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.
Seville is about 90 miles north of
Cadiz and approx 80 miles from Huelva and the Atlantic Oceean.
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Seville
lies on the banks of the Guadalquivir, has a large cathedral,
and the Alcazar Palace. The river can be navigated from Seville
all the way to its outlet near Sanlucar de Barrameda, on the
Atlantic coast. Seville boasts the second largest picture gallery
in Spain - the Fine Arts Museum. It is a provincial capital,
is the largest town in Southern Spain, and has its own airport.
The old city has sixteenth-century mansions, glorious gardens,
charming narrow streets and traditional ceramic factories. Visit
the Alcazar and the Giralda tower. The city is credited with
the invention of tapas and they are not to be missed. The locals
go from tapas bar to tapas bar, sampling one dish in each. When
you visit this city, you are in the very heart of Andalusian
culture, the centre of bullfighting and Flamenco music. |