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Holidays Andalusia  -  Travel information Andalucia, Southern Spain

Provinces in Andalucia : Huelva, Seville, Córdoba, Jaén, Cádiz, Málaga, Granada, Almeria

Major cities in Andalucia : Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville

Costa : Costa del Sol [ Marbella ]

Andalucia is one of the autonomous communities that constitute Spain.

Andalucia is bounded on the north by Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha [ Madrid ], on the east by Murcia, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and Gibraltar, and on the west by Portugal.

Andalucia is the home of flamenco music.

Capital City of Andalucia: Seville


car hire, holiday homes, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / travelling to andalusia

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Car Hire Andalusia

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Sevilla Airport, Sevilla Train Station and cities and airports throughout Spain.

Camping & Caravanning Andalusia

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide

 Camping & Caravaning en Espana

Holiday Homes / Apartments in Andalusia

Interhome  -  Holiday homes in Andalusia - quality apartments or houses
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

 Euro Relais  -  Holiday Cottages
Charming chalet, villa, castle or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover their special holiday homes and book online!

    -  Eastern Andalucia and Western Andalucia
Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays.

James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

 Soleara  -  Splendid villas and self catering cottages

 Spanish-Web.com - Self Catering Holiday Rentals
Find your Villa, Apartment or Country House to Rent

See also the page Holiday Homes

Hotels in Andalusia

 Hotels in Andalusia - an easy way to select and book hotel rooms online
Hotels in Málaga, Sevilla, Granada, Córdoba, Marbella, Torremolinos, Ronda, Almería, Estepona, Fuengirola, Mijas, Algeciras,

 Hotels Costa del Sol [ South of Malaga ]
Hotels in o.a. Málaga, Torremolinos, Marbella, Nerja, Benalmádena, San Pedro de Alcántara, Fuengirola, Mijas, Estepona, Benahavís, Manilva, en Almuñécar.

 Hotels in Granada 

 Hotels in Malaga 

 Hotels in Sevilla

 Hotel Doña Maria ****, Sevilla
A Four Star Hotel in an Old Sevillian Palace situated in front of the famous and historic Sevilles Cathedral and Giralda, just crossing the square and very near from the rest of most important places and monuments.
The neighbourhood of Santa Cruz, the Jewish Quarter, "La Macarena", "El Gran Poder", the Museum, María Luisa's Park, "Triana" and the river ... are within walking distance from Doña María Hotel.
Placed beside the Cathedral, heart and spirit of Sevilles "Semana Santa" (Holy Week), it allows its guests to fully enjoy Seville's Greatest Week, probably one of the deepest-rooted popular religious manifestations known all over the world.

More hotels? See page Hotels.

Hostels / Budget Accommodations

Somewhere2stay.com  -  Cheap Holiday Accommodation Andalusia / Costa del Sol
Algeciras, Benahavis, Benalmadena, Cadiz, Costa Tropical, Estepona, Frigiliana, Frigiliana/Nerja, Fuengirola, Malaga, Marbella, Mijas, Nerja, Puerto Banus, San Pedro de Alcantara, Torremolinos, Torox, Torrox Costa.

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Spainhostels [ hostal / hostales: simple / basic accommodation
 REAJ - Albergue juvenil = spanish youth hostels

National Parks

 Parque Nacional de Doñana
The province shares the Parque Nacional de Doñana with Huelva province

Travel Agents / Tour Operator

Thomas Cook  -  City trips Seville, Sun holidays Costa del Sol

My Travel  -  Sun Holidays Costa del Sol, Costa Almeria

  -  Create your perfect trip - Flight, Hotel and Car



Cresta Holidays 
Cheap Breaks in Seville, Costa del Sol

James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

 The Wine Nose  -  Seville Wine Tasting Tours
 Andalucian Adventures - Walking holidays
Guided and self guided walking, yoga and painting holidays in the Natural Parks of Spain
 Cox & Kings  -  Train Journeys - Al Andalus Express & the Transcantabrico
Cox & Kings is the longest established travel company in the world, its history stretching back to 1758.
 Fantasia Adventure Holidays
Based on the Spanish Costa de la Luz, Fantasia Adventure Holidays currently specializes in exciting horse riding holidays for the experienced rider
 Naturist Holidays  -  Peng Travel  -  UK's Leading naturist Tour Operator

 Babel Idiomas  -  specialist language school in Málaga
Many people from all over the world choose Málaga as the place to study Spanish, because of its Mediterranean climate, sandy beaches, gastronomy and friendly people.
In this web you will find all information about our school, courses, services, accommodation and, of course, the wonderful city of Málaga.

