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Practical, locally informed travel guides to all eight provinces of Andalucía.

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The eight provinces

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Almeria CastleProvinceAlmeríaCabo de Gata, desert landscapes used by the spaghetti westerns, and the emptiest beaches on the Mediterranean coast.Airport · Almería (LEI) — 9 km from the centre. Limited routes outside summer.The old town of Cádiz from the Torre Tavira, with the cathedral dome and the Atlantic beyondProvinceCádizAtlantic coast, sherry country and the oldest continuously inhabited city in western Europe. Where the white villages actually begin.Airport · Jerez (XRY) — 8 km from Jerez. Seville (SVQ) serves the north of the province.The Roman bridge over the Guadalquivir with the Mezquita-Catedral lit behind it at dusk, CórdobaProvinceCórdobaThe Mezquita, the patios, and a compact old city that works as a day trip but rewards an overnight stay.Airport · No commercial airport. Seville (SVQ) or Málaga (AGP), both around 1 h 45 by road.The Alhambra seen from the Mirador de San Nicolás, with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada behindProvinceGranadaThe Alhambra, and a mountain range behind it. The only province in Andalucía where you can ski in the morning and reach the coast the same afternoon.Airport · Federico García Lorca Granada–Jaén (GRX) — 17 km. Málaga (AGP) is often the better connection.Horses and carriages in the Rocio sanctuary at the Rocio festival in summer, Huelva. AndalusiaProvinceHuelvaDoñana, pine forest and long empty Atlantic sand. The least visited coastal province, and the departure point of the 1492 voyage.Airport · No airport. Seville (SVQ) is about 1 h 15 by road; Faro in Portugal is a realistic alternative.Olive groves covering the hills of Jaén province, with the Sierra rising behindProvinceJaénOlive country, the Renaissance towns of Úbeda and Baeza, and the largest protected natural area in Spain at Cazorla.Airport · No airport. Granada (GRX) is about 1 h 15; Madrid and Málaga are both realistic road approaches.View from the Alcazaba walls over Málaga's port and the MediterraneanProvinceMálagaThe easiest arrival in Andalucía and the base most first trips start from. A serious museum city that also happens to sit on the Costa del Sol.Airport · Málaga–Costa del Sol (AGP) — 8 km from the centre, C1 train every 20 minPlaza de España in Seville seen across the canal, with the fountain and the brick arcadesProvinceSevilleThe regional capital. Flamenco, the Alcázar and the Cathedral, and the two events that define the Andalusian year — Semana Santa and the Feria de Abril.Airport · Seville (SVQ) — 10 km from the centre, bus EA every 20–30 min

Editor’s picks

Aerial view of Gran Parque de Mijas showing the hedge labyrinth, the lake, the skate park and the coloured splash poolsParksGran Parque de Mijas: Andalucia’s Largest Urban Park Now OpenThe eighteenth-century bullring at Ronda, its double arcade of stone columns around the empty sandTravelSeptember in Málaga: four ferias, the warmest sea of the year, and the week the crowds go homeThe Giralda tower rising above the streets beside Seville cathedralTravelSeptember in Seville: the Bienal year, and the ten days you should not bookA steep street in Montefrío, Granada province, ending at the domed churchTravelSeptember in Granada: Cascamorras, cool nights, and mangoes on the coastCádiz from above — the old town packed onto its spit of land, the cathedral dome and the Atlantic beyondTravelSeptember in Cádiz: the vendimia fortnight, and the coolest capital in Andalucía

What is on

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On now21–29 August 2026Feria de AlmeríaFeria · AlmeríaThe last big fair of the Andalusian summer, in the province most visitors skip.1–6 September 2026 — Corrida Goyesca on Saturday 5 SeptemberFeria de Pedro Romero, RondaFeria · MálagaThe one Andalusian fair built around a single afternoon — and in 2026 the bullring reopens after two years of works.7–12 September 2026Feria de MijasFeria · MálagaA white-village feria in the hills above the coast, around the patroness on 8 September.Expected 25–29 September 2026ExpectedFeria de San Miguel, TorremolinosFeria · MálagaTorremolinos closes the coastal feria season at the end of September.

Plan your trip

Four decisions, in this order

Most Andalucía trips go wrong in the planning, not on the ground. Get these four right and the rest tends to follow.

When to visit
  1. Pick a provinceAlmería is desert, Cádiz is Atlantic, Jaén is olive groves. Where you land decides most of the trip.
  2. Pick a monthJuly inland is 40°C. Semana Santa fills every hotel. The calendar matters more here than in most of Europe.
  3. Decide about a carThe white villages need one. Seville, Granada and Córdoba are better without.
  4. Book the things that sell outAlhambra Nasrid Palaces, the Mezquita at night, feria accommodation. Weeks ahead, not days.

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