The annual Málaga Feria (fair) in August is an exuberant week-long street party with plenty of flamenco and 'fino' (sherry).
The annual Málaga Feria (fair) in August is an exuberant week-long street party with plenty of flamenco and 'fino' (sherry). The fair commemorates the re-conquest of the city by Isabella and Ferdinand in 1487 and traditionally runs for a week from Saturday to Sunday (inclusive) over the third week in August.
This city fair is concentrated around Malaga's main shopping street - Calle Marques de Larios (Calle Larios for short) which is decorated with paper lanterns and flags. Millions of people visit the fair, although very few tourists seem to even know about this intrinsically Andalusian traditional fiesta.
Images from the FERIA feature in the new book by John Byford
