Cadogan Guide: Andalucia Book

Introducing Andalucia     1
Where to Go     6
Itineraries     15
History     19
Prehistory     20
1100-201 BC     20
201 BC-AD 409     21
409-711     23
711-756     24
756-929     24
929-1008     26
1008-1085     27
1085-1212     28
1212-1492     29
1492-1516     31
1516-1700     32
1700-1931     33
1931-9     34
1939 to the Present     35
Art and Architecture     37
Morrish     38
Gothic and Renaissance     40
Baroque and Beyond     41
Snapshots of Andalucia     45
Bullfights     46
City Slickers     47
Dust in the Wind     48
Flamenco     49
The Founding Father     51
Getting Them Back     52
Hot-blooded Andalucian Women     52
Roses of the Secret Garden     53
Castra     56
Spain and Britain     56
Natural Andalucia     57
The Andalucian Landscape     58
Andalucian Wildlife and Flora     58
Plant Life     59
Mammals     59
Reptiles and Amphibians     60
Birds     60
Insects     61
Wildlife Reserves     61
The Coast     61
Inland     61
The Sierras     62
Food and Drink     63
Regional Specialities     64
Food     64
Drink     64
Food and Drink in Gibraltar     67
Restaurant Basics     67
Spanish Menu Reader     68
Planning Your Trip     71
When to Go     72
Climate     72
Festivals     72
Tourist Information     74
Embassies and Consulates     74
Entry Formalities     75
Passports and Visas     75
Customs     75
Disabled Travellers     75
Insurance and EHICs     76
Money and Banks     76
Getting There     77
By Air     77
By Sea and Car     79
By Rail     80
By Bus or Coach     81
Getting Around     81
By Air     81
By Sea     81
By Rail     81
By Car     82
By Bus     83
Where to Stay     84
Tour Operators and Special-interest Holidays     86
Practical A-Z     89
Conversion Tables     90
Crime and the Police     91
Eating Out     91
Electricity     91
Health and Emergencies     91
Maps     92
Media     92
National and Public Holidays     92
Opening Hours     93
Photography     93
Post Offices     93
Shopping     93
Smoking     94
Sports and Activities     94
Telephones     96
Time     96
Toilets     96
The Guide
Sevilla     97
The City     99
The Cathedral and Around     102
From the Cathedral to the River     108
Triana     111
Northwest of the Cathedral: Art and the Auto-da-Fe     113
North of the Cathedral: The Heart of the City      114
La Macarena and Around     116
Santa Cruz and Beyond     118
La Cartuja and Contemporary Art     121
Sevilla Province     129
From Sevilla to Cordoba     130
Cordoba and Jaen     135
Cordoba     138
North of Cordoba: The Sierra Morena     153
South of Cordoba     156
From Cordoba to Ubeda     162
The Gateway to Andalucia     162
Baeza     167
Ubeda     169
Around Ubeda: The Sierra de Cazorla     173
Jaen     175
Huelva, Cadiz and Gibraltar     177
Huelva Province     179
Huelva     179
Around Huelva     180
West of Huelva     182
The Sierra de Aracena     185
The Coast South of Huelva     190
Cadiz     192
Cadiz Province     199
Jerez de la Frontera     204
Arcos de la Frontera and the Pueblos Blancos     208
From Cadiz to Algeciras     213
An Excursion to North Africa     222
Gibraltar     224
The Town     230
The Rock      232
Malaga and the Costa del Sol     237
The Costa del Sol     240
Marbella     245
Fuengirola     250
Torremolinos     252
Malaga     255
The Serrania de Ronda     263
Ronda     263
Around Ronda     267
Antequera and Around     269
The Coast East of Malaga     273
Granada and Almeria     281
Granada     284
The Alhambra     289
Albaicin     296
Central Granada     298
Northern Granada     301
Outside the City: Lorca     302
Granada Province     305
The Sierra Nevada and Las Alpujarras     305
Almeria Province     314
Almeria     314
Around Almeria     317
Reference
Language     323
Glossary     327
Further Reading     329
Index     330
Maps and Plans
Andalucia
Chapter Divisions     7
Sevilla     98
Around Sevilla     128
Cordoba and Jaen     136-7
Cordoba     140-41
East of Cordoba      163
Huelva, Cadiz and Gibraltar     178
Around Huelva     181
The Sierra de Aracena     186
Central Cadiz     194
Around the Sierra de Grazalema     210
Cadiz to Algeciras     215
The Straits of Gibraltar     222
Gibraltar Town     231
Gibraltar     233
Malaga Province     238-9
Malaga     256-7
Granada and Almeria     282-3
Granada     286-7
The Alhambra     291
The Sierra Nevada and Las Alpujarras     307
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