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The Reason Why You Should Come to Malaga in Spain

Malaga is a historic city where it is one of the oldest city being built which is around three thousand years ago. The first tribes known to have settled in Malaga are the Phoenicians, which is an ancient civilization that has settlements in Italy, Libya, Palestine and Spain. At first, this city is known as Malaka which was probably taken from the word ‘Malac’ that means ‘salt’. During the occupation of the Phoenicians, this city has developed into quite an important commercial centre which was ended by the Carthaginians when they came and conquered the city after five hundred years under the reign of the Phoenicians.

If you want to know more on the history of this city, you can plan your next holiday to come to this place. You will land at the Malaga Airport and it is a big airport that handles flights from all over the world. As Malaga is quite a popular tourism spot, you can expect this airport to be flooded with tourists from all around the world when the holiday season comes. Malaga car hire is the best place for you to find a car because it is located inside the airport along with other top facilities prepared specially for the tourists.

During the Reconquista era, the Spanish warriors and knights here will always compete in sports that can build their bravery and strength to fight the invaders, especially the Moors. Therefore, they have built a bullring inside the city where it will provide challenges to the brave warriors who are searching for a place to prove themselves. Some of the bullring here was built during the 9th century and the earliest bullfight that has been recorded here is around the year 1133. Even though bullfighting is becoming less popular because of its bloody nature, it is still regarded as the blood of the Spanish people. more…