Alcazaba of Málaga

Why go

The Alcazaba of Málaga is the Islamic-era palace-fortress on the slope of Mount Gibralfaro, run by the Ayuntamiento de Málaga together with Gibralfaro Castle on the summit, which has its own XTOUR record. The city's Alcazaba site says it was first built as a fortification and became a palace-fortress and the seat of the city's government, and the site's enclave page says that when Málaga's taifa was joined to that of Granada in 1057, its king Badis laid out the Alcazaba's perimeter. Its visit page describes the monument as two walled enclosures and a set of entrance fortifications, and says the path to the Roman Theatre branches off on the way up to the reception building. The site's shared hours and prices page lists a general ticket and a joint ticket for the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro Castle. The Roman Theatre on the hillside below is a separate record run by the Junta de Andalucía.