I admire Rick Steves' coverage of many countries and often watch them. However, in this one he comments that he just passes through Malaga, inferring it's a city not worth visiting, which is untrue and unfair. As a Brit who speaks Spanish, and spent 13 years living close by, I can say with certainty that Malaga is one of the most exquisite and interesting cities in the world. The Alcazaba, which overlooks the port, is an incredible fortress/palace that was built during the Moorish conquest and it stands next to fabulous Roman ruins. The cathedral is close by and so is the beautiful Plaza de la Constitution. In a maze of gorgeous back streets stands the Picasso museum, housed in an old Palace. Malaga is full of old and new museums, plus on the outskirts the botanical gardens are spectacular. Also, the gardens and restaurants that lie between the Alcazaba and the port are among the best in the world. As much as I admire Rick, and I do, (normally his travel snippets are informed and interesting) I suggest he spends time in Malaga, to at least have tapas in the square next to the cathedral, opposite the Episcopal Palace, to review it properly.
Visited Malaga in 2019 and returning in 2024...wonderful parks, Picasso, a vintage auto museum that I'll revisit, fascinating excavations of a Roman amphitheatre, great food...and of course The Alcazaba...and I found it more walkable than many of the places on Rick's itinerary...agree with you Jane...
I've also been to Malaga, (a totally spontaneous visit while driving through Spain), and I also really enjoyed it. But Rick only has 25-ish minutes. I lived in Belgium for years (truly amazing little country), and Rick only has one episode on the whole country😢 Just be grateful he mentioned Malaga at all!
i was in many countrys in europe but spain is something special. the people are friendly,the food is very taste,,, my dream is to can one day live there.
My fascination with Spain and Europe began when I was 12 and started stamp collecting. In retirement I spent about 18 months in ,and around the Meditterian.
Near Granada and Cordoba are two World Heritage cities that are worth visiting, BAEZA and UBEDA. Rick, if you come back in Andalusia do not miss these two cities, will surprise you.Greetings from Spain.
spain is very beautifull ! marbella, malaga,cadiz, cordoba, granada, nerja, sevilla for me it's incredible ! almunecar, almeria, benalmadena in costa del sol and de la luz ! and costa blanca and costa brava it's beautifull
@@kaker4444 Cadiz is south west of Seville, on the coast west of Gibraltar; Córdoba is very close to Seville, just east, and Granada as further east an hour north on the costa, all beautiful cities!
Heading to Spain the end of the month. Starting in Barcelona and the Basque Region to San Sebastián and then on to Madrid. Was undecided where to go next. Considered flying to Portugal but now wanting to discover more of Spain. Thanks for helping me decide Andalusia and Costa del Sol were not to be missed.
Thank You sir Rick. Beautiful area. It's worth a vacation of 7 days after a year of work. Actually after about 8-9 years of work. But poverty is extreme I can't enjoy a vacation. It only remains for me me to watch on RUclips and enjoy nature, new places and people from other areas .
i feel you as I can relate to that. I'm so poor I can only dream of ever travelling far. But at least I can travel once in a while within my country I suppose.
Great video! Very interesting how the different groups ( the Roman, the Moors, the Christians) influenced Spain as we know it today. Also, that paella looked delicious!
While visiting both Cordoba and Granada on a trip a while back, I couldn't help but cry, such tolerance, beauty, progressiveness, and spiritualism that was unseen in that time period, all gone. Lost in time, forgotten, destroyed... Al-Andalus, you will always be remembered!!!!
+Hamza Tahir Oh yes!! what a glorious past that was destroyed!!... We have to call those from the Islamic State to come back to past, to reestablish sharia and public executions....... (nostalgia mode-on) *sigh*
+Hamza Tahir a lot of the golden age can be recaptured but....tolerance.....or con-viveality....must be enforced to be relearned not just reinforced by example.
Wrong: The invading Islamic forces were far from tolerant. They were an invading force upon an already Christian Spanish Peninsula. Thank goodness for the reconquest of Christian lands from a violent and invading people.
rasecphd I see why u have this twisted view, know that the state of islam today was not the state of Islam a millenium ago. If the Arabs were so horribly intolerant, they would have never managed an empire of such scale in such a short amount of time. How can u praise the reconquista when it is well known the Jews, gypsies, and anyone in between were brutally persecuted. Most Europeans blamed the jews for the black death xD like what even. What I stated above is concrete and widely accepted, stop spewing hypocrisy just to prove a point.
