Andalusia – interesting places and tourist guides

Andalusia is the largest autonomous community in Spain, and Here you will find all my guides to Andalusia: ready-made sightseeing routes, city tour plans, attraction maps and practical travel tips.

read: main guide with a map of attractions in Andalusia – [click]

The Community includes as many as eight provinces: Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Malaga, Cadiz, Almeria, Huelva i Jaen. It borders Portugal, Castile-La Mancha and Murcia, and to the south rests on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This location means that the region offers an extraordinary variety of landscapes – from the sandy beaches of the Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz, through green valleys and olive groves, to the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada.

Over the centuries, Phoenician, Roman, Arab, Jewish and Christian influences have intertwined here. It was here that the culture of Al-Andalus developed for almost 800 years – a unique Arab-Muslim civilisation, whose legacy still delights today in the form of architectural gems such as the Alhambra in Granada, the Great Mosque in Cordoba and the Alcazar in Seville.
Andalusia is also the cradle of flamenco, bullfighting (although its popularity is currently declining), and the birthplace of many artists, including Pablo Picasso (Malaga) and Federico García Lorca (Granada).

The region is known for its hot Mediterranean climate, with very hot summers (especially inland) and mild winters. Summers in Seville or Cordoba can be truly extreme, so it is best to visit in spring or autumn, when temperatures are more bearable and nature, especially in the mountains, is at its most beautiful.

Below you will find a list of all the guides that will help you visit interesting places in Andalusia: