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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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I Want to Go (With Oh) to Seville Again

Having lived in Andalucia for seventeen years I'm almost ashamed to say I've only visited the regional capital once. And that was because hubby was flying out of Seville to the UK, so having to take him to the airport I obviously had to make the most of the trip (which I did, read here.)

Tapas in Seville

So when I mention Seville, all my boys say they want to go again (my 3 sons all went there on school trips)and hubby says he's never been, except to the airport. That makes it a definite sometime plan. I so want to stay in Seville, rather than spend an alcohol-free few hours, there. There's magic and mystery or as the Spanish say duende, in Seville. Something that hooks the visitor and draws them into its spell, its wonder, beauty and majesty. It enthralled me. There's so much to explore and experience that I'd like to stay several days.


So when GoWithOh contacted me about their new competition I didn't have to think at all about where I wanted to go - Seville has been calling me to return. But this time I want to return with my family and experience some of the 3,000 tapas bars, explore the Alcazar, climb the Giralda, roam around the Plaza de Espana, take a cruise along the Guadalquivir at night, soak up the atmosphere, inhale the orange blossom (it'd have to be in spring for that) and learn more about the fascinating history that is so ingrained in the streets and people of Seville.


Dreaming of my visit I choose this Duplex with views of the Giralda as the one I'd like to stay in if chosen as GoWithOh's Guest Tester. It's a typical Andalucian building, large enough to accommodate us 5 (or 6 plus girlfriend) with two floors (so hubby and I can escape the younger night-owls if necessary) and a terrace. It's centrally located with views of the Giralda tower but most importantly for me when travelling with my (large) sons it has a decent size kitchen and a big fridge (sadly not pre-filled) and of course important for all of us (except hubby) free WiFi. See if you can find a better apartment in Seville than this GoWithOh pad.


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