u/gumercindo1959

Our flight arrives into Malaga from an int'l flight at 7:40am. I am anticipating ~1 hour to get through customs and maybe another hour to collect our bags, find a taxi. I imagine we'll get into town by around 9:30-10am. Is that a reasonable amount of time estimated?

We will be arriving from US with some of us having an EU passport and a couple of us won't. My guess is that we'll all stay together in the non-EU lines at customs.

My kids and I recently got our Spanish citizenship. We are US citizens. We are flying to Spain next month along with my wife, who is not an EU citizen. We are all US residents and flying from US.

I’ve always understood that your passport should match your destination assuming you’re traveling to your “home country.” In our case, traveling to Spain we’d use our Spanish passport and return to US using our US passport.

First question - can we all go through customs as EU citizens as a family since most of us are EU citizens? Or, since my wife isn’t, and if we want to stay together, do we have to go through the non-EU line?

Second, my wife is concerned about the current political climate (especially with Spain and US) that if we enter Europe customs with Spanish passports and return to US with US passports, that will raise some sort of red flag.

I’ve even spoken to folks at the Spanish consulate near me that there’s really nothing to worry about but I’m hoping for more concrete info online confirming this.

Thoughts? Any feedback appreciated.

For anyone that is familiar with the area, how is the street - Salinas - (off the beaten path? in the heart of everything?)

But more importantly, if we want to head to Malagueta (specifically around Cachalote Chiringuito), how long of a walk is that and is there another way to get to Malagueta besides walking?

I know chiniguitos in el Palo and Huelin get a lot of love. How about on Malagueta beach? Tropicana, Cachalote, Caleta, Oasis Playa, Picasso, etc - which one is the one with best food offerings or are they all about the same?

Ok, this has been bandied about quite a bit on this sub, it seems. I'm interested in the beach quality (sand, amenities - chairs, etc, and water). From what I've read, Malagueta tends to get polluted, the sand is gravel-like and the water has trash. Is this an exaggeration?

Are there other stretches of Malaga where the beach is better? Maybe Huelin, closer to El Palo? etc.

First time in Andalusia with the kids (10 and 5) in mid June.

We’re Looking for good day trip options either via train or renting a car. What interests me: Nerja, Frigiliana, Ronda.

Is Nerja/Frigiliana one day trip or is that two separate day trips? If Nerja/frigiliana and Ronda are considered 2 day trips and we’re looking to do a third, what would be the recommendation? Cordoba? Granada? Sevilla? West of Malaga (Mijas Pueblo, Torremolinos, etc)? All input welcome!