Itinerary: Granada - Lanjaron - Orgiva - Trevelez - Yegen - Granada - (1 week).

From Granada, take the N-323 south, climbing up into the mountains and turning off to the left (A348) to Lanjaron.

Itinerary: Granada - Sierra Nevada - (Day trip or 2-3 days)

From Granada, take the A395 heading south east, which winds through the foothills towards Pradollano at 2712m. This town sits on Velleta, Spain's second-highest mountain. Hikers will enjoy the Sierra Nevada with its challenging peaks and beautiful senderos (paths), while winter-time visitors will want to get their skis or snowboard on in Solynieve, the ski resort.

From Granada airport, you can explore some spectacular mountain scenery nearby: choose from the Sierra Nevada, in winter Europe's southernmost ski resort, and in summer an excellent hiking destination; or the Alpujarras, unspoilt mountains with tiny, remote villages which haven't changed in centuries; the roads are narrow and tortuously windy - not for those in a hurry! This part of Andalucia offers many yoga retreats and alternative communities; it is also a haven for nature-lovers.

Itinerary: Jerez - Sanlucar - Doñana - Cadiz - Jerez - Or continue to White Towns, Medina Sidonia, Tarifa and Costa de la Luz (Day trip - 2 weeks)

Itinerary: Jerez - Sanlucar - Doñana - Cadiz - Jerez - Or continue to White Towns, Medina Sidonia, Tarifa and Costa de la Luz - (Day trip - two weeks)

Jerez de la Frontera is one of the most delightful airports in Spain - small and picturesque. The city itself is also compact and pretty, and nearby you will find the "sherry triangle", two other towns which also produce the famous fortified wine. Beach-lovers will delight in the Costa de la Luz, with its quiet, unspoilt stretches of golden sand.

Itinerary: Seville - Cordoba - Madinat Al-Zahra - Granada - (2 to 7 days)

Leave Seville heading east on the A4 to Cordoba city, you can stop off at Almodovar del Rio to see its magnificent castle, perched on a hilltop overlooking the river.

Itinerary: - Seville - Monasterio La Cartuja - Sierra de Aracena - Rio Tinto - Punta Umbria - Huelva - (2 days)

In Seville, go to the Isla Cartuja and see the Monasterio de Santa Maria de las Cuevas, with its old ceramics factory built by Charles Pickford. The factory is long out of use, but the tall brick chimneys are one of Seville's most famous landmarks, and the gardens and courtyards are shady and peaceful after the bustle of the city.