Historic sites
Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, Málaga
Málaga
The Alcazaba is an 11th-century Moorish fortress-palace on the hillside above Málaga's centre, with layers of gates, courtyards, fountains and garden…
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Historic sites
Alhambra, Granada
Granada
The palace and fortress of the Nasrid sultans, the last Muslim rulers of Spain, set on a hill above Granada with the Sierra Nevada behind.
Walks and treks
Caminito del Rey
Ardales, Málaga
A walkway pinned to the walls of the El Chorro gorge, once called the world's most dangerous path, and rebuilt safely in 2015.
Historic sites
Mezquita of Córdoba
Córdoba
The great mosque of Córdoba, begun in 785, with a forest of more than 850 columns supporting red and white striped arches, and a dazzling mihrab of g…
Historic sites
Real Alcázar of Seville
Sevilla
A royal palace begun by the Moors and rebuilt by Christian kings in the Mudéjar style, with richly tiled and carved halls, courtyards with pools, and…
Historic sites
Ronda and the Puente Nuevo
Ronda, Málaga
A dramatic hilltop town split in two by the El Tajo gorge, 100 m deep, spanned by the 18th-century Puente Nuevo bridge.
Historic sites
Marbella Old Town and Plaza de los Naranjos
Marbella, Málaga
Behind Marbella's glitzy reputation is a pretty Andalusian old town (Casco Antiguo) of narrow whitewashed lanes, flower pots and little squares.
Historic sites
Mijas Pueblo
Mijas, Málaga
A whitewashed Andalusian mountain village 430 m above the Costa del Sol, with views down to the coast and the sea.
Attractions
Museo Picasso Málaga
Málaga
Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga in 1881, and this museum, in the 16th-century Buenavista Palace in the old town, holds more than 200 of his works, d…
Buildings
Plaza de España, Seville
Sevilla
A vast semicircular plaza built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, with a curving brick palace, towers, a canal crossed by bridges, and tiled al…
Attractions
Puerto Banús, Marbella
Marbella, Málaga
The luxury marina just west of Marbella, built in 1970, where superyachts line the quays and supercars cruise past the designer boutiques.