In Baeza, they’ve finally finished remodelling the Paseo de la Constitución, giving priority to pedestrians over cars. 1/

💃🐴 Malaga celebrates its feria (fair) this year from 15-22 August. The main festivities take place at the fairground on the edge of town, but during the day there is also street music and dancing in the historic centre – mostly traditional Verdiales – as well as horse shows and bullfights. 1/

Towns and villages in Andalucía all have their own local festivals and patron saints. In the Sierra Nevada, the Romería de la Virgen de las Nieves is celebrated on 5 August. A romería is a religious pilgrimage, and this one in honour of the Virgin of the Snows is quite special. 1/

Destination of the Month: Almería The province of Almería has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, but the provincial capital, on the coast, is less oppressive in August than inland, and Almería is a laid-back alternative to Málaga. We wrote a thread on it when we launched our audio tour ↓

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New audio tour: Almería: Sun, Sultans and Sheriffs in Andalucía’s Wild East Almería is a Mediterranean port city in the south-eastern corner of Spain. An up-and-coming cruise destination, it's had a facelift in the past few years. So why Sun, Sultans and Sheriffs? 1/ #voicemap #audiotour #almería

"Since Heaven it hath not pleased on thee / A gift for Latin to bestow / Like that of Juan Latino" says Cervantes in the Prologue to Don Quixote. Juan Latino was clearly someone with an exceptional gift for Latin, but who was he, and how did he come by his rather curious name? 1/

NEW Tour 🎧 🚘 Castles of Castile and Al-Andalus: A Drive from Córdoba to Granada We’ve just published another VoiceMap audio tour, and this one’s a bit different. It’s a driving tour through the old frontier between Castile and the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. #VoiceMap #drivingtour #cordoba 1/6

Castles of Castile and Al-Andalus: A Drive from Córdoba to Granada | Córdoba self-guided audio tour | VoiceMap

Follow the old frontier road through rolling olive groves past hilltop citadels with this self-guided tour of Córdoba, Spain. For the best experience, install the VoiceMap audio guide app with automat...

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Festivals in July July continues the summer music season. Here are some of the biggest events: 🎵 Concert Music Festival in Sancti Petri, near Chiclana de la Frontera concertmusicfestival.com/en/ 🎵 Icónica Santalucía Sevilla Fest in the Plaza de España iconicafest.com 1/4

Destination of the month: Capileira The atmospheric village of Capileira in the Alpujarra is a great base for hiking in the Sierra Nevada National Park. The ascent of Mulhacén, the highest peak in peninsular Spain at 3,479 m, is one of the most popular hikes. 1/8 #capileira #alpujarra #alpujarras

We discovered a new museum near the Alhambra about the Amazigh (Berbers) and their role in the history of Al-Andalus. It includes some beautiful jewellery and textiles. #espacioamazigh #al-andalus #granadahistory 1/3

During his visit to Spain, the Pope held up Fray Hernando de Talavera as an example for the Church to follow. So who was Talavera, and what’s the significance? 🧵

The views from the rooftop at Torre Tavira were stunning.

Cádiz day trip itinerary Cádiz is considered by many to be the oldest continually inhabited city in Western Europe. It makes a great day trip from the beaches of the Costa de la Luz, the white villages of Cádiz province or – if you start early – from Seville. 🧵 1/ #cadiz #tripitinerary #daytrip

Day Trip Itinerary: Cádiz – Andalucía Bound

Founded by the Phoenicians as a trading colony, Cádiz came to the fore again in 1717, when it gained the monopoly on trade with the Americas. Its coastal defences and watchtowers are testaments to its...

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Festivals in June June sees the start of Andalucía’s summer music festivals, along with other cultural events around the region. 🧵 1/

Destination of the month: Antequera Antequera is a beautiful historic town, strategically located at the heart of Andalucía, and particularly easy to get to from Málaga. It’s most famous for its dolmens, which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1/2 #antequera #unesco #andaluciabound

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the marriage of Charles I* to Isabella of Portugal in the Real Alcázar in Seville. After the wedding they had an extended “honeymoon” in Andalucía. * aka Charles V, because he was Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and Charles I of Spain 🧵 1/

Very exciting news for me as a VoiceMap publisher - Stephen Fry has done two VoiceMap tours in London.

Stephen Fry’s Quite Interesting Tour of the City and Bankside | London self-guided audio tour | VoiceMap

Dig into Bankside’s oddities with Stephen Fry and the team behind the BBC's QI with this self-guided tour of London, the United Kingdom. For the best experience, install the VoiceMap audio guide app w...

