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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...

Monday Morning Photo - Above the Clouds on Sierra Sur´s Highest Mountain

Driving up the highest point of the Sierra Sur mountain range in Jaen province to see the sunset, we hit cloud. Thinking that was it, no views tonight, the swirling mist lifted and we were on top of the sea of clouds with rocky peaks surfacing here and there. A bright reddy-orange sunset on one side and this surreal pastel coloured view on the other. The peak of the Sierra de la Pandera is 1,872m above sea level.


Sunset Above the Clouds on the Sierra de la Pandera, Jaen.
Sunset Above the Clouds on the Sierra de la Pandera, Jaen.

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