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Part of the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park, this 170ha protected area of saltmarsh is interesting for its rich birdlife. Sancti Petri was a fishing village but is now largely abandoned, overtaken in importance in its new incarnation, the modern tourist complex of Nuevo Sancti Petri. This area around the saltmarsh is somewhat built up, with golf courses and hotels to the south.

Nuria Iturrioz wins the Santander Pro Ladies Spanish Championship 2023 at Lauro Golf at -6

Since its inception in 1978 most annual editions of the 'Paris Dakar Rally' began in Paris and crossed Andalucia to North Africa en Route to Dakar in Sengal. Some years the start location was changed from Paris. In 1995 and 1996 the start was in Granada.

The Tourist Office of Iznájar is located in Calle Villa.

The Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park is a stunningly beautiful, rugged park located in the heart of Andalucia between the three great cities of Cordoba, Granada and Seville. It lies within a comarca or district also called Sierras Subetticas.

The magnificent mountain known as "La Concha" (the shell) is part of a range that extends across the skyline to the village of Ojén. Take the road to Ojén and turn left into the beautiful park called Juanar, where the mountainside is covered in pine trees, pinsapos, walnut and olive trees, as well as wild orchids - and some wild animals, including Hispanic wild goats, eagles and Royal owls.

The following page is an archive list of gay bars and clubs that was prepared in 2004 and updated occasionally. We understand that all are now closed (as of 2024).

The Palace of the Counts of Guadiana was built in the last years of the sixteenth century, and is organized around a small central courtyard. On the outside, its façade is decorated with balconies crowned by Mannerist style split pediments.

The archaeological complex consists of the Mozarabic Necropolis, three tenth-century silos, a prehistoric dolmen known as 'Pileta de la Zorra', a defensive system from the Spanish Civil War (1936) and one of the few remaining Mozarabic farmhouse settlements in Andalusia, dating from the ninth to twelfth centuries.

El Cordobes is currently one of the most popular Matadors on the circuit currently. He claims to be illegitimate son of the great "El Cordobes" matador of recent history. El Cordobes (jr) is also a good showman and loves to play to the audience.

Festivals celebrated in Antas are the Three Kings, Carnival, Semana Santa,Fiesta de San Isidro Labrador, Festividad de la Virgen de las Huertas, Fiestas de San Roque, Fiestas de la Virgen de la Cabeza and the modern El Argar Classical Music Festival.

Take a look at our pick of hotels and other accommodation in the stunning seaside town of La Herradura, which overlooks a picturesque horseshoe-shaped bay. The bay is famous for its crystal-clear waters, sheltered beach and excellent watersports facilities, particularly scuba-diving. A great destination for a relaxing hotel break or more adventurous underwater adventure.

This is the long straight and wide beach backed by a seafront promenade, cycle path and a quiet urban access road. This beach is never crouded due to its size. The beach offers full services including a Red Cross first aid post. Its high standards of cleanliness and excellent facilities are often recognised by the Blue Flag award.

We've put together a top ten list - if you're short of time in Granada and you can't decide where to go and what to see in this historic city, just follow our tips. Explore the city's rich cultural, religious and architectural past and enjoy some extra musical, literary and scientific delights.

This page provides information about the Gualchos Tourist Office.

Popular festivals in Fonelas are Festividad de San Antón, Festividad Virgen de los Dolores, Festividad de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Fátima and San Torcuato.

The Caganchos were three gypsy blacksmiths who were born in Triana, Seville, during the nineteenth century. These brothers are remembered for their antiquated style of singing, especially with the primitive forms of flamenco like the martinetes and siguiriyas.

Adra was founded by the Phoenicians during the eighth century BC, however, according to archaeological remains found on the Montecristo hill, a site classified as being of important cultural significance, the area has a Punic past. Punic control of the colony is thought to have been established from the fourth century BC, and at the end of the second century BC it passed to the control of the Roman Empire in the province of Hispania Ulterior. Evidence suggests that the Roman presence in Adra persisted for three centuries.