your free PDF travel guide for Andalucía
best time to go
Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Andalucía, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
Spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons to visit Andalusia. In July and August you can expect to pay on the day of sweltering heat, but the nights are a delight on the terraces. The Spanish School last July-September until Christmas, also 6th January and Semana Santa. Minute travelers have a hard time at these times to get a bed. In winter it is cool, but not really cold. The major attractions are less crowded then.
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Wikipedia says:
Andalusia (Spanish: Andalucía) is an autonomous community of Spain. Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of its land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Kingdom of Spain. Its capital is Seville.
Andalusia is located south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Murcia and the Mediterranean Sea; east of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean; and north of the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Spain from Morocco, and the Atlantic Ocean. The small British overseas territory of Gibraltar shares a three-quarter-mile land border with the Andalusian province of Cádiz at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar. (...) more....
getting around
getting there
Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Andalucía, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
The Andalusian road has been a substantial expansion. The provincial capitals are linked by highways, gaps to be closed piece by piece. Few are toll motorways in Andalucia to recognize the abbreviation AP (autopista de peaje). Even the highways (numbered with N) are almost always in good condition. The A in front of the numbers of most highways is for Andalusia, not highway. Speed limit in places 50, on highways 90, on motorways 120 km / h. Limit for blood alcohol content: 0.5 per thousand. There is a seat belt. Since 2004, every driver must accompany you in the event of a breakdown Reflective jackets. Roadside Assistance provides the Automobile Club Race, tel 902 30 05 05. The ADAC has set up in Spain for its members to emergency 935 08 28 28. Spanish rail network is not particularly close. And so far the only truly recommendable speed rail link (AVE) leads from Madrid to Cordoba to Seville. If you usually travel by train in Andalusia want to arm yourself with patience: The lines are indeed on time, but slowly. The state railway company is called RENFE. The frequent direct inter-city buses are a convenient alternative. Ask at the tourist information to the bus station (estación de autobuses) in the city. There, the bus companies have their counters and provide you with schedules and tickets. Bus and train travel is relatively inexpensive.
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costs & money
budget travel
traveling with disabilities
orientation
what to eat & drink
Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Andalucía, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
The day begins cruel for an Andalusian stomach. Black coffee pours into its austere interior, accompanied by a bollo at best, a sweet pastry, but perhaps only two biscuits. The good news: Spanish coffee, prepared according to the type of Italian espresso, true lovers as the best in Europe. Fortunately, there are in every coffee shop and fresh squeezed orange juice (zumo de naranja natural). The classic breakfast offer also includes the tostada (small toasted bread with olive oil or with butter and jam) or the cruasán (), the Spanish step-child of the croissant. What means the bars and restaurants as a tapas (tapa, the quantity does not have the kind of food) in the offer, you can order as ración (portion) for several people. Common main dishes come in Andalusia with little side dishes on the table - meat is meat, and fish is fish. A little salad, homemade fries, that's it. Your special touch to get the food through the olive oil, the only oil that Spaniards in the pan comes. Olive oil and lots of fish and seafood, are the ingredients of the "Mediterranean diet" to blame the nutritionist for the longevity of the Spaniards. They note with concern that begin to change the eating habits of young people, pizza and hamburgers are always popular. The most famous (and much enjoyed) is the drink of Andalucia sherry (jerez), a fortified wine from the chalky soil of Jerez, El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
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music, movies & literature
act like a local
Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Andalucía, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
The world belongs to the tourists. So they talk, how they can meet the bill. How about a polite question: Speak German? Or even better inglés: ¿Habla? If your counterpart in the affirmative, you may go. Do you think that the man behind the post office address or the woman from the car hire back to work too slowly? Now, when you start to get angry, will speed things up either. Also: you're on vacation, want to relax and recover. Left kisses, kisses to the right and a radiant smile - do not take it personally. The warm welcome is courteous and reveals little about the true feelings. Rich men with each other's hand. The bar is jam-full - but back there at the table only sits a single Spaniard. Resist the temptation: No Andalusians would sit with strangers at the table. Applaud when flamenco is about to sing so placed as in the opera. The palmas are part of the music - and only those who can, who can also. The tablaos for tourists since making an unfortunate exception. No white socks! At least not in sandals. Each country has its stereotypes of the others. And know Spanish: guiris (Northern Europeans carry) white socks in sandals. Andalusia is no more dangerous than other parts of Europe, but again wait for favorable opportunities crooks. Keep your valuables in view, and insert your papers into a waist belt rather than in the handbag. Repayment If something happens: Make sure you display at the nearest police station, or that is does not pay insurance. Spain is a smoker's paradise. Few Andalusians had the idea to ask for permission to set fire to a cigarette. So do not be surprised if the other person takes the lighter, while still enjoying the dessert.
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stay in touch
festivals, holidays and events
dangers & safety
health
Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Andalucía, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
If you urgently need a doctor, ask for the nearest hospital with an emergency room (urgencia). Expect there, with some waiting. The Spanish health system is medically at the height of the time, but tend to overload. With the European Health Card, which is imported into the EU countries gradually since 2004, is a free emergency medical care be ensured. Zzt. issued by the health insurance a replacement certificate, so you will be treated for free at state hospitals and the doctors of the "Servicio Andaluz de Salud" (SAS). If you leave in a private doctor's office or a private deal, you pay on the spot as possible and submit detailed invoices then later at home. The travel insurance can be useful.
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