의심할 여지 없이, 이곳은 말라가에서 자전거를 타기에 우리가 가장 좋아하는 코스 중 하나입니다!
편안한 도시용 신발이나 트레킹용 신발 등 다양한 제품 중에서 선택해 보세요 대여용 자전거 말라가에서 자전거 타기를 즐기기 위해.
바다를 바라보며, 교통 체증이 거의 없는 길을 따라 약 20km를 자전거로 달릴 수 있습니다. 그러니 당연히 저희는 이 동해안 코스를 ‘고민할 필요 없는’ 코스라고 부릅니다. 휴가 중에는 바로 이런 활동이 가장 적합하다고 생각합니다!
말라가(Malaga)의 ‘MALAGA BIKE’ 매장에서 출발하여 동부 해안을 따라 자전거를 타고 이동하는 이 자유 여행 코스의 각 지점까지의 거리는 다음과 같습니다:
페드레갈레호 – 4km | 엘 팔로 – 7km | 라 칼라 데 모랄 – 12km | 린콘 데 라 빅토리아 – 14 km | 칠체스 – 20 km | 네르하 – 54km
이 글을 쓰는 시점에서 자전거 이용자들은 말라가 항구를 통과하여 시속 30km 제한 차로를 따라 주행할 수 있습니다.
그럼에도 불구하고, 해안의 다른 구간에서는 자전거를 탈 수 있는 곳과 탈 수 없는 곳을 알려주는 표지판을 잘 살펴보시기 바랍니다.
항구 (무엘레 우노와 팔메랄 데 라스 소르프레사스)
1800년대, 말라가 항구는 무역 활동이 한창이던 곳이었다.
이곳은 바르셀로나에 이어 스페인에서 두 번째로 큰 항구였으며, 의심할 여지 없이 유럽에서 가장 중요한 항구 중 하나였습니다.
주요 수출품으로는 유명한 말라가 스위트 와인, 건포도, 아몬드, 올리브, 무화과 등이 있었다.
나중에는 항구 지역이 도시에서 소외된 곳이 되었습니다. 그곳은 버려진 창고와 폐허가 된 건물들로 가득 차 있었습니다.
오늘날 말라가의 현대적인 마리나는 대대적인 재개발의 결과물입니다. 2011년에 공식 개장했으며, 이 마리나는 이 지역은 물론 도시 전체의 모습을 완전히 바꿔 놓았습니다. 저희 생각에는 이곳이 구시가지와 새로운 현대식 항구 사이에 멋진 대조를 이루고 있습니다.
요즘 이곳에는 부유층과 유명 인사들의 초대형 요트가 정박해 있는 모습을 흔히 볼 수 있습니다. 마찬가지로 크루즈선도 일 년 내내 이곳을 찾습니다. 식당과 바는 밤낮을 가리지 않고 현지인과 관광객들로 북적입니다.
말라가 항구를 자전거로 누비다 보면, 화려한 상점과 레스토랑들 사이에 자리 잡은 오래된 예배당을 발견할 수 있습니다. 이 예배당은 선원들을 위해 지어진 것으로, 1531년에 건립되었습니다.
“라 파롤라” - 등대
이 도시에서 많은 사랑을 받는 이 랜드마크는 스페인에 있는 두 개의 ‘여성’ 등대 중 하나라고 알려져 있습니다. (나머지 등대는 모두 “엘 파로”입니다.) 등대에서 좌회전하면 시내에서 가장 가까운 해변인 말라게타 해변에 도착합니다. 말라게타의 “모래 조각상” 앞에서 잠시 멈춰 사진을 찍어보는 건 어떨까요?
꼬치에 꽂은 정어리!
말라가 해변을 따라 자전거를 타다 보면, 말라가에서 가장 유명한 요리 중 하나를 먼저 냄새로 맡고 나서 눈으로 보게 될 것입니다. 물론, 바로 그 맛있는 ‘에스페토스 데 사르디나스’죠! ‘에스페테로스’라고 불리는 사람들은 배 위에서 열린 바비큐 그릴에 정어리를 굽습니다. ‘에스페토’는 생선을 꽂아 굽는 꼬치를 말합니다. 요리사들은 이 에스페토를 타오르는 올리브 나무 장작 사이에 끼워 넣어 생선에 연기를 입힙니다. 지중해 전역에서 정어리를 맛볼 수 있겠지만, 저희 말을 믿으세요. 이만큼 맛있는 정어리는 없을 겁니다!
