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Andalusia

Things to see in Andalusia

58 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A large, semi-circular plaza with ornate Renaissance Revival architecture, tiled facades, arched colonnades, small bridges over a moat, and a distinctive black-and-white patterned pavement in the foreground, under a clear blue sky with a Spanish flag

Seville · Historic Heritage

Plaza de España

Plaza de España was the centrepiece of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, a world’s fair that Seville staged to cele...
A low-angle architectural detail of a modern building featuring a facade of colorful, translucent glass panels (blue, yellow, red) supported by white structural beams against a blue sky.

Málaga · Art Museums

Centro Pompidou Málaga

The Centre Pompidou Málaga is the first branch of the Paris museum to open outside France, and it occupies a building th...
A wide, sunlit park pathway lined with tall, sculpted green hedges and palm trees, featuring an information kiosk on the left displaying a map and text about "Parque Genovés" and "Cádiz y su entorno."

Cadiz · City Centers

Parque Genovés

Parque Genovés is the main botanical garden of Cádiz, a green park on the Atlantic edge of the old town, between the Par...
A long rectangular water channel lined with fountains and manicured hedges, flanked by walkways and buildings with Moorish arches and tiled roofs under a clear blue sky.

Granada · Historic Heritage

Generalife

Historic Moorish gardens in Granada, Spain
Café tables under orange trees in the Plaza de los Naranjos, Marbella old town

Marbella · Architectural Heritage

Marbella Old Town (Casco Antiguo)

Marbella has a reputation for luxury resorts, yachts and golf, but behind the seafront lies an old town that has kept th...
A low-angle shot of the Giralda bell tower of Seville Cathedral at twilight, featuring its distinctive Moorish brickwork, Gothic upper levels, and the La Giraldilla weather vane on top, with an ornate street lamp in the foreground.

Seville · Architectural Heritage

Seville Cathedral and La Giralda

Seville Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and r...
The long red iron Cable Inglés ore-loading pier on the Almería waterfront

Almeria · Architectural Heritage

Cable Inglés (English Cable)

1902 iron mineral loading station on the coast
A white, domed beach pavilion (chiringuito) on stilts stands on a sandy beach next to a stone breakwater and the ocean under an overcast sky.

Cadiz · Beaches

Playa de la Caleta

La Caleta is the best-loved beach in Cádiz, Spain, a small cove of golden sand set between two old fortresses on the wes...
A view from the ramparts of a historic stone fortress featuring a brick sentry box (garita) overlooking a dense coastal city and sea.

Málaga · Castles

Gibralfaro Castle

Gibralfaro Castle crowns the hill above Málaga and gives the finest panorama of the city. The name comes from the Arabic...
A whitewashed Córdoba patio hung with flowerpots

Córdoba · Cultural Events

Patios Cordobeses

UNESCO heritage courtyards with blooming flowers
The image shows the interior of a historic bullring with a curved facade of stone arches and columns overlooking a sandy arena floor.

Ronda · Historic Heritage

Plaza de Toros de Ronda

The Plaza de Toros de Ronda is one of the oldest and most admired bullrings in Spain, and it is closely tied to the stor...
A night photograph of a large, illuminated twelve-sided stone tower situated on the bank of a river, with tour boats docked in the foreground and palm trees visible along the waterfront.

Seville · Historic Towers

Torre del Oro

The Torre del Oro is a twelve-sided tower on the east bank of the Guadalquivir River in Seville, and it is one of the be...