Best explored after sundown, the Al Majaz waterfront area draws you to its multiple restaurants and cafés, which offer front-row seats to the colourful fountain shows that happen several times a night. During the daylight hours, you are free to enjoy the public park, recreation areas, mini-golf course and well-equipped children's playgrounds.

The Port of Malaga is still a working port, but these days you’re more likely to spot cruise ships and yachts than cargo. The waterfront’s been cleaned up nicely — Muelle Uno is the modern bit, with restaurants, shops, and an art museum (Pompidou Centre)—good spot for a walk, a coffee, or just watching ships come and go. You’re right by the Old Town too, so it's easy to swing by.

Right at the base of the Alcazaba, this is Malaga’s oldest surviving structure — built in the 1st century BC during the reign of Emperor Augustus. It was in use for a few hundred years, then mostly forgotten. When the Moors arrived, they used stones from the theatre to help build the Alcazaba above it. For centuries, it was completely buried. It wasn’t rediscovered until the 1950s, when construction workers stumbled on it by accident. These days, it’s been partly restored and open to the public. You can walk around the site and even catch the occasional open-air performance in summer.

The National Western Stock Show is an annual livestock show and festival held every January at the National Western Complex in Denver since 1906. The premier agricultural event of the year showcases the art of professional rodeo, puts on one of the US' largest horse shows, and contributes immensely to the development and support of relevant educational programs.