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By the beach, and part of Doñana Natural Park, the Acantilado del Asperillo is home to multiple endangered species.

Located in the Peña de Hierro Mine in Nerva, this is a site unveiling the mining history of Spain

Encina de la Peana is the largest tree in Andalucia

Almeria province has many natural parks such as Cabo de Gata-Níjar, Sierra María-Los Vélez, Desierto de Tabernas, and more.

Located in the northern section of the Paraje Natural Marismas del Odiel, this 597-hectare nature reserve is made up of marshland and creeks.

The Peñó de Bernal is a unique part of Almeria's natural parks.

Cueva de Ambrosio is an archaeological site, declared as a world heritage site.

Natural Monument, part of a rare species of trees

Marbella is well known as the favourite destination in Andalucia amongst the international jet-set crowd and the very rich and famous. Often referred to as Spain’s equivalent of Saint-Tropez, the city and many of the beaches here are well renowned for beauty, opulence and the greatest of luxury.

The Feria has over 1,000 casetas (literally small houses), green or red-and-white striped tents of varying sizes arranged along 15 streets. Each caseta has its own name on the front, and belongs to a local family, group of friends, business, club, trade association or political party. 

You can’t book a table at these places – walk-ins only; in some, you order at the bar, and also collect your food from there. Stand at the bar, as the locals do, or sit at a table; sample a few small dishes at one place, then move on to another

Encina de la Peana is the largest tree in Andalucia

In Granada province is one of Andalucia's two national parks, the Sierra Nevada, a mountainous region containing the two highest peaks in the Iberian Peninsula and whose summits are often snow-capped. This is the place to come if you're into rock climbing, mountaineering, skiing or, for the less energetic, botany, since the park harbours an incredible array of rare and endemic plants.

The mountain range of the Sierra Morena occupies Cordoba province's northern flank and its gently rolling hills are home to the densely wooded natural parks of the Sierra de Hornachuelos and the Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro.

Jaen boasts Spain's largest protected area, the immense wilderness of Cazorla Natural Park, with its grey, rocky peaks towering over thick forests of pine trees and babbling mountain streams, including the source of the great Guadalquivir river. The well-preserved Mediterranean woodland of the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park and the Despeñaperros Natural Park provides some of the few remaining refuges of the highly endangered pardel lynx and the rarely sighted wolf. Medieval hilltop castles are in abundance in the Sierra Mágina Natural Park and make ideal vantage points to view the Sierra's peaks, which are snow covered in winter.

Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park is one of Andalucia's most visited parks, renowned for its wildlife, rugged limestone landscape and great hiking territory. Offering a more gentle walking experience amid centuries-old cork oak woodland is the Alcornocales Natural Park.

Part of the Sierra Morena, the extensive Sierra Norte Natural Park is an attractive area of gently rolling hills clad in Mediterranean woodland and dotted with delightful whitewashed towns and villages, linked by some excellent walks.

At 1,248 km in length, this huge highway from Cadiz to Barcelona was the longest road in Spain. It is colloquially known as the Spanish Route 66, and many have travelled the entire route and written blogs about their adventure.

At 1,248 km in length, this huge highway from Cadiz to Barcelona was the longest road in Spain. It is colloquially known as the Spanish Route 66, and many have travelled the entire route and written blogs about their adventure.

Due to the N-IV (Madrid to Cadiz) taking precedence of the single road along the peninsular into Cadiz city, the Kilometre 0 of the N-340 is the rather less romantic than the Puerto del Sol in Madrid.  It is often cited as Tres Caminos industrial estate at Puerto Real near San Fernando. However this is incorrectly assumed when heading north and measuring form the last junction on the A-48 (for Cadiz) which is labelled as km 0,5 rather than the as the last