The early life of Pablo Ruiz Picasso is intimately connected with Malaga city, where he was born in 1881. His Malaga nature comes, furthermore, from family tradition. His life and works turned him, later, into our more internationally known Malaga citizen.

This route you will show you the family and artistic surroundings of his early life, which will give you a better understanding of his personality and work’s development. The itinerary includes a visit to the Pablo R. Picasso Foundation – Native Home Museum and the Malaga Picasso Museum, two genuine treasures you will not find together in another city, in fact, Malaga is Pablo Ruiz Picasso’s hometown.

1. Pablo R. Picasso Foundation – Native Home Museum. Track 38
2. Picasso’s family home (Plaza de la Merced, 17). Track 38
3. Colegio de la Sagrada Familia (C/ Madre de Dios, 14)(School). Track 38
4. Plaza de la Merced – Monumento a Torrijos (Square and monument). Track 38
5. Picasso’a father literary gatherings place (C/ Granada, 75). Track 39
6. Iglesia de Santiago (Church). Track 40
7. Malaga Picasso Museum. Track 41
8. Former Municipal Museum. Track 42
9. Former School of Fine Arts (Ateneo de Málaga). Track 43

A little far away there are other interesting points belonging to Picasso’s route.

10. Former San Rafael School. Track 44
11. Artistic and Literary Lyceum (Formerly María Cristina Conservatory). Track 45
12. Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza (Instituto Gaona)(College). Track 46
13. La Malagueta Bullring. Track 47

Estimated time

No visits inside monuments and museums: 2 hours

Visits inside monuments and museums: 4 hours and half

Streets on the route

Plaza de la Merced, C/ Madre de Dios, Plaza de la Merced, C/ Granada, C/ San Agustín, C/ Echegaray, C/ Granada, Plaza del Siglo, Plaza del Carbón, C