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A legendary figure in the flamenco/nuevo flamenco scene, a member of the Habichuela flamenco dynasty and uncle to members of both Ketama and Pata Negra, Habichuela has crossed borders accompanied by a boggling array of international stylists, from avant-garde jazz trumpeter Don Cherry to British-born Asian composer Nitin Sawhney, as well as a stalwart of various line-ups involving Enrique Morente, Camarón and Paco de Lucia. Don't miss his extraordinary Bollywood excursion.
Punta Umbria is the largest seaside town along the Huelva Costa de la Luz. It's busy with beachgoers from Sevilla and Huelva city in the summer, when there is a vibrant nightlife with loads of late-night bars and clubs to choose from when the sun goes down.
Playa del Hoyo is surrounded by pine woods and sand dunes and has a stretch of 2.8 km of fine golden sand. The beach is next to Playa Central, just before Casita Azul beach. It is parallel to the road that connects Isla Cristina with Islantilla.
Within the tidal zone there is a strong step formation a few meters inland at low tide, which has resulted in its name "hoyo", due to the hole that is produced by the currents. Several lives have been taken by this beach in its recent history, so care must be taken.
This page presents a walking tour of the Estepona Orchid House. The information is taken from the green information panels placed along the winding path inside the Orchidarium. Each station describes different orchids and ecological aspects of the tropical environment.
The town of El Borge is situated at the foot of the Cerro de Cutar mountain, on the border of the Axarquia and Montes de Malaga comarcas, and is known as the "raisin capital" because the town is one of the largest producers of Muscatel raisins.
Every year, millions of tourists take a break in Andalucía and indulge in the lifestyle that helps to make this Southern Spanish region so much of a hit with visitors and residents from all over the world. In Andalucía it is all close at hand, thanks to a wide range of accommodation available, year-round and at prices to fit every budget - in every location.
30 kilometres east of the city of Jaén, within the Sierra de Mágina mountain range, lies Torres. Torres is a village with a rich historical heritage. It features traditional Andalucian architecture with whitewashed houses and charming courtyards. There are many walking routes around the village.
The various coasts of Andalucia boast some of the most spectacular beachfront hotels in the world. With private pools and gardens offering direct access to some of the sandiest beaches in southern Spain, beach hotels in Andalucia do not disappoint.
The following beach front hotels are selected from our affiliate partners.
In this section we have suggested some itineraries that you can use as a base for tours in Andalucia. These itineraries also link together many other information pages. As always the greatest problem is how to fit so much in a limited period of time and have a holiday as well rather than win an endurance award. You will need a good map.
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The origin of the town's name is from an early Moorish invader, Tarif Ibn Malik, who led a raid in 710. Tarifa's African heritage can also be seen in its impressive walled fort, Castillo de Guzman, which was built over an alcazar constructed under orders from the Caliph of Cordoba.
Once the largest city of Roman Spain, Córdoba later formed the heart of the western Islamic empire. Today, the city is a typical bustling, noisy Andalusian city, with lots of atmosphere, fascinating sites, intriguing small streets and shops and the inevitable fabulous choice of restaurants and bars. Download pdf list of sites in Córdoba with their opening hours.
Expansive isolated beach. An impressive picture postcard has an aerial photograph showing the length of this dead straight beachy cove. Park the car in the car park by the information point and first walk to the viewpoint before descending the long path down to the beach.
The Marbella International Film Festival has been held annually since 2006. It is traditionally held for a week in mid-September and provides a venue for encouraging artists from all parts of the world.
A large part of tourism and investment in Andalucía is in its coastal areas, which means there are plenty luxury coastal rentals to choose from for a holiday or longer stay.
Luxury coastal rentals will usually offer views of (or at least close proximity to) the seafront, putting guests in prime positions to visit nearby beaches, ports and take part in coastal walks.
The following golf hotels are carefully selected from our affiliate partners.
When you take your mobile to another country, this usually means that you no longer have coverage from your service provider even though this is about to change under new EU rules. If you have a UK mobile that you need to use in Spain, you should contact your service provider at home at least a week before you leave.
A selection of hotels with a three-star rating according to the official star rating. These hotels offer a price range from reasonable to higher and generally feature quite spacious rooms of min 15m2 with good attention to detail in services; for example free toiletries, a breakfast buffet, restaurant and accommodating public/reception areas with free wifi.
In the 1880s, two Belgian mining engineers (see Fact II) and amateur archaeologists, brothers Henri and Louis Siret, started to excavate at Los Millares, a Copper Age site just outside the city. Their finds - ceramics, tools, jewellery - are now displayed in a cutting-edge new archaeological museum, with an area dedicated to the Sirets, who funded all their excavation work themselves.
The Sacromonte is famous for the gypsy caves, but the gypsies were neither the first nor the last people to live in them. Long before the Oriental nomads arrived in Spain, the Arabs had discovered that the soft stone of the hill was ideal for carving out underground homes, and gypsies simply moved into them after the conquest.
In 2026, Dreambeach will celebrate its 12th edition at a new location - Velez-Malaga. It has been renamed Dreambeach Costa del Sol and shortened from three to two music days.