Travel Guides Andalucia / Related books

Travel Guides Andalusia [ Amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to Andalucia (Rough Guide Travel Guides)  
By Mark Ellingham, Geoff Garvey
Including 24 pages of full colour photographs, this guide provides comprehensive coverage of Andalucia's attractions, from the enchanting Alhambra palace to the white town of Ronda. There are insider tips on where to find the best beaches and most exhilarating walks and reviews of the best places to eat, drink and stay, from rustic fondas to sumptuous paradores. The guide also contains background on Andalucia's history, festivals and wildlife. Its new maps provide expanded coverage of the Malaga and Seville chapters.
Andalucia is the southernmost territory of Spain and the part of the Iberian peninsula that is most quintessentially Spanish. The popular image of Spain as a land of bullfights, flamenco, sherry and ruined castles derives from this spectacularly beautiful region. The influences that have washed over Andalucia since the first paintings were etched on cave walls here more than twenty-five thousand years ago are many - Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Vandals all came and left their mark. And the most influential invaders of all, the Moors, who ruled the region for seven centuries and named it al-Andalus, have left an enduring imprint on Andalucian culture and customs.
Paperback 704 pages (August 17, 2004); Publisher: Rough Guides
Top 10 Andalucia and Costa del Sol (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) 
Paperback 160 pages (February 1, 2004); Publisher: DK Publishing
Landscapes of Andalucia and the Costa Del Sol (Sunflower Landscapes S.) 
This work is a walking guide for Andalucia and the Costa del Sol. It includes topographical walking maps, a fold-out touring map, and many short walks and picnic suggestions, suitable for hot summer days and for those with young children.
Walking in Andalucia: The Best Walks in Southern Spain's Natural Parks 
By Guy Hunter-Watts
The book includes some 32 routes distributed throughout the natural parks of Aracena, Grazalema, Los Alcornocales, La Axarquia, La Alpujarra & Cazorla.
Paperback 261 pages (July 11, 2003); Publisher: Santana Books (Santana, Ediciones, S.L.)

Transport / How do I travel to Andalucia

See Aena for information about the following Spanish airports

 Almeria Airport
 Cordoba Airport
 Granada Airport
 Seville Airport - San Pablo 

 

Freedom Flights  -  UK seat only operator  -  Flight tickets to Malaga [ May through October ]

 
Book cheap flights to Spain at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

Singapore Airlines  -  flights from London and Manchester to Granada

 Iberia / Opodo  -  flights to Andalusia

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights / Cheap flights 

  -  Eurolines  -  coach line to Spain

 DGT - car

Road maps Andalusia at Amazon 


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Government of Andalucia  -  Junta de Andalucía [ Spanish language ]
 Parliament of Andalucia  -  Parlamento de Andalucía [ Spanish language ]

 Andalucia.com

 Seville  -  Andalusia's capital city
Home of flamenco and all the clichis of the Spanish south has beautiful quarters, major Christian and Moorish monuments and extraordinary festivals at Easter and, afterwards, at the April feria.
Moorish monuments. Granada's Alhambra palace is perhaps the most sensual building in Europe; the exquisite Mezquita, a former mosque, in Cordoba, and the Alcazar and Giralda tower in Sevilla, are also not to be missed.
Seville was the gateway to Spain's American territories in the 16th and 17th centuries.

 Costa  -  Costa de Almeria
The Costa de Almeria possibly has one of the best climates of all the costas. It was not developed at the time of the better known costas and it is possible to find quiet beaches and small resorts. The Costa de Almeria is serviced by Almeria airport which is withn 1hrs drive to all parts although the north of the costa is also serviced by Alicante, approximately 2hrs drive to the north. The southern end of the costa is also serviced by Malaga airprot, approximately 2- 2.5hrs drive to the west.
Villages: Carboneras, Garrucha Mojacar, Mojacar, Nerja, Roquetas De Mar
 Costa del Sol

 Almeria  -  Turismo de Almeris  -  Tourist Board
Almería City, Cabo de Gata - Níjar, Almanzora, Alpujarra Almeriense, Filabres - Sierra Alhamilla -Río Nacimiento, Levante Almeriense, Los Vélez and Poniente Almeriense 
 Cadiz  -  Venalsur  -  Toda la informacion de la Provincia de Cadiz
 Cordoba  -  Turismo de Córdoba - Tourist Board Cordoba
 Granada
 Huelva  -  Costa de la Luz, near Portugal  -  Diputación de Huelva
 Jaen
 Malaga Province
 Sevilla Province  -  Tourist Board province Seville  
Seville is located in the SW of the Iberian Peninsula and is the capital of Andalusia. The province is located in the midst of the Guadalquivir meadows, at the shore of the river, forming an urban conglomeration that goes from the Aljarafe, the Salt Marshes and Doñana, Sierra Norte (Northern Mountain Range) and Sierra Sur (Southern Mountain Range).

