Andalusia is a Spanish autonomous community located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, made up of eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, its capital. Andalusia is the most populous autonomous community in Spain and the second largest. It borders to the west with Portugal, to the north with Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha, to the east with the Region of Murcia, to the southwest with the Atlantic Ocean and to the south with the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar. This autonomous community has 800 kilometers of coastline (Costa del Sol, Costa Tropical, Costa de la Luz, Costa de Almería and Costa de la Luz, in Cádiz), two National Parks and lays claim to having three of the most visited cities for their historical and cultural heritage in the world. These last two with important monuments of Arab origin such as the Mosque of Córdoba and the impressive Alhambra in Granada. Among the most important celebrations in Andalusia, there is the famous Holy Week and the carnival of Cádiz. But Andalusia is much more than this, it is a land of cultivation, of artists and writers and it has wonderful mountain ranges, it's a great winter destination for sports such as skiing and hiking. And more than that, it's is a beach destination too, and a place of culture with museums, traditions and excellent gastronomy. The cuisine includes famous high-quality products such as Iberian ham, paprika, extra virgin olive oil, Manzanilla sherry and Malaga Virgin sweet wine. Typical Andalucian dishes includes Ajoblanco, Andalusian gazpacho, sardine skewers, stews, almadraba red tuna, fried pescaíto, Cordovan salmorejo, flamenquines, migas or porridge. Andalusia is a vast region with many corners for you to discover, so if you want to know more, we recommend that you travel and experience Andalusia first-hand.
