Málaga: Picasso, the Alcazaba and the old town

The Picasso Museum Málaga, arranged in a sixteenth-century palace, displays over two hundred works donated directly by the artist's family, who was born here in 1881 before moving as a child.

The Alcazaba, a Moorish fortress of the eleventh century built atop Phoenician and Roman remains, rises in terraces among internal gardens until connecting to the Gibralfaro Castle on the hill above.

The Roman Theatre, brought to light only in 1951 right at the foot of the Alcazaba, still hosts open-air performances today, two thousand years after its construction.

The Soho district, reclaimed through an urban street art project begun in 2013, displays murals by international artists on entire buildings just steps from the port.

The Roman Theater at the foot of the Alcazaba visually displays the city's layers: Phoenicians, Romans and Moors literally built one on top of the other at the exact same point.

Soho, just a few minutes walk away, adds the latest of these layers with paint instead of stone — but with the same intention of leaving a lasting mark.