La Recova

Málaga


Seek out this intriguing Aladdin's cave of an art, crafts and antique shop selling traditional sevillana tiles, handmade jewellery, antique irons, textiles and much more. It also has a small local bar tucked into the corner, handy for enjoying a beer between browsing.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Málaga attractions

1. Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares

0.06 MILES

Located in a 17th-century inn, the Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares specialises in everyday rural and urban life of the past; note the barros …

2. Museo Carmen Thyssen

0.1 MILES

Located in an aesthetically renovated 16th-century palace in the heart of the city’s former Moorish quarter, this extensive collection concentrates on…

3. Mercado Atarazanas

0.12 MILES

North of the city's main artery, the Alameda Principal, you’ll find this striking 19th-century iron-clad building incorporating the original Moorish gate…

4. Alameda Principal

0.18 MILES

The Alameda Principal, now a busy thoroughfare, was created in the late 18th century as a boulevard on what were then the sands of the Guadalmedina…

5. Ars Málaga

0.19 MILES

Worth visiting for the building alone, a grand bishop's palace opposite the cathedral with an imposing portico, intricate tile work and head-tilting…

6. Catedral de Málaga

0.23 MILES

Málaga’s elaborate cathedral was started in the 16th century on the site of the former mosque. Of the mosque, only the Patio de los Naranjos survives, a…

7. MAUS

0.27 MILES

The antithesis of Málaga's prestigious world-class art museums is refreshingly down-to-earth MAUS, a grassroots movement born out of an influx of street…

8. Museo Revello de Toro

0.3 MILES

Showcases the work of 20th-century Málaga artist Félix Revello de Toro (b 1926) in a 17th-century mansion that was once the workshop of religious sculptor…