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    Insight Guides Explore Andalucia & Costa del Sol (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Explore Andalucia & Costa del Sol (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Explore Andalucia & Costa del Sol (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Explore Andalucia & Costa del Sol (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Insight Explore Guides: books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations.

    Experience the best of Andaluc a with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like Seville, Granada and Marbella Old Town, to discovering hidden gems, including the Almeira Province, the easy-to-follow, ready-madewalking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, and enhance you rexploration of this fascinating region.

    Practical and packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Andalucia
    Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainment options
    Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while the large pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area
    Discover your destination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems
    Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant and nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films
    Inspirational colour photography throughout

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer offull-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs.Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus onhistory and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool toinspire your next adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateAug 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789192285
    Insight Guides Explore Andalucia & Costa del Sol (Travel Guide eBook)

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      Insight Guides Explore Andalucia & Costa del Sol (Travel Guide eBook) - APA Publications Limited

      How To Use This E-Book

      This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With ­top-­quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.

      Best Routes

      The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex­cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.

      We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.

      Introduction

      The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.

      Directory

      Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.

      Getting around the e-book

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Recommended Routes For...

      Exciting cities

      Families

      Moorish treasures

      Panoramic views

      Picturesque pueblos

      Surf, sand and sunshine

      The great outdoors

      Wine lovers

      Explore Andalucía

      Geography and layout

      History

      Climate

      Population

      Local customs

      Politics and economics

      Landscape and wildlife

      Food and Drink

      Eating hours

      Breakfast

      Soups

      Paella

      Seafood

      Dessert

      Vegetarians

      Tapas

      Menú del día

      DRINKS

      Wine

      Beer

      Coffee

      Shopping

      Where to shop

      Markets

      What to buy

      Typical souvenirs

      Crafts

      Food and drink

      Wine

      Ham

      Olives and olive oil

      Entertainment

      Finding out what’s on

      Theatre and film

      Music and dance

      Flamenco

      Bullfighting

      Activities in Andalucía

      Beaches and watersports

      Underwater

      Skiing

      Golf

      Hiking

      Activities for children

      History: Key Dates

      EARLIEST TIMES

      THE MOORS

      THE AGE OF EMPIRE

      18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES

      2OTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT

      Seville City Centre and Santa Cruz

      The Catedral

      La Giralda

      Archivo General de Indias

      The Alcázar

      The Alcázar’s gardens

      Santa Cruz

      Seville along the Riverside

      From Las Setas de Sevilla to the river

      Puente de Isabel II

      Tobacco factory

      The Parque María Luisa

      Doñana National Park and Huelva

      Seville to Parque Nacional de Doñana

      Columbus territory

      Along the coast

      Monasterio de La Rábida and Muelle de las Carabelas

      Palos de la Frontera

      Moguer

      Huelva

      Niebla

      La Palma del Condado

      Four Towns: Carmona, Écija, Osuna and Antequera

      Carmona

      Écija

      Osuna

      Fuente de Piedra

      Antequera

      Dolmens

      Costa de la Luz

      Jerez de la Frontera

      Sanlúcar de Barrameda

      El Puerto de Santa María

      Cádiz

      Orientation

      Plazas, towers and museums

      Two cathedrals

      Vejer de la Frontera

      Tarifa

      The White Towns

      Arcos to Grazalema

      Zahara de la Sierra to Ronda La Vieja

      Zahara de la Sierra

      Olvera

      Setenil de las Bodegas

      Ronda La Vieja

      Ronda

      Ronda’s new town

      Ronda’s old town

      Gibraltar

      Town Centre

      Upper Rock

      Marbella Old Town

      Heart of the old town

      Plaza de los Naranjos

      Main church and the Museo del Grabado Contemporaneo

      Plazas Castillo and Santo Cristo

      Leaving the old town

      Málaga City

      The Catedral and Museo Picasso

      The fortifications

      Along the waterfront

      The Thyssen Museum

      Caminito del Rey

      Desfiladero de Gaitanejos

      Desfiladero de los Gaitanes

      Granada to Córdoba the Slow Way

      Granada to Alcalá la Real

      Priego de Córdoba

      Zuheros

      Baena and Cabra

      Aguilar to Córdoba

      Córdoba

      The River

      The Alcázar and its baths

