The Rough Guide to Andalucia, 3rd Edition

by Garvey, Geoff; Ellingham, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781858285450
• ISBN10: 1858285453
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The popular image of Spain as a land of bullfights, flamenco, sherry and castles derives from this spectacularly beautiful region. The influences that have washed over it are many -- Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and others all came and left their mark. But the most influential invaders, the Moors, ruled the region for seven centuries and named it al-Andalus, leaving an enduring imprint on local culture and customs. The Rough Guide keeps you on the inside track whether you're flying in for a few days or planning a lengthy sojourn. "The best guidebook" wrote the Sunday Times, London.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
PART ONE BASICS	1	(64)
Getting there from Britain	3	(6)
Getting there from Ireland	9	(1)
Getting there from North America	10	(4)
Getting there from Australia and New Zealand	14	(3)
Red tape and visas	17	(1)
Insurance	18	(1)
Health	19	(1)
Travellers with disabilities	20	(2)
Information and maps	22	(4)
Costs, money and banks	26	(3)
Getting around	29	(6)
Communications: post, phones and media	35	(3)
Accommodation	38	(4)
Eating and drinking	42	(9)
Opening hours and public holidays	51	(1)
Fiestas, the bullfight and football	52	(6)
Music	58	(1)
Trouble, the police and sexual harassment	59	(2)
Work	61	(1)
Directory	62	(3)
PART TWO THE GUIDE	65	(430)
Malaga and Cadiz	66	(145)
Malaga	71	(15)
El Chorro Gorge	86	(5)
Antequera	91	(5)
El Torcal Natural Park	96	(1)
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	97	(1)
The coast to Torre del Mar	97	(2)
The Axarquia	99	(1)
Velez-Malaga	99	(4)
The Coast to Nerja	103	(2)
Nerja	105	(5)
The Costa Tropical (west)	110	(1)
Almunecar	110	(3)
Salobrena	113	(1)
The Costa del Sol	114	(1)
Torremolinos	115	(4)
Fuengirola	119	(1)
Marbella	120	(5)
San Pedro de Alcantara	125	(1)
Estepona	126	(4)
Gibraltar	130	(7)
Algeciras	137	(2)
Ronda and the White Towns	139	(21)
Arcos de la Frontera	160	(4)
The Costa de la Luz	164	(1)
Tarifa	164	(10)
Cadiz	174	(13)
The Cadiz coast and sherry towns	187	(13)
Jerez de la Frontera	200	(9)
Travel details	209	(2)
Sevilla and Huelva	211	(112)
Sevilla	214	(49)
East from Sevilla	263	(1)
Carmona	264	(4)
Ecija	268	(3)
To Osuna and Estepa	271	(1)
West from Sevilla	271	(7)
Niebla	278	(1)
Huelva	279	(7)
The Columbus trail	286	(5)
Coto de Donana National Park	291	(6)
Along the coast to Portugal	297	(1)
Isla Cristina	297	(2)
Ayamonte	299	(1)
Inland to Rio Tinto	300	(3)
Sierra Morena	303	(1)
Aracena	304	(17)
Travel details	321	(2)
Cordoba and Jaen	323	(77)
Cordoba	326	(20)
Medina Azahara and beyond	346	(3)
South of Cordoba -- the Car Campina	349	(9)
Priego de Cordoba	358	(6)
North of Cordoba	364	(2)
Northeast from Cordoba	366	(4)
Jaen	370	(8)
Baeza	378	(5)
Ubeda	383	(6)
Towards Cazorla	389	(1)
Cazorla	390	(4)
Cazorla Natural Park	394	(5)
Travel details	399	(1)
Granada and Almeria	400	(95)
Granada	404	(33)
West towards Malaga: Alhama de Granada	437	(3)
The Sierra Nevada	440	(3)
Las Alpujarras	443	(18)
Guadix and Baza	461	(5)
Almeria	466	(9)
The Costa Tropical	475	(3)
The Costa de Almeria	478	(5)
Mojacar	483	(3)
Velez Rubio and the Letreros cave	486	(4)
Inland Almeria: Movieland and Nijar	490	(3)
Travel details	493	(2)
PART THREE CONTEXTS	495	(51)
The historical framework	497	(12)
Chronology of monuments	509	(4)
Flamenco	513	(7)
Wildlife	520	(12)
Books	532	(9)
Language	541	(2)
Glossary	543	(3)
Index	546