Feria de Malaga

The Feria de Malaga is help on the 13th August - 22nd August this year 2010.

Malaga is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain, its annual Feria festival is one of the biggest Spanish festivals.

The festival originates in the  late 1400s, around the year when King Fernando and Isabella arrived to the city to reclaim it as a part of Catholic Spain from the occupying Moors.

Not as popular as Seville's Feria de Abril, the fiesta just as grand and there is great competition between the two cities to hold the best festival.
The Feria begins with the 'Pregón de la Feria' which is the official announcement of the opening of the festival which is read out by a local celebrity from the balcony of the town hall.

An enormous firework display follows and ten days of  partying Andaluz style begins with open air bars serving thousands of litres of sherry, spontaneous flamenco dancing in the street and the city's main annual bullfighting festival at the city's Plaza de Toros.
By day activities are centred around Marques de Larios in the city centre just opposite the port. Throughout the city beautiful women with their daughters stroll around in flamenco dresses whilst the city's horse and cart taxis are decorated with colourful ribbons and their drivers wear traditional costumes.

Street music and sherry consumption run throughout the festival and there is plenty of entertainment to keep the children amused.

The Feria de Día lasts from around noon until 7:00pm then there's a break before the evening session begins.
By night the focus of the Feria moves to the Real de la Feria on the outskirts of the city where the Feria de Noche starts to warm up around 9:00pm and continues until dawn.

Real de la Feria is a huge fairground with hundreds of marquees, casetas, each of which home to various groups of Malagueños, peñas, who meet here to party every evening.

These casetas are open to visitors and you can buy food and tapas whilst enjoying the party.

Where to Stay

The Feria de Malaga in not very popular with tourists so finding accommodation should not be a problem.

Many choose Malaga hostel accommodation or check out some great deals on hotels in Malaga

Getting There

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