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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...
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Why I Choose One Hotel Over Another

It´s the second Wednesday (ok, Thursday) of the month again and time for a bit of girlie gossip Across the Café Table with The Travel Belles.

This month’s question, the ninth in Belles series: What are the factors you consider when selecting a hotel?

For me, and it doesn´t happen as often as I´d like, the actual hotel is more important than the destination. If (and I do) want to visit Avila for instance, I´ll check out the most historical hotel in the area. Even if it means it´s not right in the centre, hotels with character and idiosncrasies get my vote above modern and functional every time.

Call me old-fashioned or just old – but I like old. Old cars, old buildings anything with an interesting past. If it has a spa or not, free wifi or paid that doesn´t come into the equation. Age always wins.

Here´s a couple of examples on my list of want-to-visit hotels in some of the cities I mentioned in The Travel Belles Across the Café Table Where I Most Want to go in 2012 post.

Molino de los Gamusinos in Avila, a converted water mill dating from XVII century.


Convent of the Barefoot Nuns in Caceres, a small 6-bedroomed converted convent from the XIX century.



Small or big, luxurious or simple I don´t mind just lots of character due to age please.
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