Malaga the Beautiful, as the city is known, stands at the centre of the basin of the same name, between the mountains and the coastal strip. It is the capital of the Costa del Sol and one of the major cities in Spain, with an impressive history and an even more interesting present. Its old town, with its bustling harbour, has been declared a Historic Artistic Site and Site of Cultural Interest.

Many of the diverse and unique locations in the city were used as locations for Season 4 of Netflix The Crown.

The locations recreated the different cities and villages that the Prince and Princess of Wales visit on their tour around Australia and New Zealand.

On their arrival in Adelaide, Charles and Diana wave and smile to the crowd as they pass through the Jardines de La Concepción, a historical garden with more than fifty thousand plants. The Cortijo de Torres open-air auditorium was the setting for Charles’ speech at the Sydney Opera House, which was added post-production.

The Military Residence of Castañón de Mena was used for several scenes of Charles and Diana’s visit to Australia. The pool area was used for a scene in which Diana poses with other swimmers and jokes with the press after a competition in Sydney. Other areas of the building were used to recreate the couple’s arrival at a party in Tasmania as well as a visit by Diana to a children’s hospital in Brisbane.

The facilities of the Monte Miramar Palace were transformed on screen as the Canberra residence of Prime Minister Hawke. Interiors of the Palace recreated the Prime Minister’s offices and the room from which Diana overhears Charles talking to Camilla on the phone.

Hotel Malaga Palacio and Calle Molina Lario accommodated the crowd scenes in Brisbane—the  main streets of the city were closed to accommodate filming. Thousands of people wave English flags and cheer from the Hotel, demonstrating support and affection for the couple.

In Episode 8 of Season 4 the Grand Miramar Hotel can be seen in several scenes: the exterior of the building and its terraces appear when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaks with her husband from her hotel room telling him about the different points of view she and the Queen have about apartheid and the application of sanctions in South Africa; a room in the hotel was also used to film the scenes in which the Prime Minister repeatedly rewrites the different drafts of her critique of the Queen’s position.

Recreating an entire continent in one city was no easy feat—one that Málaga gracefully and effectively accomplished.