Must-see attractions in Andalucía

  • Mirador Era de la Platera

    Las Alpujarras

    This viewing platform at the top of the village commands huge views over the surrounding hills down to the white town of Cádiar. The terrace was once used…

  • Iglesia de San Pedro

    Sevilla Province

    West of the Puerta de Sevilla, the 15th-century Iglesia de San Pedro has a rich baroque interior and a tower modelled on Seville's Giralda. It's generally…

  • Convento de San Francisco

    Granada

    This former convent on the Alhambra, now home to the luxury Parador de Granada hotel, is where Isabel and Fernando were laid to rest while their tombs in…

  • Palacio de los Cepeda

    Sevilla Province

    One of Osuna's most impressive mansions is the late-18th-century Palacio de los Cepeda, now home to the town's law courts. Its facade features a central…

  • Castillo de Santiago

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Surrounded by Barbadillo bodegas, Sanlúcar’s restored 15th-century castle has sprawling views across the Guadalquivir delta from its hexagonal Torre del…

  • Bodegas Lustau

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Book ahead for the excellent-value, English- or Spanish-language tours of the handsome, vine-shaded Lustau bodega, founded in 1896. 'Standard' visits (€18…

  • Centro de Visitantes Los Yesares

    Andalucía

    It's worth taking a moment to stop off at this visitor centre at the entrance to Sorbas. As well as providing local information, it has three small…

  • Parque Botánico El Majuelo

    Andalucía

    A lush park built around the remains of a Carthaginian and Roman fish-salting workshop, where garum (fermented fish sauce) was produced before being…

  • Embalse del Tranco

    Andalucía

    This 20km-long reservoir sits in the midst of the park. It's formed by a dam near Tranco village, holding back the waters of the Río Guadalquivir.

  • Museo de la Manzanilla

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Within the old town's Bodegas Barbadillo complex, this 19th-century building houses a fascinating museum tracing the two-century history of Sanlúcar's…

  • Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Mijas

    Costa del Sol

    Notwithstanding its diminutive size, this museum houses the world's second-largest collection of Picasso ceramics, along with bronze figurines, glassware,…

  • Museo Julio Romero de Torres

    Córdoba

    A former hospital houses this popular museum devoted to much-loved local painter Julio Romero de Torres (1874–1930), who is famed for his paintings…

  • Cilla del Cabildo Colegial

    Sevilla Province

    Dating to 1773, the Cilla del Cabildo Colegial sports an extravagant facade centred on a columned portal with a sculpted representation of Seville’s…

  • Playa Calahonda

    Nerja

    This small, pretty cove is just east of the Balcón de Europa. You can rent sunbeds and parasols here, though it does get busy at the height of summer,…

  • Puerta de la Justicia

    Granada

    If you already have your Alhambra ticket, you can climb the Cuesta Empedrada path and pass through the horseshoe-arch door of the austere Puerta de la…

  • Iglesia de Santa María de la Alhambra

    Granada

    Inside the Alhambra grounds, the Iglesia de Santa María de la Alhambra was built between 1581 and 1618 on the site of the complex's original mosque. Save…

  • Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte

    Granada

    See how Granada's Roma community once lived in the man-made caves of the Sacromonte at this museum in the heart of the neighbourhood, which features a set…

  • Museo Revello de Toro

    Málaga

    Showcases the work of 20th-century Málaga artist Félix Revello de Toro (b 1926) in a 17th-century mansion that was once the workshop of religious sculptor…

  • Museo de Arte Flamenco

    Málaga

    Laid out over two floors in the HQ of Málaga's oldest and most prestigious peña (flamenco club), this collection of photos, posters, costumes, fans,…

  • Iglesia de Santa Ana

    Granada

    Off the eastern corner of Plaza Nueva, Plaza Santa Ana is dominated by this 16th-century Mudéjar church whose bell tower incorporates the minaret of the…

