Hotel Accommodation in Andalusia
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Spanish
Holiday Hotels, Villas & Apartments in Andalucia
including Seville,
Malaga, Marbella, Torremolinos, Cadiz, Granada, Fuengirola, Estepona
and the Spanish Costas of Andalusia
A popular
holiday destination for UK tourists with abundant hotels and
holiday accommodation, Andalusia (in Spanish "Andalucia")
is an autonomous community of Spain and famed for its Moorish
architecture and culture. It is the most populous and the second
largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous
communities of the Kingdom of Spain. Its capital and largest
city is Seville. The region is divided into eight provinces:
Huelva, Seville, Cadiz, Cordoba, Malaga, Jaen, Granada and Almeria.
A very popular holiday destination with many apartments and
hotels for holidaymakers.
Source: Wikipedia
Map
of Andalucia Copyright © John Moss 2009
Seville
Seville
(Sevilla) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital
of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community
of Andalusia and of the province of Seville and situated
on the plain of the River Guadalquivir. The population of
the city was 704,198 in 2010, making it the fourth largest
city in Spain. The Moorish aesthetic and urban influences
are very evident in this beautiful city and are a source
of tourism to the region. The Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo
de Indias are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Origin
of the famous Seville oranges whose trees line many of its
streets and squares around this historic city.
Cadiz
Cádiz
is a city and port in south-western Spain, the capital of
one of eight provinces which make up the autonomous community
of Andalusia. Cadiz is the oldest continuously inhabited
city in the Iberian Peninsula and possibly all south-western
Europe, and has been a principal home of the Spanish Navy
since the 18th century. Cadiz is a typically Andalusian
city with a wealth of attractive vistas and well-preserved
historical landmarks. The old city of Cadiz (the so-called
'Casco Antiguo'), within the remnants of the city
walls is characterised by the old barrios (quarters), among
them El Populo, La Viña, and Santa Maria, which present
a marked contrast to the newer areas of town. There are
numerous parks where exotic plants flourish, including giant
trees supposedly brought to Spain by Columbus from the New
World. The
old town is characterised by narrow streets connecting squares
(plazas), bordered by the sea and by the city walls. Most
of the landmark buildings are situated in these plazas.
Malaga
Málaga
is a city in Andalusia, whose population in 2009 was counted
to be 568,305. It is the second most populous city of Andalusia
and the sixth largest in Spain, as well as being the southernmost
large city in Europe. It lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast
of the Sun) on the Mediterranean coast, just over 62 miles
east of Gibraltar and about 81 miles from Africa. Malaga
enjoys a subtropical climate offering some of the warmest
winters in Europe.
Marbella
Marbella
is located by the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of
Malaga and with nearby Puerto Banús, are important
tourist resorts on the Costa del Sol. Marbella is especially
popular with tourists from Northern Europe (including the
the British) and is a major destination for luxury cruise
ships and ocean going yachts which are also often docked
in its harbour. The area is also particularly popular on
account of its numerous nearby golf courses. The area is
served by the A7 autovia, and the closest airport is at
Málaga. Among its many sights worth seeing are the
Arabian wall, the Bonsai museum, the old city centre the
Playa de la Bajadilla and the Playa de Fontanilla beaches,
the Puerto Banús marina, the so-called 'Golden Mile'
featuring the Marbella Club Hotel and its beach club, as
well as the late King Fahad's palace. Finally, worth a look
is Encarnation's Church (Iglesia de la Encarnación),
the oldest church in the city.
Torremolinos
Torremolinos
is a Mediterranean municipality on the Costa del Sol, immediately
to the west of Malaga, in the autonomous region of Andalusia.
Once little more than a poor fishing village its growth
in tourism stems from the beginning in the late 1950s, largely
due to the influx of British tourists, Torremolinos was
the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to develop. Stillvery
popular with British tourists the town has a large British
expatriate population. In the past the influx of younger
British tourists has caused controversy, as did the opening
of Spain's first gay bar, which was quickly shut down by
the then somewhat repressive Franco regime. Areas of the
town are dominated by high-rise development.
Fuengirola
Fuengirola
is a large town and municipality on the Costa del Sol in
the province of Malaga and is a major tourist resort, with
more than 5 miles of beaches, and home to a medieval Moorish
fortress. In common with much of this coast, it has been
the subject of considerable urban development. The area
enjoys a subtropical Mediterranean climate, with annual
average temperatures of 18°C and average summer temperatures
of over 30°C. Fuengirola now offers all the facilities
to be expected of a major tourist centre: hotels, restaurants,
bars, clubs, discos, sports clubs, a yacht harbour and broad
beaches along a promenade extending east and west from the
town, that includes smaller adjacent villages.
See
also:
Costa
del Sol Airport Transfers
Estepona
The
Municipality of Estepona on the Costa del Sol is located
in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous
community of Andalusia. Estepona is renowned for its beaches,
which stretch along some 16 miles of coastline. It is a
popular resort and holiday destination for British tourists.
The official population is around 60,000, although this
fluctuates with the arrival of tourists and non-registered
foreigners. Thanks to its geographical position Estepona
has a micro climate with over 325 days of sunshine per year
which makes it a popular all year round holiday destination
including two EC Blue Flag beaches, a modern sports marina
with many tapas bars and restaurants as well as a white-walled
town offering shopping and picturesque squares.
Cordoba
Córdoba
(sometimes also 'Cordova') is the capital of the province
of Córdoba. An Iberian and Roman city in ancient
times. Also in the Middle Ages it was capital of an Islamic
caliphate. Its old town contains many impressive architectural
reminders of when Corduba, the capital of Hispania Ulterior
during the Roman Republic and capital of Hispania Baetica
during the Roman Empire governed almost all of the Iberian
peninsula. It has been estimated that in the 10th - 11th
centuries Cordoba was the most populous city in the world,
and arguably the intellectual centre of Europe.Today it
is a moderately-sized modern city with a population of
about 325,453. It is said to have the highest maximum
temperatures in Europe, exceeding 40 °C occasionally.
Local minimum summer temperature is 27 °C, the highest
in Spain and Europe. It is also the second largest old
town in Europe, the largest urban area in the world, and
was named a World Heritage by UNESCO. Its most important
building and symbol of the city is the Great Mosque of
Córdoba and current cathedral.
Granada
The
city of Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, Beiro, Darro
and Genil, yet only one hour from the Mediterranean, the
Costa Tropical. The Alhambra, a Moorish citadel and palace,
is in Granada. It is one of the most famous items of the
Islamic historical legacy that makes Granada a hot spot
among cultural and tourist cities in Spain. The most artistic
wealth of Granada is the Spanish-Muslim art, in particular,
the palace city of the Alhambra and the Generalife, the
latter a pleasure palace with a romantic garden, remarkable
both for its location and arrangement as for the diversity
flowers, plants and fountains. The Alhambra is the culmination
of the Nasrid art, work that was done in the 13th and 14th
centuries.
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