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Destination of the month: Granada May is a great time to visit Granada, with sunny days and the gardens at the Generalife and Carmen de los Mártires looking their best. You’ll still see a snow on the Sierra Nevada as a backdrop to the views of the Alhambra. 1/ #granada #alhambra #sierranevada

May is an extremely busy month for festivals in Andalucía, particularly in Córdoba. Until 3 May, there’s the May Crosses festival, followed on 4-17 May by the famous UNESCO-listed Patios festival. This runs concurrently with the “window grilles and balconies” contest. 1/ #patiosdecordoba #cordoba

Cazorla is the gateway to the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park. The old part of the town is charming, presided over by the Castillo de la Yedra, which dates from the 11th or 12th century. 🧵 1/ #cazorla #guadalquivir #andalucia #naturalpark #parquenatural

Antonio Machado is one of Spain’s best-loved poets. He moved to Baeza in 1912 to teach French after his young wife died of tuberculosis. His love of walking in the mountains around Baeza comes through in his poetry. There’s an interesting exhibition about Machado in the school where he worked.

Baeza Turismo@baezaturismo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

¿Conoces el centro expositivo Antonio Machado? 🏛️📚 En pleno corazón de Baeza, este espacio te acerca a la figura del poeta que convirtió su paso por la ciudad en una de las etapas más intensas de su vida y obra. ¿Te animas a recorrerlo? ✨

New audio tour: Almería: Sun, Sultans and Sheriffs in Andalucía’s Wild East Almería is a Mediterranean port city in the south-eastern corner of Spain. An up-and-coming cruise destination, it's had a facelift in the past few years. So why Sun, Sultans and Sheriffs? 1/ #voicemap #audiotour #almería

Almería: Sun, Sultans and Sheriffs in Andalucía’s Wild East | Almería self-guided audio tour | VoiceMap

Find Moorish silk, pirate raids and one unlikely Beatles connection with this self-guided tour of Almería, Spain. For the best experience, install the VoiceMap audio guide app with automatic GPS playb...

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Acabamos de publicar una audioguía del Albaicín y el Sacromonte en la app VoiceMap. Es la tercera audioguía que hemos hecho en versión española. 1/ #audioguia #voicemap #albaicin #albayzin #sacromonte

Each year, the International Festival of Music and Dance Granada brings exceptional musicians and dancers to Granada, with venues including the Alhambra and other historic buildings. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (8 April) at 10 am CET, and the most popular concerts sell out very quickly.

Destination of the month: Córdoba Córdoba is absolutely heaving for the Patios festival in May, so April is a slightly calmer time to visit. At the end of the month, you have the Montilla-Moriles Wine-Tasting Festival, Battle of Flowers and May Crosses competition. 🧵 1/ #cordoba #andalucia-bound

April is another busy month in the festival calendar. Looking beyond Semana Santa, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy the culture and wine of Andalucía. 1/ #andalucia-bound

Holy Week is one of Andalucía’s great spectacles, in towns, cities and even tiny villages. Seville is the biggest, with 60 processions of up to 5000 participants, but Baeza may have the highest numbers of processions per inhabitant – there are 7 on Good Friday alone. 🧵 1/ #semanasanta

New Day Trip Itinerary – Jerez de la Frontera Best-known internationally for its sherry and dancing horses, Jerez de la Frontera is one of the cradles of flamenco. We recently attended an absolutely outstanding flamenco performance during the Festival de Jerez. 🧵 1/ #jerez #festivaldejerez

Day Trip Itinerary: Jerez de la Frontera – Andalucía Bound

Best-known internationally for sherry bodegas and dancing horses, Jerez is also a cradle of flamenco and offers gastronomic tapas in its historic tabancos.

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The European Capitals of Culture in 2031 will be in Spain and Malta. Granada has made it to the final four in the selection for Spain, along with Cáceres, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Oviedo. #granada #capitalcultura #granada2031

Ministerio de Cultura@culturagob.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Cáceres, Granada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria y Oviedo son las ciudades españolas que participarán en la selección final para convertirse en Capital Europea de la Cultura 2031

Today’s excursion started with Los Millares, a Copper Age settlement that was the main centre of power for a wide region in southeastern Spain from 3,200-2,200 BC. The River Andarax is just a trickle now, but that’s partly because of irrigation, and anyway the climate was more humid then. 1/

Destination of the Month: Úbeda Úbeda, with its well-preserved Renaissance architecture, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s a great day trip from Granada or, if you have a car, from Córdoba. You can combine it with Baeza, but you need a full day in Úbeda to do it justice. 🧵 1/ #ubeda #UNESCO