Andalucia

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Patio de Los Leones in the Alhambra. Andalucia is a region steeped in Moorish architecture and the Alhambra in Granada is widely regarded as the pinaccle of Moorish architecture.
Patio de Los Leones in the Alhambra. Andalucia is a region steeped in Moorish architecture and the Alhambra in Granada is widely regarded as the pinaccle of Moorish architecture.
For other places with the same name, see Andalucia (disambiguation).

Andalucia is a region in the south of Spain. It is a region of contrasts: ancient cities and deserts, amazing beaches along the Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz and the Sierra Nevada mountain range where the highest mountain in Spain is found and also the most southerly ski resort in Europe.

Andalucia encompasses an area of 87,268 km2 with a population of just under 8 million people. It spans almost the entire south of Spain and is bordered to the west by Portugal. To the south in the Province of Cádiz at the very tip of Spain lies the British colony of Gibraltar where it is separate from North Africa by just a few miles.

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Provinces of Andalucia, Spain
Provinces of Andalucia, Spain

Andalucia is divided into eight provinces, each having the same name as its respective provincial capital city.

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[edit] Understand

Andalucia has a rich Moorish heritage, including many fantastic examples of Moorish architecture which were built during the eight centuries when Andalucia was the centre of the Arab population in the Iberian peninsular. The Moorish rule effectively ended in 1492AD when the Christians recaptured Granada.

Nowaday, the region is a very popular tourist destination with a lot of British and German package holidayers coming to stay in the concrete resorts on the Costa del Sol. But if you stay away from the concrete resorts you will find lots of culture, amazing scenery and great food.

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Andalucian, Castillan, English,etc...

[edit] Get in

Major airports: Seville(Sevilla), Malaga, Almeria, Jerez de la Frontera.

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The main road routes into Andalucia are

The E-1 A-49 from the Algarve (Portugal) to Seville
The E-803 A-66 from Portugal and western Spain to Seville
The E-5 A-4 from Madrid to Cordoba and then Seville
The E-15 A-7 from Valencia and Murcia to Almeria and along the coast

[edit] By plane

Malaga has the third biggest international airport in Spain, which a lot of discount airlines fly to. From Malaga, the A-7 E-15 motorway runs westwards along the coast to Gibraltar and eastwards to Almeria and beyond. To head north from Malaga, the A-45 motorway runs to Cordoba.

[edit] By train

Spain's railway network isn't as developed as those of many other European countries, but Algeciras, Almeria, Cadiz, Granada, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga and Sevilla are all served by regular train services. Some of the other smaller towns are served by less frequent services, see individual city guides for further details. For more info, see the RENFE website.

[edit] Get around

  • Alsina Graells [2] provides bus services around Adalucia. Timetables and ticket booking available at the website.

[edit][add listing] See

  • Moorish architecture in Granada, including the Alhambra

[edit][add listing] Do

    • ANDAVENTUR GRANADA ADVENTURE COMPANY [3] ; outdoor sports in the Sierra Nevada National park and Granada province, Tandem paraglider flights, Canyoning, Hiking, Ski, Rock Climbing, Horse riding...
  • SKI SCHOOL in Sierra Nevada ski resort [[4]]

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[edit] Stay safe

Generally very safe;(take some) precautions recomended,especially in some parts of Algeciras,Malaga,Seville,etc...

[edit] Get out

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