Almería
Sunny Almería is overlooked by a Moorish Alcazaba and it’s full of elegant squares and boulevards lined with neoclassical mansions. It’s undergoing a renaissance with the pedestrianisation of the Paseo de Almería and port redevelopment.
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Carmona
Occupying a privileged position on an escarpment overlooking the lower Guadalquivir valley, Carmona has been inhabited for 5,000 years. The historic town centre echoes the Iberian, Carthaginian, Roman, Muslim, Jewish and Christian cultures that helped to shape it.
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Driving route: Córdoba to Granada
This driving route takes you through former frontier country – between the Christian Kingdom of Castile and the Muslim Kingdom of Granada. This mountainous area was contested for hundreds of years, which explains why there are so many castles along the route.
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Zuheros and Luque
The neighbouring villages of Zuheros and Luque are within easy reach of Córdoba, on the northern edge of the Sierras Subbéticas UNESCO Global Geopark, which has impressive karst landscape features. See the rock formations up close at the Cueva de los Murciélgos or visit a romantic castle.
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Renaissance Architecture
This itinerary focusses on the Renaissance architecture of Granada and Jaén provinces. You’ll see masterpieces of the great architects Diego de Siloé and Andrés de Vandelvira, including the cathedrals in Granada and Baeza, and the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, a spectacular funerary chapel in Úbeda.
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Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
From 1238 to 1492, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada held on as the last Muslim kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. Starting and ending in Málaga, this 10-day circuit takes you to some of the key locations in the kingdom.
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Guadalquivir River Valley
The Guadalquivir has played a pivotal role in Andalcuía’s history and development. This itinerary takes you the whole length of the river, from its source in the Sierras de Cazorla to its mouth at Sanlúcar de Barrameda, where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Seville
This itinerary takes in the key sights while also stepping away from the tourist magnets into Seville’s most colourful and bustling neighbourhoods.
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City and Mountains: Granada and Alpujarra
Get a flavour of the city of Granada and the mountain villages of the Alpujarra, both redolent of their Muslim past. Finish your itinerary with a day – or more – of hiking through the rugged mountain scenery in the Sierra Nevada National Park.
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Córdoba
Capital of both the Roman province of Baetica and Al-Andalus, Córdoba’s rich cultural heritage is preserved in its architecture, customs and cuisine. It’s worth lingering for a few nights to do the city justice and to experience its more tranquil side once the day-trippers have left.
