February Break: Costa del Sol

Wow! We love Spain! Prior to this vacation, we had only been to the Spanish Islands of Minorca and Mallorca. Our neighbours in Paris suggested that the weather would be nice in Spain in February. They had visited Malaga, Seville, Cordoba and Granada and really enjoyed the ‘Golden Triangle’.

We took an EasyJet flight to Malaga. Some of our Canadian friends might not realise how ridiculously inexpensive airfare can be in Europe. Our flights (roundtrip) cost 300 Euros for the entire family!! The route from Paris to Malaga is a fairly new one, and we thought that it would be a great opportunity to see another part of Spain. We booked a very early flight thinking it would give us the whole day in Spain, but what it really gave us was 4 hours sleep in total! So, the first day we just spent recuperating from leaving Paris at 7:30am (up at 4:30am) because it was raining and cool when we landed (at 11:00am). We took a taxi to our Airbnb apartment and we went to buy some food and drinks for the apartment. Then a Spanish siesta before we went out for an incredible dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Malaga is a beautiful city located right on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Costa Del Sol region with stretches all the way to Gibraltar. There is a beautiful fort located very close to the sea port which dates back to 1000 AD. It was built as a series of fortified terraces and is known as the Alcazaba. The weather held out for us and was nice on our 2nd day in Malaga. We spent a day exploring the fort, the roman amphitheatre, famous Cathedral and the marble streets with their ‘upscale’ boutiques and shops.

Greg and Breezy went on a private Segway tour for an hour as well. Both agreed that Bri was a safer and more controlled driver – Greg not so much…lol (we have video of him speeding around the crowded streets). While the kids were ripping around on the segways (to the beach, harbour front and pedestrianised streets), the parents sampled Sangria, beer and tapas in the old section of town.

We spent the evening on the rooftop of our Air BnB with a bottle of wine. We’ve really lucked out with some incredible accommodations, and this was no exception. Our apartment was a penthouse with two floors and various terraces. We tried to go to bed before midnight because the next day we were getting up at 6:30am to get ready to go to Morocco for the day!