Photo spot in Málaga
Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro road
A Moorish fortress climbing the hill above the port, with the Mediterranean and the bullring laid out below it.
About Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro road
Get directionsMálaga's Alcazaba is the best-preserved Moorish fortress in Spain, and it climbs — walled terraces, horseshoe arches, courtyards with water channels, each level giving a wider view of the city and the sea. Above it the Gibralfaro castle sits at the top of the hill with the whole bay in front.
What makes it work for a session is that the levels give you variety without walking anywhere else. Enclosed arched courtyards at the bottom, open terraces halfway up, and a panorama at the top — three registers in one ticket.
Málaga is the easiest Andalusian city to reach and the most forgiving in summer, because the sea moderates the heat that makes Seville and Córdoba impossible in August.
Best time to shoot
Early morning in the courtyards; the last hour from the upper terraces
Tips
Ticketed, and there is a combined ticket with Gibralfaro. It is a real climb — a lift from Calle Guillén Sotelo saves the first section.
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Carmen M.
We couldn't have chosen a better team for such an important day. We already knew Rafa from Xpresarte and, from the very first moment we spoke to him, we knew we wanted them to be the ones with us at our wedding. We booked a team of 2…
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Working with Jose Manuel has been, without a doubt, one of the best decisions we have made in the visual presentation of our properties. We recently trusted him to photograph one of the apartments we manage in Marbella and the result has…
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We couldn't have chosen a better photographer for our wedding. Daniel is a real professional — warm, attentive, and with an incredible sensitivity for catching every important moment. From the very first instant he made us feel completely…
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Our concierge team will hand-pick 2-3 photographers who know Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro road — free of charge.
