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The Alcazaba is an 11th-century Moorish fortress-palace perched on the slopes of Monte Gibralfaro. Built by the Hammudid dynasty around 1057, it is the best-preserved Islamic palace-fortress in Spain and blends military architecture with refined domestic gardens and courtyards.
Built over Roman foundations in the mid-11th century, the Alcazaba served as the residence of Málaga's Muslim governors. Ferdinand and Isabella captured it in 1487 during the Reconquista. Centuries of neglect followed until major restorations in the 1930s and 1990s.