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Southern Spain
This section divides Southern Spain into two colour-coded sightseeing areas, as shown on this map. Find out more about each area on the following pages.
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EXPERIENCE Southern Spain
Seville
One of the world’s most romantic cities, Seville is a bewitching labyrinth of perfumed streets, geranium-filled courtyards and plazas lined with rows of orange trees. Barrio Santa Cruz echoes with the sound of carriages ferrying visitors across the cobbled streets, while Triana, across the Guadalquivir river, is Seville at its most authentic. Here, you’ll find Sevillano artisans crafting ceramics, guitars and extravagant polka-dot gowns, just as their families have for generations. After dark, music drifts from packed flamenco tablaos and people spill from clamorous bars.
Best for Flamboyant flamenco and Moorish marvels
Home to Seville Cathedral and La Giralda, Real Alcázar, Parque María Luisa
Experience Duende at a soulful flamenco show in Triana
EXPERIENCE Southern Spain
t People strolling around one of the Real Alcázar’s beautiful patios
EXPERIENCE Southern Spain
Andalucía
It’s hard not to be swept up in the passion that embodies Spain’s most populous comunidad autónoma. Crimson-clad bailaoras twirl their skirts as fiery musicians sing about their homeland and heartbreak in the dingy caves where flamenco originated. Lively fiestas are held all year round, with people drinking sherry on balconies while watching colourful floats parade through the streets below. Even the buildings seem to embody this feeling: in the Alhambra’s honeycomb-like details, and the Mezquita’s hallowed arches, but also in the quiet beauty of Andalucía’s pueblos blancos (white towns).
Best for Graceful architecture and whitewashed houses
Home to Parque Nacional de Doñana, Cádiz, Ronda, Córdoba, Úbeda, Baeza, Granada
Experience A night-time visit to the Generalife, when the gardens are illuminated by the moon
EXPERIENCE Southern Spain
t Vejer de la Frontera, a typical Andalucían pueblo blanco (white town)