Things to Do in Andalusia

Sights Overview

Name	Category	Location

Abadía de Sacromonte The caverns on Sacromonte are thought to have sheltered early...	Geological Sites	Granada

Acebuche Two kilometers (1 mi) before Matalascañas is Acebuche...	Information Centers	Doñana National Park

Albayzín Covering a hill of its own, across the Darro ravine from the...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Granada

Alcázar The Plaza Triunfo forms the entrance to the Mudejar palace built...	Castles / Palaces	Seville

Alcázar The 12th-century Alcázar was once the residence of the...	Castles / Palaces	Jerez de la Frontera


Alcázar de Abajo Park your car near the Puerta de Sevilla in the imposing Alcázar...	Castles / Palaces	Carmona

Alcázar de Arriba The Moorish Alcázar de Arriba was built on Roman foundations...	Castles / Palaces	Carmona

Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos Built by Alfonso XI in 1328, the Alcázar is a Mudejar-style...	Castles / Palaces	Córdoba

Alhambra With more than 2 million visitors a year, the Alhambra is Spain's...	Castles / Palaces	Granada

Archivo de las Indias Opened in 1785 in the former Lonja (Merchants' Exchange), this...	Libraries	Seville

Ayuntamiento This Diego de Riaño original, built between 1527 and 1564...	Government Buildings	Seville

Ayuntamiento The impressive ayuntamiento overlooks the Plaza San Juan de Diós...	Government Buildings	Cádiz

Ayuntamiento Baeza's ayuntamiento was designed by cathedral master Andrés...	Government Buildings	Baeza

Ayuntamiento Antiguo This ayuntamiento, begun in the early 16th century but restored...	Architectural Sites	Úbeda

Baez Cathedral The cathedral was originally begun by Ferdinand III on the site...	Religious Sites	Baeza

Baños Árabes Explore the narrow alleys of old Jaén as you walk from...	Hot Springs / Spas	Jaén

Baños Árabes Baths played a very important part in Muslim life and as a measure...	Hot Springs / Spas	Granada

Basílica de la Macarena This church holds Seville's most revered image, the Virgin of...	Religious Sites	Seville

Bodegas Alvear Founded in 1729, this bodega in the center of town is Montilla's...	Wineries / Breweries	Montilla

Cádiz Cathedral Five blocks southeast of the Torre Tavira are the gold dome and...	Religious Sites	Cádiz

Calle Sierpes This is Seville's classy main shopping street. Near the southern...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Seville

Calleja de las Flores You'd be hard pressed to find prettier patios than those along...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Córdoba

Capilla Real Catholic Monarchs Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragón...	Religious Sites	Granada

Carmen de los Mártires Up the hill from the Hotel Alhambra Palace, this turn-of-the-20th-century...	Houses / Mansions	Granada

Casa de Castril Bernardo Zafra, secretary to Queen Isabella, once owned this...	Houses / Mansions	Granada

Casa de los Pisa Originally built in 1494 for the Pisa family, this house's claim...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Casa de los Tiros This 16th-century palace, adorned with the coat of arms of the...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Casa de Pilatos This palace was built in the first half of the 16th century by...	Houses / Mansions	Seville

Casa del Chapíz There's a delightful garden in this fine 16th-century Morisco...	Houses / Mansions	Granada

Casa del Pópulo The Casa del Pópulo, in the central paseo—where...	Houses / Mansions	Baeza

Casa Museo Arte Andalusi The town's latest museum is in an attractive building with a...	Museums / Galleries	Úbeda

Casa-Museo de Manuel de Falla The composer Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) lived and worked for...	Houses / Mansions	Granada

Casa-Museo Federico García Lorca Granada's most famous native son, the poet Federico García...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Castillo de San Marcos This castle was built in the 13th century on the site of a mosque...	Castles / Palaces	Puerto de Santa María

Castillo de Santa Catalina This castle, perched on a rocky crag 400 yards above the center...	Castles / Palaces	Jaén

Catedral de Jerez Across from the Alcázar and around the corner from the...	Religious Sites	Jerez de la Frontera

Cathedral Seville's cathedral can be described only in superlatives: it's...	Religious Sites	Seville

Cathedral Granada's cathedral was commissioned in 1521 by Carlos V, who...	Religious Sites	Granada

Centro José Guerrero Just across a lane from the Cathedral and Capilla Real, this...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Convento de San Francisco A few blocks west, this 16th-century convent is one of Vandelvira's...	Religious Sites	Baeza

Convento de Santa Paula This 15th-century Gothic convent has a fine facade and portico...	Religious Sites	Seville

Corral del Carbón This building was used to store coal in the 19th century, but...	Houses / Mansions	Granada

Cueva de los Murciélagos Some 4 km (2½ mi) above Zuheros along a windy, twisty...	Cave	Zuheros

Dar al-Horra Hidden in the back of the upper Albayzín, this semisecret...	Castles / Palaces	Granada

Doñana National Park One of Europe's most important swaths of unspoiled wilderness...	Parks	Doñana National Park

El Bañuelo These 11th-century Arab steam baths might be a little dark and...	Hot Springs / Spas	Granada

