Andalucía Bound
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Inspiration and practical advice for visitors to Andalucía. Suggested itineraries, places to visit and in-depth information about Andalucía's history and culture.
Website: https://andalucia-bound.com/
Website: https://andalucia-bound.com/
If you just want to gift a specific tour, you can do that by using the “Buy for a Group” button on the tour page. After that:
- Select the number of people (it can be a group of 1!)
- Select “No” under “Are you a member of this group?”
- You will receive a voucher code to send as a gift
- Select the number of people (it can be a group of 1!)
- Select “No” under “Are you a member of this group?”
- You will receive a voucher code to send as a gift
December 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If you just want to gift a specific tour, you can do that by using the “Buy for a Group” button on the tour page. After that:
- Select the number of people (it can be a group of 1!)
- Select “No” under “Are you a member of this group?”
- You will receive a voucher code to send as a gift
- Select the number of people (it can be a group of 1!)
- Select “No” under “Are you a member of this group?”
- You will receive a voucher code to send as a gift
And a few more pictures of Córdoba's more famous sights.
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And a few more pictures of Córdoba's more famous sights.
"This was the best for us! Walked at our own pace without having to keep inline with a large group tour. All worked perfectly in sync with where we were. Informative & fun."
"Brilliant tour of Cordoba! Ben is excellent and has educated us with this and his Granada tour. Highly recommended."
"Brilliant tour of Cordoba! Ben is excellent and has educated us with this and his Granada tour. Highly recommended."
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"This was the best for us! Walked at our own pace without having to keep inline with a large group tour. All worked perfectly in sync with where we were. Informative & fun."
"Brilliant tour of Cordoba! Ben is excellent and has educated us with this and his Granada tour. Highly recommended."
"Brilliant tour of Cordoba! Ben is excellent and has educated us with this and his Granada tour. Highly recommended."
Selected customer comments:
"We have been to Cordoba before but decided to do this tour to take us away from the obvious streets around the Mezquita & learn more about this city. Really enjoyed it. A longer tour than many of those on VoiceMap but that worked for us as we saw more & learned more."
"We have been to Cordoba before but decided to do this tour to take us away from the obvious streets around the Mezquita & learn more about this city. Really enjoyed it. A longer tour than many of those on VoiceMap but that worked for us as we saw more & learned more."
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Selected customer comments:
"We have been to Cordoba before but decided to do this tour to take us away from the obvious streets around the Mezquita & learn more about this city. Really enjoyed it. A longer tour than many of those on VoiceMap but that worked for us as we saw more & learned more."
"We have been to Cordoba before but decided to do this tour to take us away from the obvious streets around the Mezquita & learn more about this city. Really enjoyed it. A longer tour than many of those on VoiceMap but that worked for us as we saw more & learned more."
Plaza de las Tendillas, with its statue of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Ferdinand and Isabella’s general known affectionately as El Gran Capitán – the Great Captain.
It also has a clock that plays flamenco guitar, which is where people gather with their grapes and cava to see in New Year.
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It also has a clock that plays flamenco guitar, which is where people gather with their grapes and cava to see in New Year.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Plaza de las Tendillas, with its statue of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Ferdinand and Isabella’s general known affectionately as El Gran Capitán – the Great Captain.
It also has a clock that plays flamenco guitar, which is where people gather with their grapes and cava to see in New Year.
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It also has a clock that plays flamenco guitar, which is where people gather with their grapes and cava to see in New Year.
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In Plaza del Potro, the Julio Romero de Torres Museum is one of our favourite art museums in Andalucía. It has an extensive collection of the Cordoban artist’s remarkable symbolist works. Opposite is a flamenco interpretation centre in what was a seedy inn featuring in Cervantes’ Don Quixote.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In Plaza del Potro, the Julio Romero de Torres Museum is one of our favourite art museums in Andalucía. It has an extensive collection of the Cordoban artist’s remarkable symbolist works. Opposite is a flamenco interpretation centre in what was a seedy inn featuring in Cervantes’ Don Quixote.
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The archaeological museum with its fine collection of Roman and Islamic artefacts. And in the basement, the remains of the Roman theatre. We also pass by the newly-restored Roman temple.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The archaeological museum with its fine collection of Roman and Islamic artefacts. And in the basement, the remains of the Roman theatre. We also pass by the newly-restored Roman temple.
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You also get to escape the crowds. Here are some of the lesser-known corners we visit. The home of Paco Peña, the acclaimed flamenco guitarist who used to give Tony Blair guitar lessons, and next it the “house of the heads”, which as you might expect comes with a grisly legend attached.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You also get to escape the crowds. Here are some of the lesser-known corners we visit. The home of Paco Peña, the acclaimed flamenco guitarist who used to give Tony Blair guitar lessons, and next it the “house of the heads”, which as you might expect comes with a grisly legend attached.
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This makes it our longest tour at almost 5 km, but one of the joys of VoiceMap tours is that you can go at your own pace. You can stop for a drink or lunch, and even do the tour over several days.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This makes it our longest tour at almost 5 km, but one of the joys of VoiceMap tours is that you can go at your own pace. You can stop for a drink or lunch, and even do the tour over several days.
