Accommodation in Andalucia, Spain

Andalucia, Spain

 

Casa Joya Bed and Breakfast El Cabezo De, La Losilla Nr 26, Velez Rubio 04820, Almeria Casa Joya is a charming countryside bed and breakfast, situated within its private estate of 6.5 hectares with almond, olive and fig trees, in the picturesque Los Velez region of Andalucia, away from the madding crowd. This family-run property is just 20km from the town Velez Rubioa and is a perfect base for exploring Andalucian historic, cultural and natural wealth. details »

Browse our hotel directory and find your best accommodation option in sunny Andalucia, Southern Spain. Our aim is to create a comprehensive accommodation guide for Andalucia providing a rich choice of Andalucia hotels, Andalucia bed and breakfast, Andalucia villas and farmhouses. We work constantly to include new properties to our online reservation system. Each accommodation has a separate page with description, pictures, map, exact address and online booking form. You can easily reserve the chosen hotel, b & b or farmhouse without paying in advance. In most of the case an instant email confirmation will be sent to you. Some properties will confirm your reservation within 48 hours. Book now, pay directly at the hotel and enjoy your stay in Andalucia.

The attractive region of Andalucia, Southern Spain, is characterized by rocky mountains, green valleys, olive groves, peaks covered with snow, blindingly white villages on steep mountain slopes, azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Moorish castles and Renaissance architecture. It comprises an area of 87.590 square meters, spreading from the Portuguese boundary and the Atlantic Ocean, across the high peaks of Sierra Nevada to the moonscapes of south-eastern Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. The southernmost point of the region is only 14 km away from the northern coast of Africa, a premise which determines the African influence on its history, climate and topography. Andalucia is the last part of the southern Iberian Peninsular, re-conquered from the Moors by the forces of the Catholic rulers Isabel and Fernando. They managed to finally unify Spain after conquering the last Moorish fortress of Granada in 1492. The infidels were officially chased out of the country but many of them remained with their knowledge and skills to play a very important role in the creating of the rich Andalucian culture and the characteristic Mudejar architectural style. Long time before the foundation of the first Moorish emirate of Cordoba in 756, the region was subsequently inhabited by Iberians, Phoenicians, Romans and Germanic tribes (Westgoths and Vandals). After archaeological excavations near the town of Orce in eastern Andalucia was discovered a probable human skull dating back to the time before 1.5-2 million years. This is the earliest trace of human presence in Europe discovered so far. Probably these early humans crossed the narrow strait which divides Spain from Africa.

Although Andalucia enjoys a rich culture and history, it lags behind the rest of the country in its economic developing and the unemployment here is almost 20%. This is most clearly visible in the provinces of Cadiz and Almeria. One of the reasons for the economic decline is the system of latifundias (huge landownings), but most probably the severe climate contributes for this too. The July and August temperatures reach 40 C in the inner areas of the region and in the last years the drought takes threatening sizes. Another undisputable reason is hidden in the character of the local people. All stereotypes usually related to Spain, in fact come from Andalucia – fiesta, siesta, flamenco, bullfighting and the carefree attitude to the life as a whole. The reverse side of this care free state of mind is the corruption resulting in the ugly overbuilding along the Andalucian coastline. However, there are some must see cities with unique and well kept monuments, such as Seville, Cordoba and Granada, and smaller towns like Malaga, Jerez de la Frontera, Ronda, Huelva, Ubeda and Baeza, which reflect in a fantastic wealth the wealth of the Spanish empire and the Spanish Golden Age, when countless treasures were brought here from the New World. If you get tired of sightseeing you can relax and freshen up among the virgin landscapes of the region: the spacious bogs and beautiful dunes of Doñana, the magnificent slopes of Sierra Nevada near Alpujarras, the green Sierra de Cazorla and the real desert in the south-eastern part of Andalucia.

Granada divides the plains of Andalucia into two parts. To the west is situated the fertile valley of the River Guadalquivir, a spacious territory of cultivated lands with plenty of farms (fincas), herds of bulls and horses. To the east the intense farming is impossible, because of dry karsts and clayey schists, combined with scanty rein falls. You can still see here donkeys with freights, women hand washing on natural springs, but also decares of conservatories, in which workers from North Africa grow vegetables.