Fuente de los Leones In the center of the town square is an ancient Iberian-Roman...	Fountains	Baeza

Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta/Instituto Gómez Moreno A few yards from the impressive Alhambra Hotel, this nonprofit...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Gran Teatro Manuel de Falla Four blocks west of Santa Inés is the Plaza Manuel de...	Arts / Performance Venues	Cádiz

Gruta de las Maravillas In the town of Aracena, the capital of the region, the main attraction...	Cave	Aracena

Hilltop Fortress The town of Alcala la Real itself was gradually rebuilt, but...	Archaeological Sites	Alcalá la Real

Hospital de la Caridad Behind the Maestranza Theater is this almshouse for the sick...	Hospitals	Seville

Hospital de los Venerables Once a retirement home for priests, this baroque building now...	Hospitals	Seville

Hospital de Santiago The Hospital de Santiago, sometimes jokingly called the Escorial...	Hospitals	Úbeda

Hotel Alfonso XIII Seville's most emblematic hotel, this grand, Mudejar-style building...	Hotels	Seville

Iglesia de San Miguel Complete with Romanesque doors built around Mudejar horseshoe...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Córdoba

Iglesia de Santa Cruz This rather plain church dates from the early 13th century. One...	Religious Sites	Baeza

Iglesia del Salvador Built between 1671 and 1712, the Church of the Savior stands...	Religious Sites	Seville

Isla de La Cartuja Named after its 14th-century Carthusian monastery, this island...	Islands	Seville

Itálica One of Roman Iberia's most important cities in the 2nd century...	Archaeological Sites	Itálica

Jaen Cathedral Jaén's cathedral is a hulk that looms above the modest...	Religious Sites	Jaén

Jardines de Murillo From the Plaza Santa Cruz you can stroll through these shady...	Gardens / Arboretums	Seville

Jerez Bullring Jerez's bullring is on Calle Circo, northeast of the city center...	Sports Venues	Jerez de la Frontera

Jewish Quarter The twisting alleyways and traditional whitewashed houses add...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Seville

La Rocina Visitor Center At this visitor center, less than 2 km (1 mi) from El Rocío...	Information Centers	Doñana National Park

Lucena Southern Córdoba is also the province's main olive-producing...	Information Centers	Andalusia

Mancomunidad de la Subbética For park information or hiking advice, contact the Mancomunidad...	Information Centers	Andalusia

Mezquita Built between the 8th and 10th centuries, Córdoba's mosque...	Religious Sites	Córdoba

Monasterio de La Cartuja This Carthusian monastery in northern Granada (2 km from the...	Religious Sites	Granada

Muelle de las Carabelas Two kilometers (1 mi) from La Rábida's monastery, on the...	Nautical Sites	La Rábida

Mulhacén To the east, the mighty Mulhacén, the highest peak in...	Mountains	The Sierra Nevada

Museo Arqueológico This fine Renaissance-style building has artifacts from Phoenician...	Museums / Galleries	Seville

Museo Arqueológico In the heart of the old quarter, the Museum of Archaeology has...	Museums / Galleries	Córdoba

Museo Casa Natal Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca was born in the village of Fuentevaqueros...	Houses / Mansions	Fuentevaqueros

Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte A word of warning: even if you take the number 34 minibus (from...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares The Mudejar pavilion opposite the Museum of Archaeology is the...	Museums / Galleries	Seville

Museo de Bellas Artes This museum is second only to Madrid's Prado for Spanish art...	Museums / Galleries	Seville

Museo de Bellas Artes Hard to miss because of its deep-pink facade, Córdoba's...	Museums / Galleries	Córdoba

Museo de Cádiz On the east side of the Plaza de Mina is Cadiz's provincial museum...	Museums / Galleries	Cádiz

Museo de Costumbres y Artes Populares Juan Fernandez Cruz Housed in an impressive square mansion from 1912, this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Zuheros

Museo de la Ciudad The museum Behind Santa María has exhibits on Carmona's...	Museums / Galleries	Carmona

Museo de la Santa Vera-Cruz Immediately behind the Santa Cruz church, this building dating...	Museums / Galleries	Baeza

Museo del Baile Flamenco This private museum in the heart of Santa Cruz (follow the signs)...	Museums / Galleries	Seville

Museo del Olivar y el Aceite This museum is housed in the old olive mill owned and operated...	Museums / Galleries	Baena

Museo Histórico-Arqueológico Municipal This museum displays archaeological remains found in local caves...	Museums / Galleries	Zuheros

Museo Provincial Jaén's Museo Provincial has one of the best collections...	Museums / Galleries	Jaén

Museo Taurino Six blocks from the bullring is this bullfighting museum, where...	Museums / Galleries	Jerez de la Frontera

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva A few blocks east of the Plaza de Mina, next door to the Iglesia...	Religious Sites	Cádiz

Palacio de Acebrón Five kilometers (3 mi) away from La Rocina Visitor Center, an...	Information Centers	Doñana National Park

Palacio de Jabalquinto Built between the 15th and 16th centuries as a palatial home...	Houses / Mansions	Baeza

Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija This lovely palace has three ornate patios, including a spectacular...	Castles / Palaces	Seville