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After visiting the photography museum and a quick lunch, we had a stroll around town and then headed home via the desert.
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
After visiting the photography museum and a quick lunch, we had a stroll around town and then headed home via the desert.
There was also a temporary exhibition of works by José Manaut. We didn’t know anything about him in advance, but we really liked the selection they had on display.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
There was also a temporary exhibition of works by José Manaut. We didn’t know anything about him in advance, but we really liked the selection they had on display.
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Followed by the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Realism, which has an excellent collection, including works by Sorolla, Zuloaga and Antonio Lopez.
It’s housed in part of the old hospital, which makes a beautiful exhibition space.
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It’s housed in part of the old hospital, which makes a beautiful exhibition space.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Followed by the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Realism, which has an excellent collection, including works by Sorolla, Zuloaga and Antonio Lopez.
It’s housed in part of the old hospital, which makes a beautiful exhibition space.
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It’s housed in part of the old hospital, which makes a beautiful exhibition space.
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Next the guitar museum, which tells the story of guitar-making through the centuries, focusing on local 19th-century guitar maker Antonio de Torres
The museum places the guitar in the context of other, related string instruments. As a curiosity, it turns out Stradivarius made guitars.
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The museum places the guitar in the context of other, related string instruments. As a curiosity, it turns out Stradivarius made guitars.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Next the guitar museum, which tells the story of guitar-making through the centuries, focusing on local 19th-century guitar maker Antonio de Torres
The museum places the guitar in the context of other, related string instruments. As a curiosity, it turns out Stradivarius made guitars.
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The museum places the guitar in the context of other, related string instruments. As a curiosity, it turns out Stradivarius made guitars.
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Along the Mediterranean coastline, there’s a relatively narrow coastal strip backed by scenic mountains. This is where you find the Costa del Sol, Costa Tropical and Costa de Almería, which includes the lovely coves and sandy beaches of the Cabo de Gata, a Marine-Terrestrial Natural Park.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Along the Mediterranean coastline, there’s a relatively narrow coastal strip backed by scenic mountains. This is where you find the Costa del Sol, Costa Tropical and Costa de Almería, which includes the lovely coves and sandy beaches of the Cabo de Gata, a Marine-Terrestrial Natural Park.
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Continuing east and south, you reach the arid mountains of Almería, as well as the Tabernas desert, said to be the only true desert in Europe. You might be familiar with the countryside from the Spaghetti Westerns filmed there, including Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Continuing east and south, you reach the arid mountains of Almería, as well as the Tabernas desert, said to be the only true desert in Europe. You might be familiar with the countryside from the Spaghetti Westerns filmed there, including Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy.
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In the east, the climate gets drier. In the north of Granada province you have the Granada Geopark, one of the areas within Europe least altered by humans. The most striking features are the dry and hostile badlands, occasionally punctuated by surprisingly lush river valleys.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In the east, the climate gets drier. In the north of Granada province you have the Granada Geopark, one of the areas within Europe least altered by humans. The most striking features are the dry and hostile badlands, occasionally punctuated by surprisingly lush river valleys.
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South of the Guadalquivir, a series of mountain ranges separate it from the Mediterranean. These include the Sierra Nevada, where Mulhacén, at 3,479 m above sea level, is the tallest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula. Once snow-covered all year round, but climate change has put paid to that.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
South of the Guadalquivir, a series of mountain ranges separate it from the Mediterranean. These include the Sierra Nevada, where Mulhacén, at 3,479 m above sea level, is the tallest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula. Once snow-covered all year round, but climate change has put paid to that.
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The wetlands around the Guadalquivir’s estuary, in Doñana National Park, are an important stopover for migrating birds. Either side of the estuary, you have the wide, sandy beaches of the Andalucía’s Atlantic coastline, known as Costa de la Luz.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The wetlands around the Guadalquivir’s estuary, in Doñana National Park, are an important stopover for migrating birds. Either side of the estuary, you have the wide, sandy beaches of the Andalucía’s Atlantic coastline, known as Costa de la Luz.
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Below that, the Guadalquivir river valley forms a large, elongated triangle, stretching from its source in the Sierra de Cazorla in the northeast to the Atlantic in the southwest. This is the agricultural heartland of Andalucía, with crops like olives, wheat, oranges, vines and strawberries.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Below that, the Guadalquivir river valley forms a large, elongated triangle, stretching from its source in the Sierra de Cazorla in the northeast to the Atlantic in the southwest. This is the agricultural heartland of Andalucía, with crops like olives, wheat, oranges, vines and strawberries.
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Andalucía is more mountainous than many people realise. In the north you have the rolling Sierra Morena mountains, which stretch 400 km east from Portugal through the provinces of Huelva, Seville, Córdoba and Jaén. Historically, a natural barrier between Andalucía and the rest of Spain.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Andalucía is more mountainous than many people realise. In the north you have the rolling Sierra Morena mountains, which stretch 400 km east from Portugal through the provinces of Huelva, Seville, Córdoba and Jaén. Historically, a natural barrier between Andalucía and the rest of Spain.
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