Palacio de Villalón, Renaissance palace in central Málaga, Spain

Palacio de Villalón is a Renaissance palace in central Málaga with two floors arranged around a central courtyard featuring arches and marble columns. The wooden ceilings throughout the building display decorative craftsmanship and detailed ornamentation.

The palace was built in the 16th century for the Fernández de Villalón family, conquerors and repopulators from Ronda. In 1707, the marriage of Catalina Victoria de Villalón y Mendoza to Gaspar de Bracamonte y Zapata, 4th Marquis of Fuente el Sol, brought the family coats of arms to the main façade. After the family died out, the building stood empty until the 19th century, later housing shops that altered it; Málaga City Council acquired it in September 2000.

The palace now contains the Carmen Thyssen collection, which displays Spanish and Andalusian paintings created during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors walk through galleries arranged to show how artistic styles developed across this era.

The building is located in the historic city center and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes as exploring involves walking through multiple rooms and climbing stairs.

The small tower at the northwest corner stayed hidden behind later building work for over a century and was only uncovered in the recent restoration. The same project rebuilt the west side of the courtyard, which had disappeared, and brought back the marble columns and arcades that had been concealed or removed.