Andalusia is the Spain of postcards: flamenco, whitewashed villages, Moorish palaces and sunshine for most of the year. Visit the Alhambra in Granada, the Royal Alcázar in Seville and the historic centre of Córdoba. On the Costa del Sol, discover Nerja, the mountain village of Mijas and the family attractions of Benalmádena, while Almería offers desert landscapes and quiet beaches. Start planning with our guide to the best things to do in Andalusia.
Spanish Coasts
Costa del Sol travel guide - Picasso’s Málaga, Marbella’s old town and white villages above the sea
Twenty minutes after you leave the arrivals hall, you can be eating sardines grilled on a fishing boat, with your feet in the sand.The Costa del Sol is the...
Cities in Spain
What to see in Seville - The Alcázar, Plaza de España and a night of flamenco in Triana
In spring, the whole city smells of orange blossom. Locals call it azahar, and once you have walked...
Monuments in Spain
The Mezquita of Córdoba map and route - From the Patio de los Naranjos to the golden mihrab
Some 850 columns, a forest of red and white arches and a Renaissance cathedral built right in the...
Aquariums and Zoos in Spain
Selwo Marina tickets, opening hours and dolphin show times
Outside, it's 30 °C on the Costa del Sol. Behind one glass wall, a colony of king penguins...
Interesting places in Spain
Best time to visit the Benalmádena cable car - Calamorro summit views, walking trails and birds of prey
On a clear winter morning you can stand on one mountaintop and see two continents, a snow-capped sierra...
First time in Nerja? The Balcón de Europa, a cave of giant columns and coves below the Maro cliffs
In January 1959, five young men went hunting for bats in a sinkhole above the sea. What they found underground still makes visitors stop...
Seville Cathedral, the world’s largest Gothic cathedral - Columbus’s tomb, the Giralda ramps and a courtyard of orange trees
Legend says the canons who planned it wanted a building so vast that anyone who saw it finished would take them for madmen. Six...
Picasso Museum Málaga tickets, opening hours and how to get in free on Sundays
What do a Phoenician city wall, a Renaissance coffered ceiling and a ceramic plate painted with a bull's head have in common? They all...
Is Sacromonte worth visiting? Cave houses, zambra flamenco and the best views of the Alhambra
For centuries, people here didn't build their homes. They dug them out of the hillside, whitewashed the doorways and lit the lamps for a...
How to visit the Caminito del Rey - Tickets, the shuttle bus and what to wear
A century ago, only power-station workers dared to cross these cliffs. Today, you can walk them with a helmet on and your heart in...
Alhambra tickets and tips - Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife and how to beat the sell-outs
Its name means "the red one". Yet at sunset its walls glow gold, and the rooms inside are carved as finely as lace.The Alhambra...