Andalucía - Something for all. People are all too familiar with the Spanish stereotype: sandy beaches, a blue and cloudless sky for more than 300 days of the year, late night parties, fiestas,

bullfights and paella. As the Tourist Board so rightly says, ' Andalucía - there's only one'.

Andalucía is one of Spain's self-governing, autonomous regions and is divided into Almeria, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaen, Málaga and Seville . Each name relates to the capital city of that province. What makes this region so fascinating is its wonderful weather, variety of terrains and surprising scenery.
 

Málaga is a first-rate example of this; on the one hand its south coast features sandy beaches, access to the Mediterranean and an enviable average temperature of 22°C throughout the year and, less than 15 kilometres away, mountain peaks that even in the height of summer remain cold. The area's microclimates have created many stunning landscapes from the arid land near Cádiz to snowy mountain pistes in the region of Granada. In very few places in the world will you find such a wide range of scenery within such a short distance.