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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...

About the Andalucia Explorer

Thank you for checking me out. I'm  Rachel Webb, travel writer, Spanish boutique hotel lover, pre-published picture book writer, contributor to Lonely Planet´s new Andalucia Guide and (now an) over 60s blogger living in Jaén province, Andalucia.


Rachel Webb on Caminito del Rey
On the Caminito del Rey


I moved from the UK to Spain in 1996 with my husband and two sons, now (2025), three sons and one granddaughter later, my adopted home still enthralls me.

I never tire of the endless scenery, the sea of olive groves, the multi-coloured sunsets, chattering birds, white towns scattered through mountains and valleys and of course the friendly people. This is a home I can´t imagine leaving. Exploring yes, late gap-year world travel yes, but to find more peace, more space, less stress than rural Andalucia, is it possible?

Between home, working as an estate agent, writing and gardening, exploring often takes the back seat, especially in the summer heat. My home is in the southern mountains of Jaén, the most northerly of the eight provinces in the region of Andalucía. My hope with this blog is to share many moments of living in and exploring Spain with you.

I´m as happy in a motorhome as in 5* star accommodation, I love to drive but am happy to be driven, I love to explore by myself or with others, whatever, however, I just love mooching around this incredible country of Spain - and beyond.

Paid posts and fam trips are sometimes accepted (and stated as such) and I love to do reviews. My Luxury Spain Travel blog also gets the benefit of my explorations and writings. My Press Kit is over on Luxury Spain. Or you can read my latest article on this blog's Other Writings page.

I can also be found via my Only Spain Boutique Hotels portfolio at  Only Spain Boutique Hotels

Rachel Webb at Hotel Viento 10

And as a regular contributor to the registered online magazine Unknown Kent & Sussex see my articles there - Rachel Webb.



Contact me via email at rachel dot martos at gmail dot com for more information.


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