A pair of tourists admire the shimmering Mediterranean from their horse-drawn carriage on the seaside promenade in Spain's southern port of Malaga -- a postcard image whose days are numbered.

Last year, Malaga made several interventions to curb the construction and acquisition of tourist housing, including the prohibiting of new holiday apartments in 43 neighbourhoods such as La Merced ...

“It’s really nice, I was impressed — seeing Malaga like this is completely different,” said the 47-year-old as she dismounted from a carriage. Fellow British tourist Robert ...