SUR gets a sneak preview of Malaga's new 'magical' Christmas light spectacular

The two-kilometre fixed route through the gardens will take visitors through 31 vantage points where they can take photographs or simply soak up the atmosphere. All of them marked on a map that the visitor can download on their mobile as soon as they start the visit, and the complete experience will take about an hour and a half.

Guided only by soothing music, that changes in each of the sections, along the way visitors will be able to enjoy subtle lighting and there are hardly any traditional Christmas references (only fairies and some giant balls) before ending up at the final show 'Memories of Amalia', which takes place on the lake, illustrating the history of the garden with images projected on a waterfall.

SUR was accompanied on the preview visit by the creative director of Proactiv, the company that has staged the spectacular, Héctor Sánchez. This year Proactiv have mounted similar shows in Barcelona and Valencia. But Sánchez believes the one in Malaga is the most spectacular of all, since the display space is unique.

The Christmas show will run from 27 November until 9 January 2022. It will be held from 6.30 pm to 11 pm each evening so as not to interfere with the ordinary operation of the gardens during the day.