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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Monday Morning Photo - Castril a Beautiful White Town in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Castril is one of those oh, so photogenic towns that you barely turn the camera off in let alone put it in its case. Every corner, each nook and cranny is so pretty and well-cared for that reason for me Castril's river walkway rivals the King's Walkway and the town is a great competitor with Frigiliana.

Castril, a Typical Andalusian Town


Monday Morning Photo List.

I visited Castril on one of A Una Hora de..., One Hour From..... weekends, promoting lesser known and smaller towns around Andalusia. Soon be a post on the blog about Granada, meanwhile why not
read my posts about other weekends.


A Una Hora de Cadiz
A Una Hora de Cordoba
A Una Hora de Jaen

To come.....

A Una Hora de Granada
A Una Hora de Malaga

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