The Rough Guide to Andalucia Book

Introduction

PART ONE BASICS
Getting there from Britain
Getting there from Ireland
Getting there from North America
Getting there from Australia and New Zealand
Red tape and visas
Insurance
Health
Travellers with disabilities
Information and maps
Costs, money and banks
Getting around
Communications: post, phones and media
Accommodation
Eating and drinking
Opening hours and public holidays
Fiestas, the bullfight and football
Music
Trouble, the police and sexual harassment
Work
Directory

PART TWO THE GUIDE
CHAPTER 1: MALAGA AND CADIZ
Malaga
El Chorro Gorge
Antequera
El Torcal Natural Park
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
The coast to Torre del Mar
The Axarquia
Velez-Malaga
The coast to Nerja
Nerja
The Costa Tropical (west)
Almunecar
Salobrena
The Costa del Sol
Torremolinos
Fuengirola
Marbella
San Pedro de Alcantara
Estepona
Gibraltar
Algeciras
Ronda and the White Towns
Arcos de la Frontera
The Costa de la Luz
Tarifa
Cádiz
The Cadiz coast and sherry towns
Jerez de la Frontera
Travel details

CHAPTER 2: SEVILLA AND HUELVA
Sevilla
East from Sevilla
Carmona
Ecija
To Osuna and Estepa
West from Sevilla
Niebla
Huelva
The Columbus trail
Coto de Donana National Park
Along the coast to Portugal
Isla Cristina
Ayamonte
Inland to Río Tinto
Sierra Morena
Aracena
Travel details

CHAPTER 3: CORDOBA AND JAEN
Cordoba
Medina Azahara and beyond
South of Córdoba ­ the Campina
Priego de Cordoba
North of Cordoba
Northeast from Cordoba
Jaen
Baeza
Ubeda
Towards Cazorla
Cazorla
Cazorla Natural Park
Travel details

CHAPTER 4: GRANADA AND ALMERIA
Granada
West towards Málaga: Alhama de Granada
The Sierra Nevada
Las Alpujarras
Guadix and Baza
Almeria
The Costa Tropical
The Costa de Almeria
Mojacar
Velez Rubio and the Letreros cave
Inland Almeria: Movieland and Nijar
Travel details

PART THREE CONTEXTS
The historical framework
Chronology of monuments
Flamenco
Wildlife
Books
Language
Glossary
Index

LIST OF MAPS
Andalucia
Andalucia: Trains
Chapter divisions
Malaga and Cadiz
Malaga
Antequera
The Axarquia Region
Nerja
Central Torremolinos
Marbella Old Town
Gibraltar
Ronda and the White Towns
Ronda
Arcos de la Frontera (Casco Antiguo)
Cadiz
El Puerto de Santa María
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Jerez
Sevilla and Huelva
Sevilla
Sevilla Cathedral
Sevilla: The Old City
Alcazar (Palace of Pedro I)
Sevilla Restaurants and Tapas Bars
Carmona
Ecija
Huelva
Coto Donana National Park
Rio Tinto Mining Area
Sierra de Aracena
Cordoba and Jaen
Cordoba
Mezquita
Medina Azahara
Priego de Cordoba
Jaen
Baeza
Ubeda
Sierras de Cazorla and Segura
Granada and Almería
Granada
The Alhambra
Las Alpujarras
Los Millares
Almeria
Cabo de Gata Natural Park