Marqués de Larios Street

The Marqués de Larios street, in Malaga

The Marqués de Larios street, or calle Larios, is the most famous and chicest artery of Malaga, an elegant pedestrian avenue inaugurated in 1891. The Malaga audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this great shopping street of neoclassical inspiration, heart of the old centre, that owes its name to the Larios family, great actor of the economic rise of the town.

The Fifth Avenue of the Costa del Sol

To go to Malaga without walking along the Marqués de Larios street is a bit like going to New York without strolling on Fifth Avenue: you get the idea. This emblematic artery of the capital of the Costa del Sol was inaugurated in 1891 and owes its name to the Larios family, great actor of the development of the economy of Malaga, that then rested on fishing and agriculture. It was conceived from the start to become the commercial heart of the town. If one imagines that such a street could spring up in a few months, the reality is quite different: its construction took several decades, and the project drew inspiration from the great buildings of neoclassical style of Chicago, then at the forefront of modern urbanism. The result is a straight avenue, wide and luminous, lined with harmonious façades with wrought-iron balconies, that has nothing medieval despite its situation in the heart of old Malaga. Entirely pedestrian, it links the Plaza de la Constitución to the seafront and today hosts the shops of the great brands, cafés and a permanent animation. A meeting place of the people of Malaga, it adorns itself with magnificent luminous decorations during the festivals, in particular at Christmas, when it becomes one of the finest spectacles of the town. An elegant avenue and a commercial heart, the Marqués de Larios street is a fine stop of the discovery of Malaga.

What to see

Here you discover the most famous artery of Malaga, inaugurated in 1891 and named after the Larios family, conceived as the commercial heart of the town by drawing inspiration from the neoclassical buildings of Chicago; wide, luminous and entirely pedestrian, lined with harmonious façades with wrought-iron balconies, it links the Plaza de la Constitución to the seafront and shines brightly during the Christmas festivals. The Marqués de Larios street is the chic heart of Malaga. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Marqués de Larios street lies in the heart of the historic centre of Malaga, linking the Plaza de la Constitución to the seafront, reachable on foot. It is a pedestrian street freely accessible, lined with shops and cafés, particularly lively and prettily illuminated during the festivals. You walk along it during a stroll in the centre.

Where does the name of the Marqués de Larios street come from in Malaga?

From the Larios family, great actor of the economic development of Malaga in the nineteenth century; inaugurated in 1891 and conceived as the commercial heart of the town by drawing inspiration from the neoclassical buildings of Chicago, this pedestrian artery, wide and luminous, links the Plaza de la Constitución to the seafront.

Where is the Marqués de Larios street in Malaga?

In the heart of the historic centre of Malaga, linking the Plaza de la Constitución to the seafront, in Spain.