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Canyoning is an increasingly popular outdoor activity, or extreme sport, which involves descending gorges using a combination of walking, climbing, jumping, sliding, abseiling (rappelling), and swimming (or wading) in rivers and waterfalls. It is also a great way of exploring remote, spectacular scenery which may not be accessible on foot.
Born from the union of two towns, Bedmar y Garcíez is built around a fifteenth-century rock castle. Listed as a historical monument, this building has classified the village as part of the Ruta de los Castillos. It has around 2,600 inhabitants.
Known as a splendid place to see breathtaking sunsets, the village of Trebujena lies to the north of Jerez de la Frontera, on the main road from San Lucar de Barrameda to Lebrija. It is bordered to the south by gently rolling countryside and on other sides by the marshlands adjoining the Guadalquivir.
Festivals in Suflí: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Día de la Candelaria, Día de Andalucia, Semana Santa, San Marcos, Cruces de Mayo, San Luis Gonzaga and San Roque.
Driving past Algeciras on the N340, a passer-by would never suspect that nestled behind Cepsa´s vast petrochemical plant is one of Andalucia´s most significant ancient heritage sites. Yacimiento Arqueológico Romano Carteia (Carteia Roman Archeological Site) is a strange theatre of juxtaposition, with Roman structures of varying preservation, medieval additions, and a backdrop of smoke-spewing chimneys. These fascinating contradictions alone make the site worth a visit, but its rich history remains the focus.
Agrón is a town that dates back to the Muslims’ rule over southern Spain. The town didn’t develop until many centuries later when Spanish settlements started to emerge after the Reconquista.The village was also home to the Franciscan missionary Fray Luis de Paredes who was martyred in India towards the end of the 16th century.
Cordoba Central train station (now officially called simply ‘Cordoba' ) is the train station that was inaugurated in 1994 replacing the old Cordoba Central station that was opened on the edge of the city in 1859 and can still be seen 500m to the north west (where the railway lines were placed in an underpass not to divide the city and reclaim land).
The first records of Alfacar as a settlement date from the Zirid period (1010-1090). The name Alfacar comes from the Arabic term al-Fajjar, which means mud, clay or pottery. At that time, palaces, mosques, towers and a castle were built in the area of Aynadamar (today's Fuente Grande). Some buildings have survived, such as the Arco de Somera, the baths, the Acequia de Aynadamar and part of the old wall.
The proudest hotel in the city of Algeciras is the Hotel Reina Cristina. Kings and Queens have stayed there. So have statesmen such as Churchill and Roosevelt and film stars like Rock Hudson and Deborah Kerr. Hotel Reina Cristina was opened in 1901 and the building includes ancient ruins. There are parts of an 8th-Century Mosque and a Moorish well. The hotel is next to Algeciras Port. The beach is 10 minutes drive away.
The GDP (PIB Producto Interior Bruto in Spanish) is a measure of the total market value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a given period. GDP is widely used by economists to gauge the health of an economy, as its variations are relatively quickly identified. However, its value as an indicator for the standard of living is considered to be limited.
The Tourist Office is located in the Town Hall of Canjáyar, opening from Monday to Friday.
Sevillanos are very well-known, throughout Spain and the wider world, for their fierce pride in their city.
Nacimiento, which sits over the river of the same name, was most prosperous during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This was due to its importance as a producer of dessert grapes, and the number of country estates rose rapidly during this time as a result. It has about 490 inhabitants.
Blood Wedding is set in a village community in Lorca's Andalusia, and tells the story of a couple drawn irresistibly together in the face of an arranged marriage. This tragic and poetic play is the work on which his international reputation was founded. Like many of Lorca's passionate and intensely lyrical plays that focus on peasant life and the forces of nature.
Roquetas de Mar is a fishing town just 15 minutes by car from the provincial capital, Almería. It is famed not only for its fishing traditions, which are preserved today through gastronomy and annual festivals, but also as a coastal resort town. It has around 94,900 inhabitants.
This commercial course with little rough has been well-designed by Enrique Canales so that wide fairways alternate with long par-3s and challenging drives over water hazards. A plush clubhouse frequented by the only entirely female team of caddy masters on the coast.
A selection of hotels that are known as surf hotels as they are frequented by surfers; windsurfers, kitesurfers or body board surfers. Surf hotels differentiate themselves from other hotels through their location on a surf beach and usually a surf themed decor. They will be suitable in that storage facilities for surf equipment is available.
Magnum photographer Martin Parr, the renowned (or infamous, depending on your point of view) British documentary photographer, known for his anthropological-satirical vision of everyday British life.
Santa Fe de Mondújar has a wealth of archaeological highlights, including the well-known Los Millares, a site of Copper Age remains. The town has about 460 inhabitants. The area has been home to numerous settlements since prehistoric times due to its location next to fertile valleys and its strategic position.
