Are you a lover of the motor-racing world? The Costa del Sol has it all to enable you enjoy your car enthusiasm to the full. An Automotive Museum, events like the Retro Auto & Moto Malaga, karting and even a speed circuit for race vehicles make up an extraordinary offer so that your experience on the Costa del Sol runs smoothly. In addition, there are many companies specialized in renting top of the range cars that you can find in the province of Malaga and especially in Marbella, where you can even rent a Ferrari.
Ascari, the longest circuit in Spain
In a formidable environment, next to the Serrania de Ronda, there is a circuit where can feel like Lewis Hamilton. Since 2008 the Ascari Circuit delights pilots, both amateurs and professionals. It is the longest circuit in Spain with about 3 miles in length. Its layout pays tribute to the most emblematic circuits in the world, since its 26 curves are designed in the image and likeness of legendary curves of circuits like Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Daytona, Spa and Nordscleife, among others. In addition, as a tribute to Alberto Ascari there is a chicane with the name of this mythical pilot.
Ascari offers many options to enjoy the motor-race world. From driving courses by professional drivers to the possibility of testing your own vehicle on a real circuit. And if you prefer the 4x4, also with Ascari you can live a day of adventure in the Serrania de Ronda and other extraordinary landscapes of the province of Malaga.
The Automotive Museum of Malaga
Did you know that in the capital of the Costa del Sol there is a space that takes a tour through the history of the car? It is the Automobile Museum of Malaga, located in a beautiful regionalist building of the 1920s, the old Tobacco Factory of the city, where the Russian Museum Collection is also located.
In the 75,347 square feet of its facilities you will discover the history of the car, reviewing the technological and design advances that have marked the evolution of this means of transport. Nearly a hundred vintage vehicles make up the collection, with models of legendary brands, such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Chrysler, Cadillac, Hispano Suiza, Mercedes, Bugatti, Citroen, Morgan, Peugeot, Renault, Lancia or Aston Martin.
Enter its rooms and let yourself be fascinated by the first Belle Epoque models, the Golden 20s, the influence of Art Deco, the most elegant English tradition or the charm of the Dolce Vita. You can even visit a room dedicated to tuning.
Another of its contents is the Eco museum, a section that proposes to reflect on the importance of preserving the environment by betting on more sustainable model of automobile industry. The "Alternative Energies" room exposes the first attempts that were made for the development of electric vehicles. Here you can see a Milburn Electric that goes back to nothing more and nothing less than 1916.
And if you are not content simply contemplating these four wheeled jewels, worry not, the Malaga Automobile Museum offers a car rental service: a unique opportunity to feel for yourself the glamour of these historic cars.
