The Gran Hotel Miramar ; located in the area of La Caleta, between Paseo de Reding avenue and the sea front, with the principal entrance facing the Mediterranean Sea, offers marvellous views over the Bay of Malaga and is just 5 minutes from the city's top museums (including the Picasso; Carmen Thyssen; Centre Pompidou and Hermitage) It is considered the masterpiece of architect Fernando Guerrero StrachanÊs work and took five years to complete, finally being opened in 1926 by King Alfonso XIII under the name "Hotel Príncipe de Asturias". From 1936 until 1939, it was used as a hospital during the Spanish Civil War. It then returned to being a hotel, under the moniker Hotel Miramar, until it closed for business in 1967. During the period of 1987 to 2007, it was used as a courthouse.
