Here come all our articles and Travel Stories from Andalusia. It is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. Andalusia is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. Its capital city is Seville. The territory is divided into eight provinces:
- Almería,
- Cádiz,
- Córdoba,
- Granada,
- Huelva,
- Jaén,
- Málaga,
- Seville.
As you might know our mission is to share something relevant, something authentic, something real, something cool, something interesting, something personal & something different, via our travel stories & images. We are focusing on ideas from local sources, giving tips that are usually unknown for travelers and foreigners, guides to secret places which only the guy from the given neighborhood could know about, to the hidden picturesque view, with recommending everything besides the obvious: the local real feel, the adventure of discovering the unknown, the authenticity, culinary guide to the meals that locals are really cooking and eating at home, and much more. Hope you will read our Travel Stories from Andalusia, feel inspired, and enjoy the journey, as much as we do!
Sevilla Bucket List – The Top 20 Places of the Andalusian Capital
Sevilla is one of the most famous cities in Spain. Between the orange tree courtyards, stunning Moorish architecture, and joyful flamenco dancing in cozy plazas, Sevilla is a dream come true.
Nerja – The jewel of Costa del Sol – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part XII.
This is an article about Nerja, an authentic gem in the Andalusian Mediterranean coast you should not miss in a visit to Spain. Anna: We were already on the road for many days, and unfortunately, the time came to turn into home-direction, and from Sevilla to decide which road we are taking to head back…
Sevilla 2. – A bike tour plan, under the Andalusian sun – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part XI.
This is an article about a bike tour in Sevilla, a very interesting way of visiting the capital of Andalucia. Dani: Something I really like from Sevilla is to have breakfast outside under the sun. Coffee with milk and toasted bread with high-quality oil and ham. That is possible to get all-around Spain if you…
Sevilla 1. – “¡Hombre, dame vino de naranja o por la sombra!” – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part X.
Anna: We were driving from Jerez to Sevilla direction, it’s not more than 100 km distance, you can easily take it in 1 and half hour maximum. But it was crazy warm. Yes, yes everyone has an idea of summertime. And personally me, I love summer, I love hot weather, the neverending days, spending almost…
Jerez de la Frontera – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part IX.
When I thought about Jerez de la Frontera, motorbike races, horsemanship and Fino wines came to my mind. Dani: But it is much more than that. We arrived from Sevilla to Jerez in the afternoon. We had booked a room in front of the Cathedral de San Salvador de Jerez, so we did not expect…
Cádiz – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part VIII.
This is an article about a Cadiz tour, the last amazing city in the Spanish Peninsula. Anna: On our way to Cádiz from Jerez, Dani couldn’t stop singing in the car the famous song of Niña Pastori about Cai. “Niña caí se bebe el sol… Que hay en la brisa marinera… Y que remienda tu…
Ronda – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part VI.
We arrived to Ronda at siesta time. It is not a stereotype, it seemed to be true judging by how empty the streets of the historic centre of the city were, in full sun, around four in the afternoon. We did not think of spending a lot of time in the city and of course…
Setenil de las Bodegas. Life under the rocks – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part V.
Our next stop happened to be in Setenil de las Bodegas. If you have never heard of this place, first just take a look to its photos, incredible! Most likely you wouldn’t doubt either, especially since it was on our way, that of course we couldn’t have missed this place out. Anna: We arrived in…
Espejo & Casares – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part IV.
This is an article about two amazing towns in Andalucia: Espejo and Casares. Anna: During those days I was in a big preparation and in a secret planning mood. We were already on the go for several days, and we still had many kilometres ahead of us. The lovely reason of my excitement was that…
Mi Nerja: returning after 23 years
This is a trip to Nerja that took place 23 years ago. June 1996, Becehegy, Hungary I remember the day, like it was yesterday, we needed to wake up early and leave to Budapest to the airport on time in order to reach our flight. I had already packed my luggage the day before, carefully…
Potaje de garbanzos – Andalusian Chickpea and Spinach Soup 😋
I’m a big fan of cooking and trying new recipes when traveling, and then preparing, recreating them at home. Besides that, I’m even bigger fan of soups, that are based on beans, lentils or like in case of this recipe, chickpeas. This chickpea soup is one of those. Since I’m living in Barcelona, I already…
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