I live in Andalucia and Italy. Two magnificent countries !! Wonderful video,but a pity that you didn't go a little further than Nerja to visit our incredibly beautiful village of Mijas Pueblo. It's perched on a hill with magnificent views,with little winding streets that offers interesting nooks and crannies.
As a arabian muslim, i'm very proud of my ancestors, sure we build a great civilization that illuminate europe and the world, achieving peace between the three religions in a way that is so precious and It has not been repeated in history. We give the world a great lession in peace and humanity, all love from saudi arabia ♥
You should have mentioned Nerja in the title. I 've been to Andalucía and I think Nerja is the most beautiful and the best town I've ever been to. It's a true gem. I recognised it right from the first picture of this video. I was sitting on those rocks and I miss them so much.
Just a clarification regarding the "One common culture" statement. It is a historic fact that at the end of XV century all the Jews were kicked off the Spanish territory along with the Arabs by the Royal couple Isabella and Ferdinand
I have yet to visit Granada. I will in 2022. Covid changed my travel plans in 2020 & 2021. I was in Andalusia in early October 2019. I loved all of southern Spain, my family's homeland
I visited last year and loved it Thanks so much Rick for your videos i actually watched them before i went also to get a better idea of where i might go :-)
Andalucía is the best part of Spain. I love Granada (and Al Hambra) and went to that mosque too. Cordoba was awesome, so was Seville, and Ronda too, and Malaga was good. Costa Del Sol is OK since I stayed in Torremolinos but also went to Marbella which was quite nice
Very interesting video, I live in San pedro near Marbella so am lucky enough to be able to get to seville, Cordoboda and granada by a local inexpensive bus.
Traveling is FREEDOM I was working in Cadiz last year,my wife flew over from Canada when the job was over. We went to Sevilla,Malaga,Ronda and Granada,all terrific places,you’re gonna love them all. Greetings from British Columbia
We just came from Spain. Went to malaga, cordoba, madrid, granada. I wish you mentioned the legacy of the Spanish Inquisition: Hanging ham outside of the stores. During the inquisition, people used to hang ham outside in order to display that they were Christian, since Jews and Muslims don't eat pork.
"Legacy of Inquisition"?? Are you talking about Unbelievable torture forced conversion and ethnic cleansing of once the most tolerant, most sophisticated and most advanced part of Europe? And yeah those hams were a sign of intolerance and hate which you are proud of...
@@kime9560 because is not true. You can understand better about Spanish Inquisition with the enjoijed and enough good documental of the BBC the myth of spanish inquisition
Love your videos Rick, but some facts you mentioned are incorrect and some others you simply forgot to mention: 1.- The Moors did not conquer the entire Iberian Peninsula. In fact several Christian kingdoms remained very much sovereign in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, and eventually prevailed and reclamied the land to the Moors: the Reconquista. 2.- The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba was originally a Catholic Christian church built by the Visigoths, then the Moors built on top of it. Spain is an amazing country, with a rich history, culture and heritage. Are you planning a trip to the Canary Islands? Such an amazing and understimated archipelago. Eevery island is different and all of them have awesome landscapes and pincturesque villages. Especially nice is Gran Canaria, the miniature continent.
Savile more than just a holiday resort the Amphitheatre a place of great artistic bull fighting arena where matador skills are .seen for local nd international sport..
22:45 he is handsome.the one who wore polo shirt with bangs on his hair. I wonder what is his name.😘😘❤️❤️❤️👼👼👼🤔🤔🤔 Ten years ago perhaps he's 20 plus already. I have interest going in Cordoba because of him😇😘😅😅.
