 18th century,
when economic activity was bolstered as a result of the
creation of different cultural and scientific entities,
such as the Sociedad de Amigos del País, Montepío de Viñeros,
and Consulado del Mar.
Around the middle of the 19th century, Malaga experienced
a great surge in its commercial and industrial and tourist
industry, in the 60's, the province of Malaga started to
become famous internationally as "Costa del Sol",
right now is one of the main holiday destinations.
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