Malaga is decked out in blue and white to cheer on the local football time in one of its most important matches EVER! Tomorrow’s match against Sporting will be the deciding factor of whether Malaga get’s to play in the Champions League next year. GO MALAGA GO!
14 students came all the way from Norway to celebrate the end of their course in Malaga for three days. Luckily the rain stayed away until ‘just’ after we finished the tour…phew!
A family from Belgium, a cruising couple from the States and a love struck couple from England all joined forces on this Good Friday to enjoy the Malaga Bike Tour!
On the night of Jueves Santo, Holy Thursday, I had the great privilege of being invited to be BEHIND the giant doors, inside the Brotherhood of the Esperanza to see two of the most impressive Holy Week thrones in Malaga leave their ‘temple’ . It was so incredibly special to get so up close to the fully decorated thrones, feel the anticipation of the ‘hombres del trono’ (the men who carry the thrones), to see the giant doors open to reveal the throngs of people waiting outside, to see under the ‘submarino’ and unfortunately to feel the great sadness and disappointment of a year’s expectations disappear as the decision to call off the procession was made due to inclement weather. In any case, it was an incredible honour to have been there. Hasta el próximo año…si dios quiere.
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is just around the corner! But don’t worry about missing the processions if you are not here at Easter…starting now and all the way up to the start of Easter, you will be surprised by lots of mini-processions taking place on the streets of Malaga. Called ‘traslados’, images of Christ and Mary are carried on mini- tronos from a church to the brotherhood building to be mounted on the huge baroque thrones that are carried through the streets by hundreds of men for hours on end. This photos gives you an idea of what to expect… but on a MUCH grander scale!
Looking for something fun and kid friendly to do in Malaga! Take a lesson from this Aussie family that sailed into the port of Malaga with just four hours to see the city. Great way to keep the kids happy and for mum and dad to get a bit of culture-time too!