Nothing much remains of the interior of the castle, but the walkway around the ramparts affords exhilarating views and there is a tiny museum with a military focus. There is also a small café with outdoor seating.

It features towering trees (including hundreds of palms), 5,000 tropical plants, waterfalls, lakes and spectacular seasonal blooms and botanical collections, with the purpose of showing a sample of the planet’s great plant diversity.

The museum is managed by the Fundación Museo Picasso Málaga. Legado Paul, Christine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, which retains full control of the building (Palacio de Buenavista) and the museum’s collection.

The MPM collection consists of 233 works that cover Picasso’s groundbreaking innovations and the myriad of styles and techniques the artist mastered.

The artistic and cultural proposals by the MPM are complemented with temporary exhibitions and both educational and cultural events, as well as with a library and a bookshop specialised in modern and contemporary art.

The Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection offers a rich set of extraordinary coherence, opening with a series of pieces by old masters, most notably Zurbarán’s Santa Marina, and continuing with a series of works that allow for a comprehensive overview of the history of the main genres in 19th-century Spanish painting, with special attention to Andalusian paintings.

The museum offers not only a permanent collection, but also a complete programme of temporary exhibitions and educational workshops.

The permanent exhibition of the Collection of the St Petersburg State Russian Museum is divided into nine thematic areas: the old Russian art, the 18th century, Romanticism in Russia, Realism, Realism with Russian topics, the “World of Art” movement and Neo-primitivism, the Avant-garde, Socialist Realism and art in the Thaw Era that was experienced after the death of Stalin.

You cannot miss its amazing restaurant “La Terraza de la Aduana”!

The tour, which begins in the lobby of the museum, goes through Room I dedicated to the period between the 15th and 18th centuries when Málaga became part of the kingdom of Aragón and Castile, transforming it from a predominantly Arabic society to a Castilian one. There is also a section devoted to baroque celebrations.

Room II focuses on the 19th century and recreates the City Council's first municipal museum. We can learn about the origins of Picasso, the Masters of the 19th century or Carlos Haes, who features in the Masterpiece section.

Finally Room III is dedicated to 20th century artists, especially those who had some connection with the City Council as the First Scholarships or the Generation of 50s who ushered the art of Málaga into the modern era. We should also highlight the Contemporary Trends that accommodates current Málaga artists.