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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Welcome to Andalucia Explorer

So much to explore, experience and enjoy but not enough time. I´m desperately trying to explore the whole of my adopted land, poco a poco bit by bit and hope you´ll join my explorations.

Where is Andalucia?

Spain is divided into 17 regions or autonomous communities and Andalucia is the most populated and second largest of these regions. Each region is split into provinces and Andalucia has eight provinces. It´s the south of Spain covering the are from the provinces of Cadiz and Huelva on the eastern or Atlantic coast to the dry province of Almeria on the eastern or Mediterranean coast.

The provinces that make up Andalucia are:

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My first shared exploration .....

Via Verde de Aceite - The Olive Oil Greenway

Via Verde, Old Station in Alcaudete

A day after boxing day stroll on the Via Verde from Alcaudete old station to Laguna Honda and beyond.....

Via Verde

Another several kilometres of glorious countryside and .....

Via Verde de Aceite, Jaen Laguna Honda

...another French engineered metal and sleeper bridge spanning the Arroyo La Jamputa.

Old French Bridge on Via Verde, Andalucia

We were supposed to be doing a Junta de Andalucia circular route but missed the turning or were enjoying the via so much we wanted to stay on it. Have to have another go another time.

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