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정어리를 먹는 가장 좋고 쉬운 방법은 손가락으로 집어 먹는 것입니다. 이렇게 하면 가시를 모두 피할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 뭐랄까, 그냥 더 맛있거든요!
자전거 산책로 끝자락에 기둥이 있는 커다란 낡은 흰색 건물이 보이는데, 그 이름은 다음과 같습니다:
말라가에서 엘 발네아리오 – 바뇨스 델 카르멘까지 자전거 여행
1918년에 지어진 이곳은 원래 해수욕장 겸 온천 시설이었습니다. 이곳은 말라가에서 가장 인기 있고 트렌디한 명소 중 하나였습니다. 호화로운 아랍식 파빌리온과 열대 조류로 가득 찬 거대한 새장뿐만 아니라, 헤레스산 와인이 솟아나는 분수까지 있었는데—물이 아니라 와인이요!
Those days are long gone now. However, this is still one of the most loved and popular places in the city for the Malagueños. Clearly, it is the perfect chill out place. Enjoy the views, listen to live music (at weekends) and hear the waves crashing onto the rocks.
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One of the first “football grounds” of Malaga F.C. was at Baños del Carmen.
Back in the day, the team only had one football. Therefore, every time the ball went into the sea, they stopped play while the ball-boy, who was sitting in a rowing boat in the sea, rowed out to rescue the ball!
Let’s continue our cycling in Malaga east coast route! Turn right at the first street after the end of the bike path. This will bring you into:
PEDREGALEJO – an old fisherman’s neighbourhood
Well worth a visit, although you will have to push the bike on the promenade in this area and in El Palo.
This is an area full of cute little houses and lots of restaurants. Shallow coves close to the promenade are perfect for young children to enjoy. The colorful wooden fishing boats that you see are typical of this area.
Pedregalejo started off as a very poor fishing neighbourhood in the 1850s. For example, the first houses were simple wooden huts with tin roofs. Evidently, those huts have evolved into the quaint one and two-story homes we can see today. Totally different from the rest of the Costa del Sol coastline, you will find no high-rise apartment buildings or hotels here.
At the start of the promenade, you can see a big white building to your right: ASTILLEROS NERO- a very old boat yard. As far as we know, a boat yard has stood here since Phoenician times. Today it is a MUSEO VIVO’- a living museum. If the doors are open, pop inside and travel back in time to see the art of boat-building by hand. (There is no charge to enter but they do appreciate donations).
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The name of the colourful wooden fishing boats here is JABEGAS. Their design probably dates back to Phoenician times. In fact, they still hand-build them on the beach today.
Read our blog for more information about things to do in Pedregalejo.
Continue along the promenade and over the blue-arched bridge to enter into
EL PALO neighbourhood
A similar old fishing neighbourhood where you can sometimes find the famous espetos de sardinas for as cheap as 1.50€!
And last but not least, at the very end of the promenade is one of the most popular restaurants in Malaga. EL TINTERO is equally loved by both locals and tourists alike.
A unique place to eat ‘pescaito frito’- the typical mixed fried fish dish. Don’t ask for a menu- there isn’t one!
The waiters come around with the prepared dishes. They shout the names of the food and you just take what you fancy. When you are finished, they count the dirty plates and glasses on the table and write “the bill” on the paper table-cloth.
Best to go there when it is busy to get the full experience. However, it is also important to get there ‘just’ before the Spanish lunchtime- 1 – 1:30 p.m. As a result, you won’t have to wait for a table. (They don’t take reservations).
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Maybe you are wondering about the name ‘El Palo’. In Spanish, a ‘palo’ is a stick. A local legend says that there was once a shipwreck in the area. The mast of the ship stuck out of the water for many years. The sailors used it as a point of reference to communicate their location, for example: We are 3 miles away from ‘el palo’.
