Things to do in Seville, Granada & Andalusia

In Granada, the Alhambra and Generalife day ticket covers the Nasrid Palaces, the Alcazaba, the Generalife gardens and the Palace of Charles V, and the Mirador de San Nicolás in the Albaicín frames the classic view of it all with the Sierra Nevada behind, busiest around sunset. Seville offers the tiled halls and gardens of the Real Alcázar, Seville Cathedral with its climb up the Giralda bell tower, the tiled benches and rowing-boat canal of the Plaza de España, the 360º walkway of the Setas de Sevilla and an hour-long Puro Flamenco show at the Flamenco Dance Museum in Santa Cruz, while Isla Mágica adds rides and a water park. Córdoba's Mosque-Cathedral is a forest of red-and-white striped arches with a cathedral built at its centre, and in Ronda the Puente Nuevo spans the deep Tajo gorge that splits the town. Around Málaga, see the Museo Picasso Málaga in the artist's home city, the Moorish Alcazaba linked to Gibralfaro Castle above it, the cliff-hung Caminito del Rey walkway and the vast stalactite halls of the Caves of Nerja on the Costa del Sol.

Good to knowBuy Alhambra tickets online by 23:59 the day before, when sales close, and enter the Nasrid Palaces only at the time printed on your ticket. The Real Alcázar ticket office takes cards only, so buying online saves queuing, and at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba early-morning visits from Monday to Saturday are free for individuals, while the bell tower climb is a separate timed ticket. Children under 8 are not admitted to the Caminito del Rey and visitors must carry original ID, and the lanes up to the Mirador de San Nicolás are steep, so wear comfortable shoes.