Andalucia is the southern
region of Spain and is made up of the eight provinces of Huelva,
Sevilla, Cordoba, Jaen, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada and Almeria. There
are airports at Almeria Malaga Seville Gibraltar Jerez Granada
& Cordoba. Malaga
Airport is 5 miles west of the city of
Malaga and is the main flight path for millions of people arriving
on the Costa del Sol each year. There is a wide selection of
bars and restaurants, bank cash points, postal and Internet services
for passengers. There is also a pharmacy and a children's play
area. However there is no left luggage facility. There is a half
hourly train service to Malaga City and Fuengirola from the front
of the main Terminal. There is also a half hourly Airport Bus
and an Airport Coach Service from outside the Terminal hall to
Malaga city centre. There are always plenty of Taxis waiting
for passengers. The Spanish
railway network is run by the state owned
company RENFE (www.renfe.es). International trains from France
terminate at either Madrid or Barcelona. From there you can catch
a train to many of the cities in Andalucia, including Huelva,
Sevilla, Cadiz, Jerez, Sevilla, Algeciras, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada,
Almeria, Linares / Baeza. There are various ferry companies and routes
to choose from, depending on your base. You can either drive
to the Spanish port and park your vehicle to embark as a foot
passenger, or take your vehicle across to explore further within
Morocco and North Africa. The general procedure is to turn up
and await the next ferry, with the exception of the Cadiz-Canary
Islands route for which a cabin or seat needs to be booked.
Lucena is approx 50 miles southeast
of Córdoba, 60 miles north of Málaga, 100 miles
east of Seville, 65 miles west of Granada.
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Lucena
is a town in southern Spain, situated on the river Lucena, a
tributary of the Genil. Lucena old town has many exquisite churches
including a parish church dating from the 15th century, although
the first thing that strikes you is that Lucena appears to be
entirely comprised of furniture factories and outlets. Other
industries are brandy making, bronze lamps and pottery, especially
very large earthenware jars used for the storage of oil and wine.
The courthouse in the town used to be an eighteenth century palace,
and has a striking marble entrance. Splendid marble entrances
are a feature of other landmarks in Lucena. |