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 8 kilometres 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.
Tarifa is about 7 miles from the Straits
of Gibraltar where the Med meets the Atlantic Ocean. It sits
opposite the coast of Morocco, from which the lights of Tarifa
are visible at night.
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Tarifa is the most southern tip of
Europe, the last stopping off point before reaching Africa.Tarifa,
once a military fortress, then a fishing town, and today a tourist
centre. It retains its old city centre and has blended its hotels
and other accommodation facilities within the old city walls
as well as along the coastline. Visit the magnificent church
of San Mateo in the centre. Tarifa has miles of sandy beaches
and some of the best windsurfing conditions in Europe making
it a true surfers paradise. On the hills behind Tarifa are hundreds
of wind turbines, making it one of the largest wind farms in
Europe. There are regular ferries between Tarifa and the nearby
Moroccan city, Tangier. |