      Into the Judería

      Calle Judíos

      Picturesque lanes

      La Mezquita

      Building the mosque

      Touring the mosque

      Jaén to Úbeda

      Jaén city

      Beautiful Baeza

      Plaza del Pópulo

      Cathedral and Palacio de Japalquinto

      Elegant Úbeda

      Plazas del Ayuntamiento and de Vázquez de Molina

      Beyond Plaza de Vázquez de Molina

      Centro de Interpretación Olivar y Aceite

      Through the Sierra de Cazorla

      Cazorla town

      Into the nature reserve

      Torre del Vinagre

      Collado del Almendral

      Iznatoraf and Sabiote

      Granada City Centre and Albaicín

      City centre sights

      Catedral and around

      Plaza Nueva

      The Albaicín

      Coming back down

      Along the river

      The Alhambra

      Introduction to the Alhambra

      The road to preservation

      Form and function

      Entrance

      Alcazaba

      Nasrid Palaces

      Mexuar

      Serail

      Harem

      Partal and medina

      Generalife

      Palacio de Carlos V

      The Alpujarras

      Granada to Órgiva

      The Poqueira Valley

      Pampaneira

      Capileira

      Trevélez

      Across Puerto de la Ragua

      Guadix

      The Costa Tropical

      The resorts of the Costa Tropical

      Salobreña

      Almuñécar and La Herradura

      Frigiliana

      The Axarquia

      The Desert and its Coast

      Almería through the desert

      Almería

      Tabernas

      Sorbas

      Down the east coast

      Mojácar

      Carboneras

      Agua Amarga

      Rodalquilar to Pozo de los Frailes

      Cabo de Gata

      San José

      Genoveses and Monsul

      Coastal walk to Vela Blanca

      Accommodation

      Seville

      Doñana National Park and Huelva

      Carmona and Osuna

      Costa de la Luz

      The White Towns

      Gibraltar

      Marbella

      Málaga

      Caminito del Rey

      Priego de Cordoba and Zuheros

      Córdoba

      Jaén, Cazorla and Úbeda

      Granada

      The Alpujarras

      The Costa Tropical

      Almería

      Restaurants

      Seville

      Antequera

      Costa de la Luz

      The White Towns

      Málaga

      Córdoba

      Jaen

      Granada

      Costa Tropical

      Almería

      Nightlife

      Córdoba

      Costa de la Luz

      Granada and the Costa Tropical

      Baeza

      Málaga, Marbella and the Costa del Sol

      Seville

      A-Z

      A

      Addresses

      Age restrictions

      B

      Budgeting

      C

      Children

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      Customs

      D

      Disabled travellers

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      Etiquette

      F

      Fiestas and festivals

      G

      Guides and tours

      H

      Health

      Before you travel

      Medical facilities

      Sensible precautions

      Hours and holidays

      I

      Insurance

      Internet facilities

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      M

      Media

      Print

      Radio

      Television

      Money

      Cash machines

      Credit cards

      Currency

      Taxes

      Tipping

      Travellers’ cheques and changing money

      P

      Post

      R

      Religion

      S

      Smoking

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transport

      Arrival by air

      Arrival by bus

      Arrival by car

      Arrival by sea

      Arrival by train

      Getting around by bus

      Getting around by bicycle

      Getting around by car

      Getting around by train

      Getting around on foot

      V

      Visas and passports

      W

      Weights and measures

      Women travellers

      Language

      Useful words and phrases

      Directions

      Travelling

      Eating out

      Days of the week

      Months of the year

      Books and Film

      Books

      Film and TV series

      Recommended Routes For...

      Exciting cities

      Seville is full of interesting things to see and do (routes 1 and 2), but don’t miss Cádiz and Jerez (route 5), Málaga (route 9), Córdoba (route 12) and Granada (route 15).

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      Families

      Have a thrilling day out with the kids exploring the vertiginous path through a gorge on the Caminito del Rey (route 10) or take Gibraltar’s cable car to meet the famous Barbary apes (route 7).

      Shutterstock

      Moorish treasures

      Discover the amazingly ornate monuments built by Spain’s long-lost Muslim civilisation: the fortress-palace of the Alhambra in Granada (route 16) and the Mezquita (Mosque) in the middle of Córdoba (route 12).

      Shutterstock

      Panoramic views

      Admire Seville’s rooftops from its two prodigious viewpoints (routes 1 and 2) or gaze out to Morocco from atop the Rock of Gibraltar (route 7).

      iStock

      Picturesque pueblos

      Ronda and the White Towns (route 6) are exquisite, as are the villages of the Alpujarras (route 17). The neighbouring towns of Úbeda and Baeza (route 13) are triumphs of Renaissance architecture.

      iStock

      Surf, sand and sunshine

      Take your pick of Andalucía’s coasts and beaches, from the developed to the deserted on the Costa de la Luz (route 5), the Costa del Sol (routes 8 and 9), the Costa Tropical (route 18) and the coast of Almería (route 19).

      iStock

      The great outdoors

      Explore Andalucía’s extraordinarily varied landscapes and discover its wildlife in Doñana National Park (route 3), the Sierra de Cazorla (route 14) and the desert cape of Almería, the Cabo de Gata (route 19).

      iStock

      Wine lovers

      This is the home of sherry, and touring bodegas (wineries) can be a great way to spend a holiday. You’ll find the best of them in Jerez de la Frontera (route 5) and Montilla (route 11).

      Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications

      Explore Andalucía

      Andalucía is best known for the sun, sand and sea offered by its playground coasts, but that’s only the half of it. The region is also extraordinarily rich in scenery, wildlife, history, art and culture.

      With its bullfights, white towns, fans, flamenco music, fiestas and Mediterranean beaches, Andalucía is, to many visitors, ‘typical Spain’. But it would be a mistake to see it as just a composite of these ingredients. This is a region made up of diverse landscapes – wild, open spaces and some of the highest mountains in Europe – and crowned by the vibrant cities of Seville, Córdoba and Granada, with their glorious Moorish monuments. Andalucía lies at a geographical crossroads: it is the gateway between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the crossing point between Africa and Europe. The strategic importance of its location has given rise to a long and turbulent history. Over the centuries, the region has incorporated influences from many different sources, leaving it with an unparalleled heritage for the modern visitor to explore.

      Málaga’s Teatro Romano

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      Geography and layout

      Andalucía runs right across Spain from the Portuguese border and the Atlantic in the west to the eastern Mediterranean coast. It is separated from central Spain (to the north) by the mountains of the Sierra Morena; in the south, a mere 14.5km (9 miles) of water – the Strait of Gibraltar – lie between Andalucía’s tip and Morocco.

      Andalucía is the second largest (but most populous) of the 17 autonomous regions of Spain, covering more than 17 percent of the country. It is sub-divided into eight provinces which are, going from west to east and north to south: Huelva, Seville, Cordoba, Jaen, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada and Almería. The coast of Malaga province is universally known as the Costa del Sol, a 180km (112-mile) -long chain of marinas, golf clubs and white urbanisations.

      The routes in this book follow the provinces in this order as far as possible. Most of the routes – but not all – can be negotiated by public transport if you have time to wait for connections. Better, however, is to hire a car. Most visitors use either Seville (see routes 1 or 2) or Malaga (see route 9) as a base. All the towns and city centres described in the routes can be toured on foot.

      History

      Human occupation in Andalucía dates back to prehistoric times, evidenced by the Unesco World Heritage dolmens at Antequera (for more information, click here), Copper-Age Los Millares, and Palaeolithic cave paintings – some 25,000 years old. From the second millennium BC until the 8th century AD the region saw a wave of civilisations come and go: Iberians, Tartessians Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans and Visigoths. Then, in 711, the Iberian peninsula was invaded by an army from North Africa; this event was to leave an indelible mark on Andalucía. The Muslim rulers of Spain – known for simplicity as the Moors – created the extraordinary Mezquita (Mosque) in Córdoba (for more information, click here) and the palace of the Alhambra in Granada (for more information, click here), as well as the renowned White Towns (for more information, click here) and numerous bathhouses and fortresses. In 1492 the last Moorish outpost, Granada, fell to a Christian army, heralding a new era for Spain. Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage across the Atlantic turned Seville into a flourishing city, enriched by the wealth of the New World.

      The good times didn’t last, however, and centuries of stagnation and neglect followed. Unlike the north of Spain, Andalucía did not develop industry to create employment. Poverty and lack of work forced large numbers of Andalucíans (Andaluces) to emigrate. The devastating effects of the Spanish Civil War (1936–9) only made things worse.

      Then, in the 1960s, holidaymakers from northern Europe discovered the potential of the Costa del Sol, which had strings of magnificent beaches almost entirely undeveloped and unfrequented. Tourism was the making of Andalucía – although it also brought challenges with regard to environmental protection and water conservation. Only with the advent of democracy and devolved government, following the death of General Franco in 1975, was Andalucía able to attract investment for its infrastructure and to fully modernise.

      Pretty in pink at Doñana National Park

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      Climate

      Andalucía’s position at the southern edge of Europe gives it an excellent climate. Summers are hot, winters mild – and plentiful sunshine makes it possible to sit outside practically year-round. Swimming in the sea, at the region’s sheltered beaches and coves, is warm enough from spring through autumn.

      However, there are considerable variations due to the size of the region, its mountainous character and the fact that it is bordered by both the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Summers can be

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