Malaga
Soho / Arts District
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The post-2010 arts barrio — street murals by D*Face, Obey and ROA, plus the Pompidou cube.
A 10-minute walk south of the cathedral, between the port and the river. Re-invented as Málaga's arts district from 2013, Soho now has the Pompidou Centre satellite (the glass cube on the harbour), MAUS street-art murals, design hotels (Soho Boutique, Vincci Posada) and the city's best independent restaurants (KGB, Astrid). Buzzy, walkable, less touristy than the centro.
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Local feel
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Family-friendly
Centrality
What you gain
- ↑MAUS street-art trail — D*Face, Obey, ROA, Pejac large-scale works
- ↑Pompidou Centre at the bottom of the barrio
- ↑Independent restaurant scene that locals favour
What you sacrifice
- ↓No headline historical sights of its own — borrows from centro
- ↓Friday/Saturday nights loud near Plaza de la Merced
Best for
Avoid if
Other Malaga neighbourhoods
Moorish Alcazaba, Roman amphitheatre and the Picasso Museum within a single 1km walking radius.
The city's own beach barrio — 1.2km of sand, the bullring and the Gran Hotel Miramar.
The old fishing villages east of the centre — chiringuito row and the best espeto sardines.
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