  • Plaza de España

    Vejer de la Frontera

    With its elaborate 20th-century, Seville-tiled fountain and perfectly white town hall, Vejer's palm-studded, cafe-filled Plaza de España is a favourite…

  • Museo Arqueológico

    Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz

    At the town-centre archaeology museum, you can see four well-preserved cryptoporticus and an underground Roman sewer gallery, plus the excavated 1st…

  • Bodega Cuatro Vientos

    Las Alpujarras

    Cuatro Vientos is the winery behind the Alpujarras' famous, smooth Malafollá reds, and also has its own restaurant. On a 90-minute tour you'll see a wine…

  • Playa del Parador

    Andalucía

    This stunning 6km stretch of cliff-backed sands at the western edge of Parque Natural de Doñana is one of the prettiest beaches in Huelva province. Access…

  • Bodegas Alvear

    Andalucía

    The most renowned of Montilla's winemakers and one of Spain's oldest, with a range of PX vintages. Located just south of Montilla's historic core. Tours…

  • Museo Catedralicio

    Cádiz

    A stone’s throw east of Cádiz' cathedral, its museum is housed in the 16th-century Casa de la Contaduría, displaying an excavated medieval street,…

  • Iglesia de la Merced

    Ronda

    The convent attached to this church was was one of the richest in the early 17th century and was home to several stunning paintings. Sadly, the paintings…

  • Casa Alpujarreña

    Las Alpujarras

    Located in the lower village beside the church, this folk museum occupies a typical mountain house, giving a glimpse of bygone Alpujarran life through its…

  • Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía

    Almería

    Anyone interested in photography should visit this excellent centre, which puts on top-class exhibitions of work by Spanish and international…

  • Plaza de Pavía Market

    Almería

    Offering a colourful picture of local neighbourhood life, the rowdy Plaza de Pavía market has stalls selling a mix of produce, cheap shoes and churros …

  • Bodegas Valle de Laujar

    Andalucía

    This established wine producer is a good place to pick up a bottle or two, along with gourmet Alpujarras treats: jams, cheeses, sausages, hams and honey…

  • Playa de la Guardia

    Andalucía

    The smaller of Salobreña’s two main beaches, with gentle waters and views up to the hilltop castle, this pebbly strand sits 1.5km southwest of the old…

  • Iglesia de Santa María de Granada

    Andalucía

    On the central Plaza de Santa María, the beautiful Iglesia de Santa María de Granada was originally a Visigothic cathedral before becoming a 9th-century…

  • Iglesia de San Miguel Bajo

    Granada

    One of the Albayzín's loveliest churches, overlooking a snug cafe-dotted plaza, the whitewashed Mudéjar San Miguel Bajo church was built atop an old…

  • Plaza de San Juan de Dios

    Cádiz

    Glammed up for the 200th anniversary of the 1812 constitution, cafe-lined Plaza de San Juan de Dios is dominated by the grand, neoclassical ayuntamiento,…

  • Balcón de Zabaleta

    Andalucía

    Canyonlike streets lead south from Plaza de la Corredera to the Balcón de Zabaleta. This little mirador has stunning views over the southern part of town…

  • Bodegas Pérez Barquero

    Andalucía

    The vast warehouses here are stacked high with oak barrels of highly acclaimed wines, with five wine tastings in an atmospheric former chapel. It's in the…

  • Playa Los Caños de Meca

    Los Caños de Meca

    Los Caños' main beach, ideal for watching skilled kitesurfers at work, is straight in front of Avenida de Trafalgar’s junction with the A2233 to/from…

  • Plaza La Glorieta

    Andalucía

    The central square in Níjar's hilltop centre, delightful Plaza La Glorieta is surrounded by trees and overlooked by the 16th-century Iglesia de Santa…

  • Cerrada de Elías

    Andalucía

    One of the highlights of the Río Borosa walk, where the path takes to a wooden walkway above the waters of the river as it passes through a narrow gorge.

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