The last week of February is synonymous in the province of Malaga with school holidays, and many families take advantage to enjoy these days off. Museums, carnivals, outdoor activities … We offer five proposals to enjoy this Semana Blanca in Malaga.
Participate in the children’s workshops of the museums of Malaga
Once again, the Thyssen Museum in Malaga has prepared the ‘Semana Blanca Museum’ program for boys and girls from 5 to 12 years old who want to enjoy holidays surrounded by art. On this occasion, the activity is named ‘Backstage’ and will take place on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday February 26 with the theme of the circus as the main focus of the tasks that will be carried out every morning.
The Picasso Museum in Malaga has organized a children’s camp that will take place from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 February from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Workshops for children in the Picasso Museum Malaga . Imagen: Museo Picasso Málaga
With art and painting as the central axis of the workshops, other topics such as science, technology and architecture will also be discussed. The activities are aimed at children from 4 to 15 years old, who will be able to put into practice different techniques while also knowing Pablo Picasso’s works closely.
The Birthplace of Picasso or the Russian Museum also offers special activities on this occasion.
Enjoy the Carnivals of Malaga
During the days of Semana Blanca, children can enjoy multiple free activities within the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Carnival of Malaga.
Every afternoon, from Monday 24 to Thursday 27, the kids can enjoy in the historic center of children’s workshops and couplet carousel. During the weekend, there will be numerous horseback riding, competitions and activities that will be held for the whole family to enjoy.
In the province, we recommend you to visit the Carnival of Nerja, or the unique carnivals of Humilladero, Alozaina or Tolox. More information about Carnivals at our entrance Five tracks to enjoy Carnivals in Malaga.
Enjoy the Antonio Banderas Promenade and its play areas
From the Sacaba area to Huelin, the Antonio Banderas Promenade extends along the Playa de la Misericordia along 2,000 meters combining the promenade itself, bike lanes, and numerous playgrounds for children of all ages.
The Paseo also offers an interesting gastronomic offer with cafes, beach bars, hamburger chains or pizzerias.
Walking along the Antonio Banderas Promenade, we find several points of interest. First we mention the Statue of the Espetero. This represents a man doing this very Malaga work of spitting sardines.
Several monoliths are found near this statue in honor of different Spanish actors and actresses, vestige of the annual celebration of the Spanish Film Festival of Malaga.
Ziplines and tree parks
If you like adventure, the Costa del Sol offers different proposals to enjoy this Semana Blanca in Malaga between zip lines and tree walkways. In Marbella, you can visit the Aventura Amazonia park, where you can do sports activities among the trees and through 103 games and 24 zip lines. Platforms, ropes, walkways, swings, bridges and networks are distributed throughout the terrain depending on the ages and difficulty levels.
Since mid-2013, Villanueva del Trabuco has a new multi-adventure park to practice “arborism.” It is a park with very special characteristics to be, for the moment, the only one in the entire province located in a natural environment, the Sierra de los Camarolos, in Villanueva del Trabuco. The circuit includes climbing wall, bridge bridges, zip line …
Enjoy the largest trampoline park in Europe
In Malaga is Altittude, the largest trampoline park in Europe. Located next to the Málaga Nostrum Shopping Center, Altittude offers audiences of all ages 3,100 square meters of leisure and sport with high performance trampolines, basketball mats baskets, trapeze with giant airbag, airfloor, interactive projector, foam rubber pools , tracks for more professional somersaults and a large free jump area, among others. In addition, it has a slide of more than 11 meters of fall only suitable for the bravest.
