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Costa Europa
Mediterranean Cruise - March 2008
Page 3: 13th March: Málaga
This page is one of a series showing a Mediterranean cruise on
Costa Europa
in 2008. There is also a full history of
Costa Europa
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Cruise Itinerary:-
Savona
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Sea Day
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Malaga
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Cadiz
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Lisbon
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Gibraltar
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Alicante
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Barcelona
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Savona
Málaga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. The population is 560,000. The inner city of Málaga is just behind the harbour.
The Phoenicians from Tyre founded the city Malaka here, in about 1000 BC. The the 8th century, Spain was conquered by the Moors, and the city became an important centre of trade. Málaga was first a possession of the Caliphate of Cordoba. After the fall of the Umayyad dynasty, it became the capital of a distinct kingdom, dependent on Granada. During this time, the city was called Malaqah. At a late stage of the reconquista, the medieval Christian Spanish struggle to drive the Islamic Moors out of Spain, Málaga became Christian again, in 1487. On 24 August 1704 the undecisive Battle of Vélez-Málaga, largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession, took place in the sea south of Málaga. Málaga did not undergo fierce bombing by Francoist or Nationalist insurgent air forces during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The well-known British journalist and writer Arthur Koestler was captured by the Nationalist forces on their entry into Málaga, which formed the material for his book Spanish Testament. Tourism on the adjacent Costa del Sol boosted the city's economy from the 1960s onwards.
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Tue March 11th Savona
- Italy Depart 17:00
Wed March 12th Sea Day
Thu March 13th Malaga
- Spain Arr: 13:00 Dep: 20:00
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Fri March 14th Cádiz
- Spain Arr: 07:00 Dep: 18:00
Sat March 15th Lisbon
- Portugal: 08:00 Dep: 18:00
Sun March 16th Gibraltar
- Arr: 14:00 Dep: 19:00
Mon March 17th Alicante
- Spain Arr: 12:30 Dep: 19:00
Tue March 18th Barcelona
- Spain Arr: 08:00 Dep: 13:00
Wed March 19th Savona
- Italy Arr: 09:00
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Costa Europa
Mediterranean Cruise - March 2008
Page 3: 13th March: Málaga
Costa Europa
Costa Europa
at Málaga
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th March 2008
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Costa Europa
at Málaga
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Costa Europa
at Málaga
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Costa Europa
at Málaga
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Málaga
Costa Europa
at Málaga with bull ring
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Costa Europa
at Málaga with bull ring
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Málaga bull ring
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Málaga - Cafeteria el Jardin
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Málaga - Cafeteria el Jardin
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Málaga - Cafeteria el Jardin
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Málaga cathedral entrance
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Málaga Port
Málaga port on arrival
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Málaga port and lighthouse
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Málaga port and lighthouse
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Málaga port and lighthouse
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Málaga port and lighthouse
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Restaurant replica ship at Málaga port
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Restaurant ship
Atlanti
at Málaga
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Restaurant ship
Atlanti
at Málaga
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Vélez-Málaga - Torre del Mar
The Vélez-Málaga to Torre del Mar tramway is located about 30 km east of Malaga on the Costa del Sol in Andalucia. It is operated by Travelsa, and was inaugurated on October 11th 2006. The standard gauge tramway is 4.6 km in length, and runs between Parque Jurado Lorca in Vélez-Málaga to Paseo Larios in the coastal town of Torre del Mar. It cost 18 million euros to build, and was described as being financed entirely by European Union funds. An extension of 1.3 km to Explanada de la Estacion in the centre of Vélez-Málaga is planned, which will eventually connect with Metro Line 3 from Málaga (Metro Lines 1 and 2 are due for completion in February 2009 - I do not know when Line 3 is due to complete).
Recent local reports (newspaper Diario Sur) indicated that 2007 useage was 213,000 fewer than the break-even point and that losses of €700,000 had accumalted. The local mayor had suggested that further outside funding would be necessary before the extension could be completed. There are threats to cease services if more money from Andalucía is not made available. Whilst I can see that the planned system linking into a metro from Málaga might be viable, it does not surprise me that the current short disconnected section is not profitable. The system requires two trams to maintain the schedule, and three CAF vehicles were supplied from the Sevilla order to initiate service (the construction of Sevilla's system being delayed). On weekdays at 20 minute interval service is run until 15:00 when it drops to a 40 minutes interval (operable by a single tram). The travelling time is 17 minutes.
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Torre del Mar
Tram 001 at Torre del Mar (Paseo Larios)
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Tram 001 at Vélez-Málaga (Parque Jurado Lorca)
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Interior of Tram 001
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Interior of Tram 001
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Tram 001 at La Panoleta
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Tram 002 at La Panoleta
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