The old Phoenician compound contained a lighthouse that gives its name to the Gibralfaro hill (Jbel-Faro, or lighthouse mount). It was Abderraman III who transformed the ancient ruins existing before the arrival of the Romans into a fortress. The fortress was expanded and converted into an alcazar by the Nazarite king Yusuf I in 1340. The castle was under heavy siege by the Catholic Monarchs throughout the summer of 1487. After the siege, Ferdinand the Catholic took it as his residence, while Elizabeth I of Castile chose to live in the city.

Playa de la Malagueta is a beach in the Centro district of Malaga City, in Andalusia, Spain. It is an urban dark sand beach located on the eastern coast of the city, between the port of Malaga and La Caleta beach. It is about 1,200 meters in length and about 45 meters in average width.

La Farola is a lighthouse located in the Spanish city of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Work by engineer Joaquín María Pery y Guzmán, its construction was completed in 1817, being then located at the entrance of the Port of Málaga

The Centre Pompidou Málaga is a headquarters of the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture of France located in the space called The Cube in the Spanish city of Málaga. This is the Centre Pompidou Paris’ first overseas headquarters.

Malaga City Council is the governing institution of the city and municipality of Malaga. It is one of the four public administrations with political responsibility in the city, together with the General State Administration, the Junta de Andalucía and the Provincial Council of Málaga.