Marbella
At the heart of Marbella's casco antiguo is the extremely pretty Plaza de los Naranjos, dating back to 1485, with tropical plants, palms, orange trees and…
Must-see attractions in Andalucía
Almería
The entrance gate to the Alcazaba is on Calle Almanzor. Climb the stairs and go through the Puerta de la Justicia to enter the fortress.
El Puerto de Santa María
A 1.5km walk southwest of central El Puerto, pine-fringed Playa de la Puntilla is the town's most immediately accessible beach. Buses 1 and 2 (€1.20) run…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Around 3km west beyond Bolonia's Baelo Claudia, along the CA8202, a 1.5km dirt track leads down to the Faro Camarinal, from where you can access quiet,…
Centro de Interpretación Patrimonial
Almería
A good place to get your historical bearings and set the city's sights in context, this informative museum has three floors of historical exhibits as well…
Andalucía
Almuñécar's western and best beach is a pretty grey-pebble strip framed by green headlands and dotted with seafood chiringuitos that catches the sun well…
Puerto Deportivo de Benalmádena
Costa del Sol
This port on the coast in Benalmádena is striking for its GaudÍ-Asian-Mr-Whippy–style architecture, and its large choice of bars, restaurants and shops…
Andalucía
Overlooked by a palm-lined pavement and a rocky outcrop known as El Peñón, Salobreña’s main grey-sand beach awaits 1km south from the centre along Avenida…
Jerez de la Frontera
Part of the famous Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, Jerez' Horse-Carriage Museum includes an 18th-century Binder hunting break.
Arcos de la Frontera
Arcos' standout lookout point, on Plaza del Cabildo in the heart of the old town, has spectacular views over the Río Guadalete, which is flanked by olive…
Andalucía
On the western edge of Matalascañas, the Parque Dunar is a 1.3-sq-km expanse of high, pine-covered dunes laced with a maze of sandy pathways and boardwalk…
El Puerto de Santa María
About 6km northwest of town, beyond the northwestern end of Playa de Santa Catalina, lies busy, gold-tinged Playa Fuentebravía, served by bus 6 from the…
Arcos de la Frontera
For more sprawling panoramas of Arcos, the Río Guadalete and the surrounding country, seek out this small viewpoint at the southeastern end of the old…
Tarifa
This broad snow-white sandy beach stretches for 7km northwest from Tarifa. The low dunes behind it are a paraje natural (protected natural area).
Sevilla Province
Search out this viewing balcony on the eastern edge of the historic centre to admire fantastic views across the hazy brown vega (valley) below.
Tarifa
On the isthmus leading out to Isla de las Palomas at the southernmost tip of Tarifa town, tiny Playa Chica is more sheltered than other local beaches.
Ronda
Taking the narrow Calle Marqués de Salvatierra will bring you to the small Puente Viejo, with views down to the river as it rushes into the gorge.
Tarifa
Guarding the entrance to the old town, the fortified Mudéjar Puerta de Jerez was built by the Moors and embellished after the Christian conquest.
Cádiz
Flanked by pastel-painted houses, Cádiz' curving malecón is eerily reminiscent of Cuba's Havana, which it's believed to have inspired.
Tarifa
Wind your way through the narrow streets of the old town to Tarifa's main (mostly 16th-century) church, with a soaring neoclassical facade.
Almería
Visible from the Alcazaba, this fortified wall was built in the 11th century to defend the outlying northern and eastern parts of the city.
El Puerto de Santa María
West of Puerto Sherry, 3km-long Playa de Santa Catalina has a few beach bars. It's served by bus 3 from the bullring bus stop.
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
One of three still-standing Moorish-era gates that guard the upper old town, dating from the 10th to 13th centuries.
Los Caños de Meca
Nudist beach-goers seek out secluded coves like this one at the eastern end of Los Caños' main beach.
Jerez de la Frontera
Founded by Alfonso X El Sabio, this 14th- to 16th-century Gothic church is one of Jerez' oldest.
Los Caños de Meca
Popular with nudists, this bleach-blonde beach sits immediately east of the Cabo de Trafalgar.
Los Caños de Meca
Zahora's broad, blonde beauty of a silky beach spreads northwest from Los Caños de Meca.
Cádiz
The revolutionary Cádiz Parliament of 1812 took place in this domed baroque church.
Málaga
North of the city's main artery, the Alameda Principal, you’ll find this striking 19th-century iron-clad building incorporating the original Moorish gate…
Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares
Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre
Boasting an unforgettable setting in the hard-to-miss Pabellón Mudéjar, this low-key museum is dedicated to local arts and traditions. Exhibits include…
Andalucía
Los Millares, reckoned one of Europe’s most important Copper Age sites, occupies a plateau above the Río Andarax some 20km north of Almería. Dusty and…
Andalucía
This 16th-century monastery suffered grievously from an earthquake and Napoleonic sacking in the early 19th century. The main point of interest is the…
Andalucía
The drive up to the village of Ohanes – an isolated, whitewashed hamlet wedged into vertiginous, terraced slopes – is as worthwhile as the visit itself…
Museo Batalla de las Navas de Tolosa
Andalucía
The course of Spanish history changed 2km west of Santa Elena on 16 July 1212, when Christian armies defeated the Muslim Almohad army in the battle of Las…
Ermita de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles
Andalucía
On the Peña de Arias Montano, the 16th-century Ermita de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles contains a small carving of the Virgin that is considered the…
Córdoba
The bathhouse of the 10th-century caliphs, part of the Moorish Alcázar complex that was later replaced by the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, is the most…
El Puerto de Santa María
Four blocks southwest of Plaza de España is El Puerto’s grand Plaza de Toros, built in 1880 with room for 15,000 spectators and still one of Andalucía’s…
Andalucía
Andrés de Vandelvira’s last architectural project, completed in 1575, has been dubbed the Escorial of Andalucía in reference to the famous monastery…
Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre
Appropriately situated by the river, close to the Parque de María Luisa, the modern Aquarium (opened in 2014) tells of the Guadalquivir’s importance in…
Andalucía
Dramatically dominating the town are the tumbling, hilltop ruins of the castillo, built by the kingdoms of Portugal and Castilla in the 12th century atop…
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