ME Málaga: A Design-Forward Stay in the Heart of Andalusia's Most Underrated City

Málaga was, for years, the city travellers passed through on the way to somewhere else. That has changed more dramatically than almost any other Spanish city in the last decade. Today it is the cultural capital of Andalusia, with more museums per square kilometre than most European capitals, a restored old town that rewards aimless wandering, and a food scene that quietly competes with anywhere in Spain. ME Málaga, set on the leafy Plaza de la Merced steps from the Alcazaba and the birthplace of Picasso, is where I based myself, and it is the reason I came home already planning a return.