 Almeria City  -  Portal del Ayutamiento de Almería
 Almuñecar
 Alora
 Atunes,
 Baeza [ renaissance town ]
 Benahavís
 Cadiz.es 
Arcos de la Frontera, Medina Sidonia, Tarifa, Vejer de la Frontera, Zahara de los
 Cadiz  -  Gadir.net 
 Campillos
 Casares
 Conil
 Cordoba  -  site community Cordoba
 Cordoba-es.com
 Cordobaenbici.com
 Costa del Sol 
 Duquesa
 Estepona
 Gaucin
 Gibraltar
 Granada [ Al Hambra ]
 Granadainfo.com
 Huelva  -  City of Huelva [ Ayuntamiento de Huelva (España ]
 Iznajar
 La Axarquía
 Las Alpujarras
 Malaga-si.com
 Malagaplus.com
 Marbella
 Mijas
 Mojacar
 Nerja
 Ronda  -  very characteristic town
 Puerto Banus
 Sevilla [ Alcazar, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria cathedral ]
 Sevilla Online
 Sierra Nevada
 Sotogrande
 Tarifa
 Torremolinos
 Ubeda [ renaissance city ]  -  Ayuntamiento de Úbeda

 Moren
 Realejos Aqunet  -  Granadainfo
 Sherry.org
 Semana Santa  -  holy week before Eastern

Cuisine - Andalucian foods / Recipes

 Spaintour - Typical Spanish Dishes
The Book of Spanish Cooking by Hilaire Walden
From apple cake to zarzuela, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the Spanish cuisine - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: This series's installments on North African, Mediterranean, Greek and French provincial cooking, antipasti, pasta, light pasta sauces, and pizzas and Italian breads.
ISBN: 1557880638
Traditional Spanish Cooking by Janet Mendel 
Traditional Spanish Food is based on village cooking, with broad regional styles. Following years of res earch and inspired by her love of Spanish food, Janet Mendel has brought together a wonderful collection of recipes, fro m pastries to paella.
Publisher: Garnet Publishing, Ltd.; ASIN: 1859640524

History of Andalusia

 Andalucia's history  -  see Al-Andalus
Al Andalus was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims at various times in the period between 711 and 1492. It refers to the Umayyad Caliphate province [ 711-750 ], Emirate of Cordoba [ c. 750-929 ] and Caliphate of Cordoba [ 929-1031 ] and its successor kingdoms....

Companion Guide to the South of Spain (Companion Guides) 
By Alfonso Lowe, Hugh Seymour-Davies (Editor)
Andalucia in its heyday, after the invasion of the Moors in 711, was famous for its wealth and fertility, and the province's Moorish character remains distinct; even before the Moors, the Phoenicians, the Romans and the Vandals had all been drawn to this beautiful land. The Moors cultivated science and the arts, and their influence was felt throughout western Europe - in the songs of the troubadours, the poems of Dante and the discoveries of Copernicus; their merchants enriched the province; their courtiers and architects set new standards of luxurious living. This glory finally ended in 1492, when the Christian armies of the Reconquista entered Granada, but much remains in the three Moorish towns of Cordoba, Seville and Granada, and the country round about, to recall the great times. Alfonso Lowe is an admirable guide, from the intricacies of the distinction between Mozarabic and Mudejar Moorish styles to the characteristic dishes to be found in restaurants and bars - and to the adjacent territories of Murcia and the greater part of Alicante.
Paperback 440 pages (December 12, 2000); Publisher: Companion Guides.

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Moorish Architecture
A lot of Moorish architecture is found in Andalusia, because it was the last stronghold of the Moors before the reconquista by the Catholic Monarchs completed in 1492. The most famous are the Alhambra in Granada, the Mezquita in Córdoba and the Torre del Oro and Giralda towers in Sevilla. See Odyssey Photo Moorish Architecture portfolio [ the Alhambra Palace and the Gardens of the Generalife or Summer Palace; the Albaicin; the Alcazar Palace, Giralda and Torre del Oro in Seville; Great Mosque or La Mezquita in Cordoda; Medina Azahara; Moorish castles; Mudejar architecture in Toledo, Zaragoza, Ronda and Teruel ]

 Al-Andalus  -  Tarik Julia Banzi Contemporary Andalusian Music
Historically, Al-Andalus refers to Moorish-ruled Spain from 711-1492. During these eight centuries, the Spain of Al-Andalus witnessed the closest encounter possible between Africa, the Arab World and the West, as well as between Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Web Portals / Search engines / Andalusia Directories

 Andalucia.co.uk  -  Information about Accommodation in Andalusia, Southern Spain.
 Andalucia-es.com
 Huelva-info.com [ Costa de la Luz ]

 Terra - portal site / search engine [ spanish language ]

 Yellow Guide Spain
 Telefonica.es  -  White Guide

 Search Iberia  -  search engine for information about Spain
 Google es 


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