Wandering Andalucía!

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>General >>

Page: [1]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

Wandering Andalucía!

So my (very very) long-planned return to Andalucía is nigh

I'll be in Granada for four weeks at Carmen de las Cuevas, and then after that I plan to travel around seeing different towns and cities in the area. I don't know how long, but I have a decent amount of money saved up from all those college jobs and I intend to use it all in Spain, so I guess I'll be around till that runs out

Two questions: first, what are the places to visit? I'm thinking of touring around mostly Andalucía (though I might go up north too) and there's so many places I've heard of and want to finally see.

Second, what's the best way to find places to sleep cheap - hostels?

Third (I know, I only said two, bear with me): what else would y'all recommend??

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 1 2010 19:48:44

Kate

Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

RE: Wandering Andalucía! (in reply to Adam)

This is a good site. I just looked at the Granada hostels as you can see and they have them all.

http://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/Granada

places to visit in Andalucia ........ Ronda, Sevilla, Cordoba, Jerez, Cadiz and everything in between :)

Almería is also amazing, desert and great beaches and the wild west !

_____________________________

Emilio Maya Temple
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CA6OBC
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/emiliomaya

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2010 4:48:54

at_leo_87

Posts: 3055
Joined: Aug. 30 2008
From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Wandering Andalucía! (in reply to Adam)

when will you be in granada? i´ll be there starting next monday. maybe we can meet up and catch a good show.

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2010 8:32:29

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Wandering Andalucía! (in reply to Adam)

I'll be there for four weeks starting on the 14th - how long are you there? Are you at Carmen de las Cuevas?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2010 8:38:26

at_leo_87

Posts: 3055
Joined: Aug. 30 2008
From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Wandering Andalucía! (in reply to Adam)

i will be there from the 7th to the 19th. i have an apartment ready but i´m not sure where it is exactly. somewhere in the middle i´m assuming. i´ll pm you my email.

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2010 8:44:04

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Wandering Andalucía! (in reply to Adam)

Kate and others - here's a list of places I was thinking of visiting - are there any which are just boring, or is there anything I should add? I've only been to Sevilla - the rest I've just heard about through flamenco!

Sevilla, Jerez, Cadiz, Malaga, Ronda, Almeria, Huelva, Algeciras, Sanlucar..... anything else?

Time permitting I'd try to see more of Spain.... Madrid, Barcelona, who knows where else?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2010 12:26:40

Escribano

Posts: 6415
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: Wandering Andalucía! (in reply to Adam)

If you're going to be on the Costa Tropical on the way to Malaga, check out Stephen Hill - a luthier in La Herradura. A really nice guy and a lovely Spanish coastal town.

Here is a short film I made of him on his blog.

http://www.spanishguitars.co.uk/spanishguitars/films/Entries/2009/9/21_rescate.html

I had almost forgotten what fun it was to live in Andalucía during those balmy days (sigh). Glad I have some films to look back on. Anyway, he has moved and appears to have some accomodation too.

Email: spanishguitars@mac.com

_____________________________

Foro Flamenco founder and Admin

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2010 12:51:13