actually in morocco andaluci famillies marry each and rarely get mixed with moroccans notably in the cities of -fes -tetouan -tangiers , we know exactly where we are from listen to our music , learn old poems and even our homes looks like golden age andalucian homes , we love our identity some still visit granada yearly
I swear Rick Steves' videos are the only content left online where the comments are always polite and positive! :)
True its always so wholesome
I admire Rick Steves' coverage of many countries and often watch them. However, in this one he comments that he just passes through Malaga, inferring it's a city not worth visiting, which is untrue and unfair. As a Brit who speaks Spanish, and spent 13 years living close by, I can say with certainty that Malaga is one of the most exquisite and interesting cities in the world. The Alcazaba, which overlooks the port, is an incredible fortress/palace that was built during the Moorish conquest and it stands next to fabulous Roman ruins. The cathedral is close by and so is the beautiful Plaza de la Constitution. In a maze of gorgeous back streets stands the Picasso museum, housed in an old Palace. Malaga is full of old and new museums, plus on the outskirts the botanical gardens are spectacular. Also, the gardens and restaurants that lie between the Alcazaba and the port are among the best in the world. As much as I admire Rick, and I do, (normally his travel snippets are informed and interesting) I suggest he spends time in Malaga, to at least have tapas in the square next to the cathedral, opposite the Episcopal Palace, to review it properly.
Visited Malaga in 2019 and returning in 2024...wonderful parks, Picasso, a vintage auto museum that I'll revisit, fascinating excavations of a Roman amphitheatre, great food...and of course The Alcazaba...and I found it more walkable than many of the places on Rick's itinerary...agree with you Jane...
Agreed, I visited the major cities in Andalucia and the two that personally enchanted me the most were Malaga and of course Granada.
I've also been to Malaga, (a totally spontaneous visit while driving through Spain), and I also really enjoyed it. But Rick only has 25-ish minutes.
I lived in Belgium for years (truly amazing little country), and Rick only has one episode on the whole country😢 Just be grateful he mentioned Malaga at all!
I love Malaga!! So beautiful and so fun. Great food!
Malaga is spectacular and definitely should not be missed! I was there in April 2024 and am returning for a month in early 2025.
i was in many countrys in europe but spain is something special. the people are friendly,the food is very taste,,, my dream is to can one day live there.
Superb! I visited this regions of Spain when I was in college! Best times of my life! Salutations from, USA!
Wo kaaliya waseem usa m... Auqat HR uski USA jane ki
Phle to ye bta K konsa waseem yha teen waseem K pille he
Spain is a fascinating country. I love it.
Specially Andalucía.
i wish to there somday
😄
lots of faked ruines fabriked in the past 30 years in spain
One of the best travel guides on RUclips. Thanks Rick.
I’m Mexican and besides by Native American ancestors, I have been able to trace my Spanish ancestors from here in Granada, Spain. It’s so beautiful.
you are spain
@@hoosomio No, she is Mexican
ROSE U HAVE MOORISH BLOOD LIKE ME IAM MORO BERBER AND ALGERIAN FROM ALGERIA (NORTH AFRICA) THE SPANISH THAT U SPEAK NOW HAVE 4000 ARABIC WORDS
I love Spain.
أكل خرا 😂
Europe is full of historic work and fascinating scenic views. Great work rick Steves.
Italy and Spain are my two favorite places in Europe.
Rick and his crew have too much fun on these trips. Good on them all, they provide so much joy for us viewers.
Un video maravilloso ! Nuestra madre españa. Saludos desde provincia de yloilo, filipinas.
Saludos y un fuerte abrazo desde España Esteban...👍❤️🇪🇸
@@fjrogon Muy muchas gracias Paco. No te olvidar que tienes hermanos Asianos. Bendigo.☺
@@estebanlipa6320 👍❤️😜
Un abrazo hermano ❤️
Los filipinos no tienen nada de españoles, son más chinos
every one having dreams in their life,,my dream is to visit spain,,alhamra,,,corodoba,,garanada city...i wish to be there once in life
You seem like such a pleasant person ! was an awesome video and helped me in planning my trip ! Thank you
My fascination with Spain and Europe began when I was 12 and started stamp collecting. In retirement I spent about 18 months in ,and around the Meditterian.
I have been travelling so much in lock thanks Rick he has been a great companion.
Near Granada and Cordoba are two World Heritage cities that are worth visiting, BAEZA and UBEDA.
