Museum sights in Málaga
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Cathedral
Málaga's Cathedral was begun in the 16th century on the former site of the main mosque. Building continued for two centuries, so while the northern door, Portada de la Iglesia del Sagrario, is Gothic, and the interior, with a soaring 40m dome, is Gothic and Renaissance, the facade is 18th-century baroque. The cathedral is known as La Manquita (the One-Armed), since its southern tower was never completed. Inside, note the 17th-century wooden choir stalls, as dark and smooth as chocolate, finely carved by the popular Andalucian sculptor Pedro de Mena.
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Centro de Arte Contemporáneo
The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo is a coolly minimal museum of international 20th- and 21st-century art housed in a skilfully converted 1930s market. To get here head west on the Alameda Principal from the city centre and turn left when you get to the Río Guadalmedina. The large and diverse museum shop and suitably stark cafe are good stops to complete your visit.
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Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares
Located in a 17th-century inn, the speciality of Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares is everyday rural and urban life of the past; note the painted clay figures (barros) of characters from Málaga folklore. To get here head west on the Alameda Principal from the city centre and turn right when you get to the Río Guadalmedina.
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Plaza de Toros
Take a walk along Playa de la Malagueta before visiting the museum of the Plaza de Toros, the busiest bullring on the coast. The museum is OK if you want to see some stuff on bullfighting, but the museum in Ronda is much better.
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