Málaga - From Larios Street to Chinitas Passage in the historic center

Calle Larios in the center of Malaga

At historic center of Malaga you can walk through narrow pedestrianized streets where, in the shadow of beautiful buildings, you will find a great atmosphere of terraces.

One of the axes of the historic center is, without a doubt, the Marquis de Larios street, the great commercial hub of the city ofMalaga that unites theConstitution Plaza and the Marina Square.

Popularly known as the Larios street, this popular way of Malaga is dedicated to Manuel Domingo Larios and Larios.

Calle Larios in the center of Malaga

This is the second marquis with the same title, whose family faced the cost of urban reform in the same center of Malaga He led to the construction of this street that later bore his name.

History of Larios Street

Built in 1880, the Larios street it is the same city center, equivalent, for example, to what would be the Gran Vía in Madrid.

At present it is a pedestrianized road through which you will surely walk several times during your visit to the historic center of this Andalusian city.

In the Main Mall, facing the start of the Larios street in the enclosure of the port of Malaga, you can see a monument with a statue dedicated to the Marquis of Larios, which was done by Mariano Benlliure in 1899

On the opposite side of the Larios street, one of the most important commercial roads in Spain, and the main protagonist of the processions of Easter week, you have the Constitution Plaza.

Chinitas passage in the center of Malaga

It is one of the most important in Malaga, and true Main Square from the city already from the Middle Ages, during the Muslim occupation.

Chinitas Passage in Malaga

In this square you find one of the most prominent corners of the center of Malaga, known as Chinitas Passage.

It is a passage that opens in one of the buildings of the Constitution Plaza, which was left on the cover of an old convent of 1628 that had been torn down during the Confiscation.

This typical passage takes you to a maze of narrow alleys, a place that usually has a lot of atmosphere because of the various bars that follow each other in this corner.

You must not conclude your Malaga visit without first touring the Chinitas Passage.

Chinitas passage in the center of Malaga

Photos Calle Larios and Chinitas Passage

As an advance to your visit, here is a Larios street photo gallery, of the Chinitas Passage and other nearby corners of the center of Malaga.