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 is a bumper year for statistic publication because it compares 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.