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How do Malaga and Barcelona (Alicante?) compare?

I've got about five days at the end of June/beginning of July.

Cheapness is the biggest factor, but not at the expense of fun.

Suggestions?

I speak spanish, but not well enough to not clearly be a tourist.

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Your question is a bit unclear.

Barcelona is a city and a province in the region of Catalonia.

Alicante is a city and a province in the Valencian community.

Malaga is a city and province in the region of Andalucia.

There is no association between Barcelona and Alicante.

I heartily dislike Malaga, I dislike Barcelona, but not quite as much. Alicante is a dump, but has a pretty good archaeological museum and a very marginal art museum.

If you meant Andalucia (rather than Alicante) go there, but skip the city of Malaga.