First Time Travel tips for Southern Spain?

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Jane S

OOOH! email me for details, but here's a bit for you...

STAY in Sevilla, as you have planned. Day trip to CÃ³rdoba...you can do the important stuff in a day. GO to Granada for two or more...and then to Ronda...travel on the Camino de los Pueblos Blancos, if you want to see a bunch of really cute little whitewashed towns. It begins in Arcos de la Frontera, and ends in Ronda...spend a day in Ronda. Then head back to Sevilla for your return flight.

You can also go to Jerez de la Frontera, and Carmona, if you like...Carmona is halfway betw. Sevilla and CÃ³rdoba.

IN Sevilla, you must go, first, to the Cathedral...tour it, then climb the Giralda...then to the AlcÃ¡zar. You will LOVE Casa de Pilatos, and you should go to BasÃlica de la Macarena. Other churches worth visiting are Magdalena...ooh! I'll have to look up the others. If you want to do some art: Hospital de la Caridad, and Bellas Artes are great...Bellas Artes is second only to the Prado in all of Spain.

You MUST spend at least a day in the Park. You will be fascinated, and if you are interested in MODERN architecture, they were putting in something really modern and neato at the Plaza de la EncarnaciÃ³n...to the north end of the Centro.

REALLY nice lodging: Apartments at C/Arfe...about a block from the Cathedral We LOVED it! go to sevilla5.com. If you don't like anything about that building, or there isn't anything available, there were a whole list of other places. All looked good, many in the Centro.

While there:
DEFINITELY go to the North end of C/Sierpes and have coffee and sweets at La Campana!
Tapas are cheap everywhere.
La Isla (c/Arfe) is supposedly one of the best restaurants in town, but seemed pricey to me.
And stay away from the Starbucks! (unless you absolutely MUST have a frappuccino) The coffee at the little mom and pop places is better by far than anything you'll get at a chain!

Oh! and go check out all the bridges on the river...you don't have to go any further south than San Telmo, but there are a bunch going North that are new and neat!

More details? email me...I lived there.

im0t2

If you're going to southern Spain you MUST go to the Alhambra in Granada.
It is advisable to book your tickets in advance, check out this website to book tickets (www.alhambradegranada.org).
Also don't drive into Granada its an absolute maze, we went by bus from Malaga which was cheap and easy, but if you're staying in Sevilla you would probably find it easier to go by train (www.renfe.es). The trains I've been on in Spain have always been clean and are generally inexpensive.
Also the Castillo de Gibralfaro in Malaga is worth a look and I think its free to get in on Sundays.
Can't help on hotels I'm afraid as we stayed in a villa, if cost is important you may find it cheaper to go self catering and rent an apartment.
We didn't go to Gibraltar (maybe next time!), but if you're there for 10 days you should have time.
If you love architecture may I suggest that you visit Barcelona next year its amazing.
Hope this is of some help and happy holidays :)

italian8675309

i went to southern spain last april! when i was in granada i went to the alhambra! it was so beautiful! in april it was warm weather but it could get a little chilly! u should really bring some jackets and warm clothes! when i was there i also took a ferry boat ride to morocco and i did get to see the rock of gibralter! thats an option you might want to look into!

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