If you are in Malaga on July 16th– El Palo is the place to head to for the celebrations of the day of the Virgin del Carmen- the patron saint of the sailors. A truly delightful fiesta!
Cycling to Peñon del Cuervo Beach
At the end of El Palo promenade there is a hill. Go up the hill, follow the road around and you will see a REPSOL petrol/gas station. Go BEHIND the gas station and then you get into what we romantically call the ‘Cement Factory beach’ as there is a cement factory behind the beach.
The cement factory is one of the oldest industries in Malaga- over 100 years old. Impressive, eh? But we think the beach and the sea with its protruding rock is much more impressive. The rock- “el peñon” gives its name to this beach.
Why not swim out to the rock, climb up and jump into the sea to cool off mid-bike ride?
Definitely, you will also notice an old stone tower on a hill. Cycling in Malaga on this east coast route you will see three of these defensive towers dating from the 14th century. This particular tower was built in 1574.
You can find these look-out towers all along the Costa del Sol. They were built to warn of the arrival of pirates. For this reason, smoke signals were used during the day and fires at night.
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The path here is called EL CAMINO DE LOS CANADIENSES. (The path of the Canadians) named for a Canadian Doctor, Norman Bethune. He was here during the Spanish Civil War. He helped many wounded Malagueños on this very path. Sadly, they were trying to escape the fascist takeover of Malaga in 1937. Tragically, German planes and Italian ships bombarded them on their journey, causing a terrible massacre.
Cycling in Malaga to La Cala del Moral
Cycling in Málaga along the east coast you will soon pass over a (usually) dry river and enter another beach area called La Cala del Moral.
Please take notice of the traffic sign at the beginning of the promenade. It points cyclists to the beach. Cycling on the promenade is prohibited.
The sand is prepared for cyclists and runners-nice and compact.
Cycling in Malaga to Rincón de la Victoria
After cycling on the sand, you can then cycle on the bike path which takes you through a series of impressive tunnels blasted out of the rock. The tunnels, which are just before the town of Rincón de la Victoria, were originally built for a train that used to go from Malaga to Vélez. It was both a passenger and freight train.
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The train from Malaga to Velez was known as la Cochinita, (little pig) because on its first journey it ran over a herd of pigs – the majority of which ended up as chorizo! The train stopped running in 1960.
Just after the last tunnel, take a quick right and go out to the shrine of the Virgen del Carmen in the rock at the end of the path. Take a break with the locals there paying reverence to the virgin.
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The name Rincón de la Victoria was named by monks who came from a town called La Victoria in Cordoba. They occupied lots of land and houses here. They gave the place its current name which literally means the Corner of the Victory.
Up until about 30 years ago, Rincon de la Victoria was still very much a fishing town. Clearly, these days it is a residential and seasonal tourist destination.
Many Malagueños have their summer residence in Rincon. Generally, it is about 5 degrees cooler here than in the city.
After the end of the promenade in Rincon de la Victoria, cycle along the gravel path towards Torre de Benalgabón in Malaga.
Lunch stop and beyond
And if you are looking for a completely quirky non-traditional lunch spot, why not try el chiringuito Puente Roma- la Quiniela Casa Paca? A beach bar set up in a dry river bed under a bridge!
After Benalgabón, the cycling in Malaga path turns into a nature trail with information signs (in Spanish) on the local flora and fauna. The trail ends at the beaches of CHILCHES, which is approximately 20 kms from the MALAGA BIKE shop.
If you want to go further on from this point on, you will have to cycle in traffic. The seaside town of Torre del Mar is another 16 kms away. The beautiful town of Nerja with its stunning cliffs and white-washed houses is approx. 30 more kms- but well worth the visit! However, we recommend renting one of our trekking bikes for longer rides.
We hope you enjoyed this east coast route from Málaga.
The route back to Malaga is the same way you came.
Why not try out our other self-guided cycling in Málaga routes along the west coast 그리고 north to the botanical gardens?
