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Drones are an increasingly popular means of monitoring and capturing landscapes for photographic and surveillance purposes throughout Andalucia - spectacular scenery such as beaches, cityscapes, mountains, and rolling countryside filmed from 100 metres up in the air creates stunning bird's-eye visual images.
Designated a natural park in 1989, this rugged and spectacular limestone mountainous region in the north of Granada province, adjacent to the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park and part of the Sierras Bética, is exceptional for its geological features, with a dramatically eroded landscape of gorges, vertical cliffs, waterfalls and, below ground, numerous caves.
The main shopping area is the square between Plazas Nueva, Magdalena, Encarnacion and San Francisco, with Calle Sierpes at its heart. For more touristy gear (flamenco aprons, T-shirts, bullfighting souvenirs) Barrio Santa Cruz has a wealth of places; for more individual shops, Barrio San Vincente and the Alameda; while for ceramics, Triana is where the beautiful azulejos (ceramic tiles) which adorn many Sevillano bars, hotels, churches and private houses are made.
This is a unique stretch of near-virgin coastline in Malaga, which runs for 12km east of Nerja to La Herradura in Granada province and covers an area of 1,815ha, including a protected part offshore. Its dramatic rocky steep cliffs (acantilados) plunge down to the sea, leaving a few sheltered bays with beaches inbetween, which can be accessed via staircases or tracks.
Qualified as a structural engineer, Diego learned how to make flamenco guitars together with his father Luis at their workshop in Seville. The two artisans, also supported by Diego’s mother, handcraft these instruments using Spanish wood, and taking around a month for each beautifully made guitar.
The Centro Comercial Paniagua is located next to the original Cortijo Paniagua. McMicking purchased the Cortijo in 1964, using it as the centre of operations for the construction of the Sotogrande Estate.
Whether you want high-adrenalin extreme sports adventure tour - on snow, ground or water; wind or gas-fuel-driven; to get about on two wheels or two legs; taking to the air; or calmer, but no less adventurous wild swimming, Andalucia has all the facilities and natural elements for you to indulge in your favourite activities.
The Tourist Office is located in the Town Hall of Carcabuey.
The Caminito del Rey is a cliff-side path hanging 100m above the waters of the river Guadalhorce reservoir, as it runs through the famous beauty spot; El Chorro Gorge, near the villages of El Chorro in Alora and, Ardales, about 25 km inland from Malaga city.
A beautiful setting for a gym in a light and open room, but with limited equipment compared to some of the larger gyms in the area. The Fitness Club is secondary to the 10 tennis and 4 paddle tennis courts, but still offers aerobics classes by qualified professionals. With membership comes use of the sauna and Turkish baths, and the opening hours are excellent at seven days a week.
Not a day passes in Andalucia without some city, town or village celebrating a fiesta. These inevitably involve dressing up, dancing, singing, drinking, eating, and generally having a good time
Ubeda has 48 notable monuments, and more than a hundred other buildings of interest, almost all of them in the Renaissance style, and in perfect balance with Arabic, Gothic or Baroque volumes. .
The church was erected in accordance with a papal bull issued by the Metropolitan Church of Granada in 1501
Pablo Picasso Picasso was born in 1881 in a house (now a "Casa Natal museum) in Plaza de la Merced in Málaga, the first child of Don José Ruiz y Blasco (1838-1913) and María Picasso y López. He was baptised Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso in the Santiago Apostal parish church.
The following hotels are all Romantic Hotels either in rural settings and enjoy the natural beauty of the Andalucian countryside, with its stunning scenery of mountains, forests, and plains. Also included hotels in the town of Ronda.
These hotels lend themselves to experiences such as exploring traditional Andalusian villages, tasting authentic regional delicacies and soaking in incredible views of the landscape. Terraces and gardens to walk around, as well as swimming pools and easily accessible paths to the surrounding areas, are common features of these hotels.
This private residential development is part of Conil, and its beach can only be easily accessed by those staying in the urbanisation due to parking. Facilities include tennis, paddle and volleyball courts, swimming pools, restaurants, gardens and children's play areas.
La Basilica de Vega del Mar was a Paleo-Christian (early Christian) church and necropolis (burial site), located near the coast just east of the mouth of the Guadalmina river, in San Pedro, Marbella. The area used to known as Vega del Mar, and is now known as Linda Vista.
Huesa, a town of approximately 2,500 inhabitants, is situated amidst olive groves in an area known for cultivating olive trees. The area produces the ‘Sierra de Cazorla’ extra virgin olive oil.