Rick, if you come back in Andalusia do not miss these two cities, will surprise you.Greetings from Spain.
rcanher I will go there, thanks a lot for advising.
rcanher ok
And Ronda,and Jerez and...
spain is very beautifull ! marbella, malaga,cadiz, cordoba, granada, nerja, sevilla for me it's incredible ! almunecar, almeria, benalmadena in costa del sol and de la luz ! and costa blanca and costa brava it's beautifull
Cádiz is one of the most beautiful cities of Spain,it´s near Sevilla,and it is the most ancient city of occidental Europe.
Silva Gonzalez ?
Is Cadiz Gortoba/Grenada?
@@kaker4444 Cadiz is south west of Seville, on the coast west of Gibraltar; Córdoba is very close to Seville, just east, and Granada as further east an hour north on the costa, all beautiful cities!
The video just reminds me the time I was in Andalusia. The sunshine, food, beach and flower. Andalusia is simply Paradise.
Lovely! So much culture and joy in less than half an hour. It is amazing! Thank you
22:43 the guy who wore polo shirt with bangs hair is so cute. ❤️❤️❤️ Also the sacristan who wore that church outfit... Cuteness overload
Wow! This is a gorgeous country!
Parabéns pela reportagem!
Excelente cidade e um País fantástico, com suas belezas naturais!
que belleza mas autentica , pura vida, pura belleza !!!
Thanks Rick. The best video on Cordoba.
Cant wait to visit Spain this year! 👏❤
Nais Sketching me too in July
We are waiting for you 😄💃🏽🇪🇸
One of my favorite countries ! ❤️
I enjoyed watching Rick Steves' travel programs on PBS.
The Alhambra with its filigree ceilings is always magical, and I will never forget the Mezquia of Cordoba.
As a cordobés (person coming from Córdoba) I should say islamic arquitecture in the Catholic Cathedral its precious. I love arabian arquitecture
Heading to Spain the end of the month. Starting in Barcelona and the Basque Region to San Sebastián and then on to Madrid. Was undecided where to go next. Considered flying to Portugal but now wanting to discover more of Spain. Thanks for helping me decide Andalusia and Costa del Sol were not to be missed.
Thank You sir Rick. Beautiful area. It's worth a vacation of 7 days after a year of work. Actually after about 8-9 years of work. But poverty is extreme I can't enjoy a vacation. It only remains for me me to watch on RUclips and enjoy nature, new places and people from other areas .
i feel you as I can relate to that. I'm so poor I can only dream of ever travelling far. But at least I can travel once in a while within my country I suppose.
Rien de plus beau que l andalousie.tellement de choses a voir❤
Thank you for the nice work on this beautiful video
Great video! Very interesting how the different groups ( the Roman, the Moors, the Christians) influenced Spain as we know it today. Also, that paella looked delicious!
Once again a great video Sir, simply the best documentry.Thanks.
Very excellent that Spaniard keep spanish identity by brave reconquest of spain
Spain is good to visit
I love your video, including history and modern, video quality is very high HD, thank you!--From China.
While visiting both Cordoba and Granada on a trip a while back, I couldn't help but cry, such tolerance, beauty, progressiveness, and spiritualism that was unseen in that time period, all gone. Lost in time, forgotten, destroyed... Al-Andalus, you will always be remembered!!!!
+Hamza Tahir
Oh yes!! what a glorious past that was destroyed!!... We have to call those from the Islamic State to come back to past, to reestablish sharia and public executions....... (nostalgia mode-on) *sigh*
+Hamza Tahir a lot of the golden age can be recaptured but....tolerance.....or con-viveality....must be enforced to be relearned not just reinforced by example.
+ay lorgatete you never heard of the spanish inquizition.or what...?
Wrong: The invading Islamic forces were far from tolerant. They were an invading force upon an already Christian Spanish Peninsula. Thank goodness for the reconquest of Christian lands from a violent and invading people.
rasecphd I see why u have this twisted view, know that the state of islam today was not the state of Islam a millenium ago. If the Arabs were so horribly intolerant, they would have never managed an empire of such scale in such a short amount of time. How can u praise the reconquista when it is well known the Jews, gypsies, and anyone in between were brutally persecuted. Most Europeans blamed the jews for the black death xD like what even. What I stated above is concrete and widely accepted, stop spewing hypocrisy just to prove a point.
Brilliant and most informative Rickf for a country that I feel such a connection with.
yes i love espana and iam spanish and guamanian!!.