Palacio de las Cadenas Vandelvira's 16th-century Palacio Juan Vázquez de Molina...	Castles / Palaces	Úbeda

Palacio de los Córdoba At the end of the Paseo Padre Manjón, this 17th-century...	Castles / Palaces	Granada

Palacio de San Telmo This splendid baroque palace is largely the work of architect...	Castles / Palaces	Seville

Palacio de Vela de los Cobos The Plaza del Ayuntamiento is crowned by the privately owned...	Castles / Palaces	Úbeda

Palacio de Viana This 17th-century palace is one of Córdoba's most splendid...	Castles / Palaces	Córdoba

Palacio Madraza This building conceals the Islamic seminary built in 1349 by...	Castles / Palaces	Granada

Parque de las Ciencias Across from Granada's convention center and easily reached on...	Museums / Galleries	Granada

Parque de María Luisa Formerly the garden of the Palacio de San Telmo, this park blends...	Parks	Seville

Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas For a break from human-made sights, drink in the scenery or watch...	Nature Preserves	Cazorla

Parque Zoológico Just west of the town center, the Jarez's zoo is set in lush...	Zoos / Aquariums	Jerez de la Frontera

Pico de Veleta The Pico de Veleta, peninsular Spain's second-highest mountain...	Mountains	The Sierra Nevada

Plaza de América Walk to the south end of the Parque de María Luisa, past...	Squares	Seville

Plaza de España This grandiose half-moon of buildings on the eastern edge of...	Squares	Seville

Plaza de la Asunción Here onone of Jerez's most intimate squares you can find the...	Squares	Jerez de la Frontera

Plaza de los Dolores The 17th-century Convento de Capuchinos surrounds this small...	Squares	Córdoba

Plaza de los Refinadores This shady square filled with palms and orange trees is separated...	Squares	Seville

Plaza de Santa María The main square of the medieval city is surrounded by palaces...	Squares	Baeza

Plaza de Toros The stunning neo-Mudejar Plaza de Toros was built in 1880 thanks...	Squares	Puerto de Santa María

Plaza de Toros Real Maestranza Sevillanos have spent many a thrilling Sunday afternoon in this...	Squares	Seville

Plaza San Fernando Up Calle Prim, this plaza in the heart of the old town is bordered...	Squares	Carmona

Plaza San Francisco Near the ayuntamiento is a pretty square surrounded by white-and-yellow...	Squares	Cádiz

Plaza Santa Marina At the edge of the Barrio de los Toreros, a quarter where many...	Squares	Córdoba

Puerta de Almodóvar Outside this old Moorish gate at the northern entrance of the...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Córdoba

Puerta de Córdoba Stroll down to this old gateway on the eastern edge of town...	Architectural Sites	Carmona

Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre This prestigious school operates on the grounds of the Recreo...	Sports Venues	Jerez de la Frontera

Real Fernando Boat trips can take you up the river, stopping at various points...	Tours	Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Roman Necropolis At the western edge of town 900 tombs were placed in underground...	Memorials / Monuments	Carmona

Sacra Capilla de El Salvador The Plaza Vázquez de Molina, in the heart of the old town...	Religious Sites	Úbeda

San Felipe Neri The ancient student custom of inscribing names and graduation...	Educational Institutions	Baeza

San Lorenzo y Jesús del Gran Poder This 17th-century church has many fine works by such artists...	Religious Sites	Seville

San Miguel One block from the Plaza del Arenal, near the Alcázar...	Religious Sites	Jerez de la Frontera

San Nicolás de Villa This classically dark Spanish church displays the Mudejar style...	Religious Sites	Córdoba

San Pedro Across the road from the Alcázar de Abajo is the church...	Religious Sites	Carmona

Santa María The Gothic church of Santa María was built between 1424...	Religious Sites	Carmona

Santa María de La Rábida The Mudejar-style Franciscan monastery of this church has a much-venerated...	Religious Sites	La Rábida

Synagogue The only Jewish temple in Andalusia to survive the expulsion...	Religious Sites	Córdoba

Teatro de la Maestranza Seville's opera house is opposite the Torre de Oro. One of Europe's...	Arts / Performance Venues	Seville

Tonelería J. L. Rodríguez On Montilla's main road, Tonelería J. L. Rodríguez...	Wineries / Breweries	Montilla

Torre de la Calahorra The tower on the far side of the Puente Romano (Roman Bridge)...	Museums / Galleries	Córdoba

Torre del Oro Built by the Moors in 1220 to complete the city's ramparts, this...	Nautical Sites	Seville

Torre Tavira At 150 feet, the Torre Tavira is the highest point in the old...	Architectural Sites	Cádiz

Turisnat Turisnat organizes four-wheel-drive trips into restricted areas...	Tours	Cazorla

University of Seville At the far end of the Jardines de Murillo, opposite Calle San...	Educational Institutions	Seville

Yeguada de la Cartuja This farm just outside Jerez de la Frontera specializes in Carthusian...	Sports Venues	Jerez de la Frontera

Zoco Zoco is the Spanish word for the Arab souk, the onetime function...	Markets / Bazaars	Córdoba
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