The largest conference centre (or congress hall) in Andalucia is located in Sevilla Este, to the east of the main city, near the airport. It features an auditorium that seats over 3,000 people, and it also has numerous other meeting rooms, restaurants and bars. There are three exhibition halls of 7,200m2 each and an outside area of 65,000m2.
Despite being a growing town, Ronda retains much of its historic charm, particularly its old town. It is famous worldwide for its dramatic escarpments and views, and for the deep El Tajo gorge that carries the rio Guadalevín through its centre. Visitors make a beeline for the 18th century Puente Nuevo 'new' bridge, which straddles the 100m chasm below, before taking in the views from the Alameda out over the Serranía de Ronda mountains.
Gaucin is a spectacularly beautiful mountain village commanding sweeping views to Gibraltar and North Africa. The village is a gateway to the Serranía de Ronda where, depending on the time of year, you can enjoy an impressionist palette of colour.
There are a number of privately operated health clinics in Málaga for patients to go without referal as an alternative to the state health service.
Small restaurant in the old town of Marbella run with chef Mario Cachinero at the helm, boasting two Michelin stars since 2019, (it won the first in 2008). You might find poached lobster, red quinoa and celeriac, or roasted rabbit served with mustard and parsnips. Closed on Mondays. Calle de Aduar, 12, Marbella.
At this innovative two-Michelin-star restaurant in the heart of Jerez. Juan Luis Fernández (Juanlu), who worked as head chef at three-Michelin-starred Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa Maria for 10 years, offers two avant-garde tasting menus (70 and 90 euros) with optional wine pairings. Note that there is no à la carte menu.
Alevante won its second Michelin star in 2024, seven years after the first in 2017, when Gastronomic Director Angel Leon achieved his third star for Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa Maria. The menu at Alevante is based on the most successful dishes from Aponiente, with two tasting menus of 12 and 15 dishes.
Bardal gained its first Michelin star in November 2017, shortly after opening in July 2016. Just two years later, in November 2019, it moved up to two-star status. Chef Benito Gomez, who is originally from Barcelona, previously worked in La Alqueria, in Hotel Hacienda Benazuza (now closed) in Sanlucar la Mayor (Seville), and before opening Bardal he had another restaurant nearby in Ronda, Tragata.
More than 100 operas are set in Seville, by composers such as Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Beethoven and Bizet. With its beautiful houses and squares, romantic balconies and impressive monuments like the Maestranza bullring and old tobacco factory, it is easy to imagine the equally comic and tragic action of operas taking place around its streets.
Skatepark Málaga "Rubén Alcántara" is a specially designed sports centre for skateboards, scooters, BMX bikes and rollerskates situated on Camino Cuarto S/N in the North Park area, just a short drive from the heart of the city.
Selling one’s property is an art. The property market in Marbella has always been competitive and sellers with less experience might achieve far better results if they take advice from experienced professionals.
Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar - dating from the Reconquest of 1248 to the 16th century and imbued with Moorish influences - are an exceptional testimony to the civilization of the Almohads as well as that of Christian Andalusia.
Seville City offers a variety of different language schools, catering for all levels from beginners to advanced. There are a number of larger chains of schools which you will see across Spain such as UniSpain, Clic, and Linc, and some smaller private run schools which offer a more local and relaxed learning atmosphere, such as Oneway (which offers its English as a foreign language courses).
The first is Semana Santa (Easter Week) which is truly spectacular with extraordinary processions of masked penitents and carnival-style floats. People travel from across the country and around the world to witness this annual week-long event.
Seville has a long, rich and fascinating history. The Romans governed the whole of Spain for more than six centuries, their first colony, Italica, is close to the city, and can still be visited today.
Tourist Offices in Seville City are Sevilla Centro, Triana, Seville Airport, and Santa Justa Station.
We bring you ten interesting titbits about the Andalucian capital, whether you´re visiting Seville for the first time, you´re already a seasoned expert, or you live here. Find out more about film, food, sport, history, religion and politics - plenty of key aspects of this historic city.
If you are considering visiting Seville you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Seville highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Seville with the corresponding local road network
Sports is Big Business in Spain, as we are all frequently reminded with a quick look at the news; it´s not just the likes of Nadal, and Casillas that like to keep in shape. Along with Football and Tennis; Basketball, Swimming, Cycling and Athletics are all equally popular in Andalucia as in the rest of the country.
Tourist Offices in Malaga City are Municipal Central, Centro de Recepción de Visitantes Ben Gabirol, Alcazaba, Malaga Airport, Terminal Portuaria, Pasaje de Chinitas.
