Supporting Program

Monday, 15 November 2010

Malaga City Sightseeing
Walking Tour            09.30 – 12.30 h
This route accompanied by an English speaking guide offers the visitor a tour through Malaga history, from the Roman period till the present time. Some of its main monuments and museums are located nearby, so the visitor can witness the city’s development. Discover almost three thousand years of city’s history.

Visit to the Alcazaba
This impressive building, built mostly in the 11th century, was the palace-fortress of the city’s governing Muslims. It was built on the summit of a hill,  adapted to the relief. This latter, within which the palace stands, is also adapted to the lines of the hill and has strong defensive elements at each end. It has a lift that runs from Calle Guillén Sotelo, behind the Town Hall.

Visit to the Cathedral
The Cathedral was built on the site where the city’s main mosque had stood during the eight centuries of Muslim domination. The building of the cathedral began in the first half of the 16th century (1528) and continued throughout the 17th and 18th century. Yet, it is still unfinished as it is missing the top part of the main façade and the south tower is incomplete.

Price per person: EUR 30
Incl. entrance fee for the Alcazaba and the Catedral
Meeting point in front of the AC Málaga Palacio hotel,
Cortina del Muelle 1.

For registered accompanying persons this tour is complimentary and necessary to reserve prior to the congress. Please use the enclosed registration form to book this tour

Picasso’s Malaga         15.00 – 18.00 h
The tour with an English speaking guide includes a walking tour through the historical centre of Malaga. In this route the artistic surroundings of the early life of Picasso, which gives a better understanding of his personality and work’s development are shown. The tour includes a visit to the Home Museum and the Malaga Picasso Museum, two genuine treasures you will not find together in another city, in fact, Malaga is Pablo Ruiz Picasso’s hometown.

Picasso Museum
This museum is located in the Buenavista Palace, a 17th century Renaissance building and the most important example of stately home architecture of the period. The donations made by Christine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, a total of 155 works by Pablo Picasso, have been the cornerstone of the whole of this project. Apart from the permanent collection, the museum also organises temporary exhibitions.