Food destinations within easy reach of Málaga. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Ronda (Serranía de Ronda) ★ 4.5

1 hr 45 by car or trainRegional train or bus from Málaga María Zambrano, or drive via the A-357

Famous for: High-altitude red wines and mountain charcuterie

Ronda sits above a gorge in wine country, with more than twenty small wineries pouring serious high-altitude reds alongside jamón and mountain cheeses.

Ronda (Serranía de Ronda)

Antequera ★ 4.2

45 min by train or carHigh-speed and regional trains from Málaga, or drive on the A-45

Famous for: Porra antequerana, mollete bread and ochíos

Antequera is the inland town behind Málaga's most famous cold soup, the thick porra antequerana, served with soft mollete rolls and local olive oil.

Antequera

Nerja ★ 4.1

1 hr by bus or carALSA coach from Málaga bus station, or drive on the A-7

Famous for: Seafront chiringuitos and fresh Mediterranean seafood

Nerja is the Axarquía's coastal escape, its Balcón de Europa lined with chiringuitos grilling espetos and marisquerías frying the day's catch by the sea.

Nerja

Frigiliana ★ 4.2

1 hr by carDrive via Nerja, or bus to Nerja then a short local connection

Famous for: Miel de caña (cane honey) and Moorish sweets

Frigiliana is a whitewashed hill village above Nerja, home to Spain's last cane-honey mill, its dark miel de caña drizzled over aubergines and pastries.

Frigiliana

Vélez-Málaga (Axarquía) ★ 4.0

45 min by bus or carALSA coach from Málaga, or drive on the A-7 east

Famous for: Muscatel raisins, sweet wine, avocados and mangoes

Vélez-Málaga anchors the Axarquía, a subtropical valley of avocados and mangoes whose muscatel grapes become Málaga's raisins and barrel-aged sweet wine.

Vélez-Málaga (Axarquía)
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