Following Tierra's suggestion, Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley family stayed in Barcelona for a few more days. Only after thoroughly visiting every attraction did they take a train from Barcelona to Malaga, beginning the next leg of their Spanish adventure.
The train they took was an old-fashioned one, the sort that would have been completely retired by Tierra's time before his crossing.
Hermione even suspected that the train might have come from before World War II.
Yet this train, older than Hermione and even her parents, carried them from bustling Barcelona to the Mediterranean-flavored southern coast.
After roughly ten hours of admiring magnificent mountains and clear coastal scenery, the group finally arrived in the historic city of Malaga.
Since it was already late when they arrived, they first checked into a hotel. Early the next morning, they immediately visited Malaga's Alcazaba—
It was a typical Moorish fortress located in the heart of the city.
Led by a guide, they wandered among the massive walls and broad courtyards, soaking in the atmosphere of ancient history.
For lunch, they enjoyed delicious traditional Spanish dishes at an authentic little restaurant in the city center.
One of the restaurant's specialties was freshly grilled fish and seafood chowder, fragrant and unforgettable.
After the meal, the dessert not to be missed was Malaga wine ice cream, made by blending the region's famous sweet Malaga wine into ice cream. It had a unique flavor with the light fragrance of sweet wine.
That afternoon, Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley children excitedly rushed toward Malaga's famous Malagueta Beach.
Enthusiastic tourists and locals surrounded them, all intoxicated by the beautiful weather and the natural scenery around them.
The children could not wait to kick off their shoes and dash onto the fine, soft beach, feeling the warm, delicate sand beneath