Besides the coasts and the exceptional towns Seville, Cordoba and Granada
there is also the rural, quiet Andalusia, that has dreamlike, hardly known
hilly landscapes and villages. Noteworthy are the Serrania de Ronda in the
province Malaga and the Sierra Nevade and Alpuiarra to the southeast of Granada.
Here we offer you charming, small holiday houses and with our offer of hotels
spread over all of Andalusia you can easily tailor your own trip.
Climate in Andalusia
The Andalusian climate is the mildest in all of Europe. As everywhere the
temperatures in the higher regions are cooler than near the coast. However
in midsummer the inland (especially around Seville and Cordoba) is very hot,
the best time for travelling here is from September to June. Please book as
early as possible as the Spring and Autumn months can be booked up very quickly.
Our holiday house and hotel locations in Andalusia
Ronda should be part of every trip to Andalusia, it not only has a fantastic
location along a deep ravine, it also has numerous monuments: the oldest bullfight
arena in Spain, a bullfight museum, Arabic baths, bridges, town walls, churches
and cloisters.
The mountains around Ronda with various nature parks are ideal for hiking
and for visiting the quiet, Moorish influenced villages in the middle of chestnut
woods and wild, lonely mountain countryside.
This also is true of the areas around Grazalema and Arcos de la Frontera.
Arcos is located on a hill, with the mountains around Grazalema und Ronda
rising behind, hiding the magnificent and authentic white villages of Andalusia
that often stick to steep hills or are picturesquely overshadowed by a Moorish
castle ruin.
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for accommodation in the inland of Andalusia
Seville, the capital of Andalusia is for many the most beautiful town in Spain.
You should plan at least 3 nights (that is 2 visiting days).
Cordoba: Just the view over the Guadalquivir river with its lush vegetation
on the river banks and islands over the old romantic bridge to the Mezquita
(previously the largest mosque in the world) justifies a visit to Cordoba.
Fascination and enthusiasm are emotions that come to the mind of the beholder,
when standing inside the Mezquita nobody can avoid being drawn in by this
harmony and beauty!
Cordoba is located at the foot of the Sierra Morena, and endless olive groves
stretch from here to the south and the east in the province Jaén. No
other region on earth produces so much olive oil as Jaén. Do not forget
to visit the interesting oil museum in the Renaissance town of Baeza!
All the more astounding is the stark contrast between the endless rows of
olive trees that cover the plains and the hills, and the Sierra de Cazorla,
a wood and water rich mountain range, that rises up. The Guadalquivir river
has its source here.
The famous saying of a Moor "There is nothing worse than being blind
in Granada" is true for all of the province! The varied countryside ranges
from the fascinating rugged dry valleys in the north-east (e.g. Guadix with
its cave houses), the 3,400 m (11150 ft) high Sierra Nevada to the Mediterranean
with sub-tropical farming of sugar cane and Avocados.
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