Many
travellers see
little more of Malaga than its
airport and
bus station
before
whizzing off
to the better
known
attractions
inland. But
with its
fantastic
Museo Picasso,
its striking
Moorish
fortress – the
Alcazaba – and
a rash of
excellent
shops to add
to its
low-slung,
easygoing
charm, it’s a
small city
that
definitely
rewards closer
inspection.
Moving on to
Granada
Hostels in
Granada,
meanwhile, see
ever-increasing
numbers of
backpackers
and
independent
travellers
crossing their
thresholds.
They may come
for the
awe-inspiring
Alhambra
Palace, but
they find
themselves
staying for
the tapas, the
stunning old
quarters of
the Albayzin
and the
Realejo… and
some of the
very best hostels in
Spain!
Then, of
course,
there’s
Seville and
Cordoba. Seville is a tangled
network of
ancient
streets, quiet
squares and
lavishly
beautiful
monuments. Of
these, the Alcazar,
the Torre del
Oro and the
huge bullring,
the Plaza de
la Maestranza,
stand out as
amongst
Spain’s most
visited
sights.
Much like
Seville’s Alcazar and Granada’s
Alhambra,
nothing can
adequately
prepare you
for your first
impressions of
the Mezquita in Cordoba.
It is, without
a doubt, one
of the genuine
wonders of the
world: a
startling mass
of striped
pillars and
soaring
ceilings, its
effect on the
onlooker can
be
mesmerizing.
Leaving the
Cities Behind
Away from the
cities, the
region is
dotted with
historic towns
and
picturesque
white
villages.
Towns like Ronda, Carmona, Arcos de la Frontera and Alhama de Granada are studded
with churches
and dramatic
fortresses –
often
spectacularly
situated.
In between, a
remarkable
landscape
stretches away
in every
direction.
From the Alpujarras to Doñana Natural Park,
the high Sierras of Grazalema and Tejeda to the
sparkling
white beaches
of Cadiz
Province,
Andalucía is
uniformly
beautiful.
Much like
Spain as a
whole, in
fact!