Thank you!!! I visited Spain in 1976--reminiscing!!!
Wow!
14:05 mmm... I really like the history of the places where you travel
This is so good Thank you Enjoy your Sabbath Tonite and tomorrow 🙏
Excellent presentation about Granada.
Thanks Rick Steve for your depiction of real history through this wonderful video
I live in Andalucia and Italy. Two magnificent countries !! Wonderful video,but a pity that you didn't go a little further than Nerja to visit our incredibly beautiful village of Mijas Pueblo. It's perched on a hill with magnificent views,with little winding streets that offers interesting nooks and crannies.
A view of the motorway?
Beautiful Granada ! Love 🇪🇸
As a arabian muslim, i'm very proud of my ancestors, sure we build a great civilization that illuminate europe and the world, achieving peace between the three religions in a way that is so precious and It has not been repeated in history. We give the world a great lession in peace and humanity, all love from saudi arabia ♥
Heureusement que l'ignorance ne tue pas🤡
You should have mentioned Nerja in the title. I 've been to Andalucía and I think Nerja is the most beautiful and the best town I've ever been to. It's a true gem. I recognised it right from the first picture of this video. I was sitting on those rocks and I miss them so much.
Malaga it's beautiful ❤ yes !
I born here.
Just a clarification regarding the "One common culture" statement. It is a historic fact that at the end of XV century all the Jews were kicked off the Spanish territory along with the Arabs by the Royal couple Isabella and Ferdinand
+interrobot1 dont we know it....when people admire our suntans....little do they know how many people have spanish blood.
Christianity is the elephant in the room.
Rightly so, multi-culti can be a real albatross!
@@peacekeeper0076 Cristianity is Civilization, human rights and respect to individuals.
They were staging a rébellion hence the emperor repealed their protection
Excellent video. Congratulations. We recommend everyone to visit Nerja, Costa del Sol ❤
I have yet to visit Granada. I will in 2022. Covid changed my travel plans in 2020 & 2021. I was in Andalusia in early October 2019. I loved all of southern Spain, my family's homeland
Spain is BEAUTIFUL
Rick! Keep on inspiring us! Thanks
what a country spain pur beauty !
Its beautiful one .I wish I will be visit there one day.
Wow how beautiful is Spain
loved the bloopers at the end haha!
beautifull Spain.
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Thanks Rick you are a legend ☺️
I visited last year and loved it Thanks so much Rick for your videos i actually watched them before i went also to get a better idea of where i might go :-)
Rick, your videos are great.
i like you
I like you.
You make me want to go there, Mr Steves!
I love Spain !
Same 💪🇪🇸💪
Andalucía is the best part of Spain. I love Granada (and Al Hambra) and went to that mosque too. Cordoba was awesome, so was Seville, and Ronda too, and Malaga was good. Costa Del Sol is OK since I stayed in Torremolinos but also went to Marbella which was quite nice
You mean the worst,balearic island,Catalonia,Asturias,Galicia are much more beautiful
@@yasminmacia5045 Well I liked it - it is a matter of opinion. I was more bothered about the Moorish history
@@brothersman524 so do you like occupier’s history? I bet you like Israel
@@yasminmacia5045 Nope but I did visit there especially Masjid Al Aqsa
Beautiful country!😍
I love all your videos, they always take me to those places, and it takes all my attention and I almost feel that I was there . God bless
Very interesting video, I live in San pedro near Marbella so am lucky enough to be able to get to seville, Cordoboda and granada by a local inexpensive bus.
Hi, does the local bus take foreigners places too ? And how much does it cost that you say is cheap please. Thank you !
I think Rick is just great!
I really love your travel vds, thank you
Great as always!
Breathtaking.. nothing less
So beautiful. I must visit.
Lovely; thank you !
Spain the sweetest country in Europe!
thanks!! spain is very nice country
Congratulations on your Channel. Is very good.
Hoping to visit Sevilla, Cadiz, Granada and Malaga in december. This video is very helpful as a preview.
