Andalucia's top attractions

Andalucia's top attractions

This list shows about 40 of most popular attractions in Andalucia - including palaces, museums and fortresses - by number of ticketed or recorded visitors each year.

In Andalucia many monuments are important historical, architectural and cultural landmarks, such as the Alhambra and Mezquita, and a number are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Others are relative newcomers - the restored Caminito del Rey has only been open, in its new incarnation, since 2015, though the spectacular walkway dates from 1921 originally.

We first compiled and publised this list in 2018 because a comprehensive list had not been published before. We have compiled this top 40 from a variety of sources, mainly media reports, from when individual monument caretakers proudly announce an annual increase in visitors. Decreases are rarely announced. 2022 was a bumper year for statistic publication because it compared well to 2021.

If you know any other attractions in Andalucia, that should be on this list, please let us know via the 'Contact us' at the bottom left of this page.

Open attractions such as Plaza de España in Seville or Puente Nuevo and Tajo in Ronda, Alhameda in Malaga, are naturally not included in the list.

Visitors per year Monument / Museum City Year
2.224.561
2.615.188
Alhambra & Generalife Gardens Granada 2022
2016
1.676.833 Mosque - Cathedral Cordoba 2015
1.732.845
2.067.016
1.621.355
Real Alcazar Sevilla 2022
2019
2016
1.565.723 Cathedral & Giralda Sevilla 2016
650.320 Alcazaba Malaga 2017
635.891 Picasso Museum Malaga 2017
419.620
585.525
Synagogue Cordoba 2022
2015
515.322 Gibralfaro Malaga 2017
505.022 Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Malaga 2017
476.983 Alcazar Cordoba 2015
469.106 Cathedral Malaga 2017
386.811 Cuevas de Nerja Nerja 2017
399.045 Museo de la Alhambra Granada 2022
385.111 Capilla Real Granada 2015
361.322
157.334
Teatro Romano Malaga 2022
2021
264.877
344.340
Iglesia Colegial del Salvador Seville 2022
2019
290.000* Caminito del Rey Ardales/Alora 2016
285.311
284.763
Cordoba Archeological Museum Cordoba 2022
2017
190.042
284,763
Alcazaba Almeria 2022
2017
269.347
151.636
Museo Bellas Artes Granada 2022
2014
255.053 Archivo de Indias Sevilla 2016
245.199 El Torcal Antequera 2017
243.546 Museo Bellas Artes Sevilla 2022
220.000 Real Maestranza Sevilla  
220.000 Muelle Carabelas Huelva  
200.000* Gonzalez Byass Bodegas Jerez  
196.593 Torre del Oro Sevilla 2022
184.388
169.768
Medina al-Zahra Cordoba 2022
2015
168.143 Pompidou Centre Malaga 2017
166.000 La Gruta de las Maravillas Aracena 2016
162.275
199.098
132.000
Casa Pilatos Sevilla 2022
2019
2017
141.366
157.128
Baelo Claudia Bolonia 2022
2017;
156.580 Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga 2017
150.000* Metropol Parasol Seville  
155.222 Malaga Musem Malaga 2022
140.000 Museo Ruso Malaga 2015
130.448
135.000
Centro de Arte Andalucia Contemporary (CAAC) Sevilla 2022
2018
128.599 Casa Natal Picasso Malaga 2017
125.000 Casa Palacio de las Dueños Seville 2022
118.163 Teatro Romano Cadiz 2022
112.581 Museo de Cadiz Cadiz 2022
109.587 Palacio Viana Cordoba 2015
106.585 Museo Baile Flamenco Seville 2022
99,331 Dolmens Antequera 2021
92.443
150.000
Italica Santiponce 2022
2018
85.000 Museo Rio Tinto Rio Tinto  
76.000 Torre de Oro Sevilla  
73.264 Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico de Granada Granada 2022;
71.000 Automobile Museum Malaga  
69.768 Museo Arqueológico Cordoba 2015
69.500
111.412
Centro de Andaluz de la Fotografía (CAF) Almeria 2022
2019
56.950 Museo Julio Romero de Torres Cordoba 2015
55.143 Baños Califales Cordoba 2015
52.757 Museo de Almeria Almeria 2022
49.772 Arab Baths Ronda 2021
14.919 Acinipo Ronda 2021
? Bullring Ronda  
6.329 Carteia San Roque 2022
3.916 Doña Blanca Castle El Puerto de Santa Maria 2022

*denotes estimated
Sourse: Andalucia.com compiled, see note above.

 

Putting this in a world perspective, the highest claimed visitor attraction worldwide is The Strip Las Vegas estimated at 40 million per year, the Niagara Falls is also an estimated 22 million. Perhaps the highest ticketed attraction is Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California at 16 million. The most visited monuments are The Forbidden City in Beijing at 15 million or Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris at 15 million. Other notable attractions are Disneyland Paris 11 million, Sydney Opera House 8 million, Eifel Tower 7 million, British Museum 6,7 million, MOMA New York 6 million.

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