Andalucia & Costa del Sol Things to Do

With a brisk winter in the rearview mirror and an extra-hot summer on the horizon, there’s no better time to discover the beauty of Andalucia than in the spring. Here are just a few of the seasonal highlights.

The Costa del Sol and Andalucia have so many great beaches, interesting little towns and amazing places of history such as the Alhambra in Granada that it’s likely that you’ll want to travel around a bit. There are many options, some safer than others.

Triana is traditionally the gypsy quarter of Seville and is full of flamenco bars and ceramic and tile shops.

Across the river from much of the city and in fact almost an island in the Guadalquivir river, Triana residents (or trianeros) have always considered themselves a bit apart and are fiercely proud of their community.

We can start our tour in the Plaza de la Encarnacion which has been radically transformed by the shopping center Parasol, better known as the mushrooms. Its architecture design leaves no one indifferent. In the basement, the Antiquarium with Roman mosaics was put in Hispalis (the Roman name for Seville) 1600 years ago.