Traveling is FREEDOM I was working in Cadiz last year,my wife flew over from Canada when the job was over. We went to Sevilla,Malaga,Ronda and Granada,all terrific places,you’re gonna love them all. Greetings from British Columbia
such an amazing place with fascinating histories. would like to visit to remember one of islamic's pride back then
Rick, tour Spain using the "Let's Go Spain" book, and go on the cheap! Lot's of fun! Go cheap,travel longer, live like the natives.
Beautiful! Than you~ 🌹🌻💞
Betty you are beautiful 🌹
We just came from Spain. Went to malaga, cordoba, madrid, granada. I wish you mentioned the legacy of the Spanish Inquisition: Hanging ham outside of the stores. During the inquisition, people used to hang ham outside in order to display that they were Christian, since Jews and Muslims don't eat pork.
Christians are not allowed to eat pork either. I am Ortodox christian from Ethiopia.
"Legacy of Inquisition"??
Are you talking about Unbelievable torture forced conversion and ethnic cleansing of once the most tolerant, most sophisticated and most advanced part of Europe?
And yeah those hams were a sign of intolerance and hate which you are proud of...
Interesting. I didn't know that!
@@kime9560 because is not true. You can understand better about Spanish Inquisition with the enjoijed and enough good documental of the BBC the myth of spanish inquisition
Icanseeclearlynow maybe only in Ethiopia. Not in Europe. Eating pork here is a must. And, man, it is so good!!!
Thanks for the video Rick, was there last month must visit Granda and Cordoba if you're in Spain. While in Granada do visit La Alpunjarra.
Excelente vídeo, thank you 😊
14:40 - Well done cameraman, working the telelense. That was a potential 'oops' moment, with a comforting ending.
So far, Spain's tourism has been overlooked and very undervalued by common international visitors.
you are very old. that has changed a lot
Spain is one of the most visited tourist spots in the world what do you mean
It's always in the top 2 what are you talking about 😂
24:35 HAHAHAHA
I love this bloopers and this was one of the absolute best lol
😅
The poor woman i laughed my heads off 😂
12:40 Costa de Sol
16:28 Cordoba
Lindo....esta pais...me gusta mucho...yo vivo en Romania estoi rumana... Ablo espanol me gusta mucho Espan....🙏💋
No, no estás rumana. Eres rumana
@@bichonce4049 Vale, gracias 💋🙏
@@angelaconstantin9968 Hablo con H y la ñ. Español.👍👌😙❤
Rick is the coolest
Steve is the best. Did you hear how hilariously scathing he was of the southern beaches? LOL!
Love your videos Rick, but some facts you mentioned are incorrect and some others you simply forgot to mention:
1.- The Moors did not conquer the entire Iberian Peninsula. In fact several Christian kingdoms remained very much sovereign in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, and eventually prevailed and reclamied the land to the Moors: the Reconquista.
2.- The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba was originally a Catholic Christian church built by the Visigoths, then the Moors built on top of it.
Spain is an amazing country, with a rich history, culture and heritage. Are you planning a trip to the Canary Islands? Such an amazing and understimated archipelago. Eevery island is different and all of them have awesome landscapes and pincturesque villages. Especially nice is Gran Canaria, the miniature continent.
There is always a touch of racism somewhere
Matt Owen Your correct.I caught that right away in his narration.Rick is usually correct so I’m a little surprised.
Matt...
You can't change the History...
Educat you're self , then come again 🙂
@ricksteves can you release the Russia Trip videos? i could not find them on youtube except the one of you seeing the underground subway station
Savile more than just a holiday resort the Amphitheatre a place of great artistic bull fighting arena where matador skills are .seen for local nd international sport..
Travelers is great fun
The Alhambra was built when the Moors were in their last refuge, Granada, which itself was a vassal state
In summer Andalucía is the pan of Europe
Not,on seaside.
22:45 he is handsome.the one who wore polo shirt with bangs on his hair. I wonder what is his name.😘😘❤️❤️❤️👼👼👼🤔🤔🤔
Ten years ago perhaps he's 20 plus already. I have interest going in Cordoba because of him😇😘😅😅.
everything in spain are loveable
actually in morocco andaluci famillies marry each and rarely get mixed with moroccans notably in the cities of -fes -tetouan -tangiers , we know exactly where we are from listen to our music , learn old poems and even our homes looks like golden age andalucian homes , we love our identity some still visit granada yearly
youssef Bennani
Mais g