Malaga: Art and Food, Part 2, Malaga, Spain
It was the 2nd day of my 2-day tour of modern art in Malaga with聽Hotel Alphabet. We were meeting at Centro de Arte Contemporaneo at 10.30.
Sunrise isn鈥檛 until about 8.30am and I鈥檝e found it strange to get up relatively late in the dark, so have been pleased I added breakfast to my hotel booking. I like to have just some cereal, fresh fruit, yoghurt and juice first thing and go in search of a good coffee and pastry a bit later 鈥� once it鈥檚 light! Even at 9-9.30 it鈥檚 very quiet everywhere. Life in Spain starts late and goes on late. It鈥檚 not unusual to see families with even very young children arrive at a restaurant at 10.30 at night for a meal and tapas are traditionally just a snack to have with an early evening drink.
I was planning to have coffee in a historic cafe in Plaza de la Constitucion, which, my guide book told me, opened at 8.00am. However, even after 9.00 there wasn鈥檛 much sign of life, just a couple of waiters slowly putting out tables. This is Spain: don鈥檛 try to be in a hurry. I went to another cafe almost next door where I had a good coffee and croissant overlooking the pretty square, still relatively deserted at this early hour. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Sunrise isn鈥檛 until about 8.30am and I鈥檝e found it strange to get up relatively late in the dark, so have been pleased I added breakfast to my hotel booking. I like to have just some cereal, fresh fruit, yoghurt and juice first thing and go in search of a good coffee and pastry a bit later 鈥� once it鈥檚 light! Even at 9-9.30 it鈥檚 very quiet everywhere. Life in Spain starts late and goes on late. It鈥檚 not unusual to see families with even very young children arrive at a restaurant at 10.30 at night for a meal and tapas are traditionally just a snack to have with an early evening drink.
I was planning to have coffee in a historic cafe in Plaza de la Constitucion, which, my guide book told me, opened at 8.00am. However, even after 9.00 there wasn鈥檛 much sign of life, just a couple of waiters slowly putting out tables. This is Spain: don鈥檛 try to be in a hurry. I went to another cafe almost next door where I had a good coffee and croissant overlooking the pretty square, still relatively deserted at this early hour. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Malaga: Art and Food, Part 2
Guide Location: Spain » Malaga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kay Gale
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Guide Location: Spain » Malaga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kay Gale
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Centro de Arte Contemporaneo
- Plaza de la Constitucion
- Casa Mira
- Port
- State Russian Museum
- Vineria Cervantes
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