25 Jan
Posted by viking as About Andalucia, Almeria, Sports
There is so much to discover in this part of Andalucia with the Alhambra perched high above Granada city, the Alpujarra and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges interspersed with pretty white villages and of course the delicious food and wine.
But there is another world waiting to be discovered beneath the surface of the Mediterranean sea skirting [...]
18 Jan
Posted by Jane Love as About Andalucia, Almeria, Cadiz, Cordoba, Events, Granada, Huelva, Malaga, Marbella, Sevilla
If you are planning to travel to Andalucia in 2010, try not to miss the fabulous festivals and ferias which are held every year in Malaga, Seville, Huelva, Jaén, Almeria, Granada, Cordoba and Cadiz.
Some of the most popular annual festivals in Andalucia include:
Malaga Feria and the San Bernabé Feria Marbella
During the Feria de Málaga, the [...]
19 Jan
Posted by Jane Love as About Andalucia, Almeria, Cadiz, Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga
Attracting visitors from all over the world, Andalucia is an autonomous community which is divided into 8 provinces. Seville is its largest city, and the other 7 provinces include Huelva, Cádiz, Cordoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and Almeria.
From its fabulous beaches, lapped by the Mediterranean in the south, to the mountainous regions of Granada, and the [...]
Almeria is home to a fantastically diverse landscape - one of the most dramatic in Spain. It’s a land of vast contrasts with booming tourist resorts, isolated villages, romantic bays and endless stretches of burnt out desert surrounded by waters bursting with colourful sea life.
The waters off the levante (east) coast are a scuba diver’s [...]
Steeped in history, Almeria is situated in the east of Andalucia, and boasts some of the region´s most stunning architecture. The city of Almeria is situated in the province of the same name, which stems from the word Al-Mariyat – Arabic for The Mirror.
The Moorish castle, the Alcazaba, is the second largest in Muslim fortress [...]