Independent travel guide
About Andalusia Base
Andalusia Base is an independent travel guide to Seville and the rest of Andalusia. We write practical, up-to-date guides for people planning a trip: where to stay, what to see, how to book the big sights and how to get around.
- The answer first, then the details
- Official tickets before tours and resellers
- Prices and opening hours checked against official sources
- Every guide in seven languages
What Andalusia Base covers
Everything you need to plan a trip to Andalusia, from choosing where to go to the day you arrive.
- City guides to Seville, Granada, Málaga, Córdoba and Cádiz
- Towns, white villages, beaches and nature
- Where to stay, by area and budget
- Tickets for the Alhambra, the Real Alcázar and the other big sights
- Itineraries, day trips and road trips
- Free planning tools: a map, climate charts, a budget calculator and an Alhambra ticket planner
What we are not
- Not a booking site or a travel agency: you book with the hotel, the venue or the booking site
- Not a ticket reseller: we point you to the official seller first
- Not pay-to-appear: hotels, tour operators and venues can't buy a place in our guides
- Not a news site: we cover what helps you plan your trip
We're the part between “let's go to Andalusia” and the day you land.
Who we write for
City-breakers
Two to four days in Seville, Granada or Málaga.
- Want to see the big sights without the queues
- Need to know which tickets to book ahead
- Want a good area to stay in, close to everything
Road-trippers
A week or more, with a car.
- Linking cities, white villages and the coast
- Need driving times, parking tips and where to base
- Want a route that works in summer too
Return visitors
Seen Seville, want to see more.
- Looking for smaller towns and day trips
- Want nature, beaches and the less-known corners
- Want the region beyond the big cities
From first idea to arrival
Our guides follow the way you plan a trip.
- 01
Choose
Where to go, when to travel and where to base yourself.
- 02
Book
Where to stay, the tickets that sell out, and a car if you need one.
- 03
Get around
Airports, trains, buses and driving between towns.
- 04
Explore
Sights, itineraries and day trips, and what is worth your time.
How we work
Andalusia Base is written and maintained by a small team of writers and editors. Each guide is researched from official sources, reviewed before publication and updated when prices, opening hours or rules change.
The answer first
Every guide answers the question you searched for in its first paragraph, then goes into detail.
We check the facts
Prices, opening hours and dates change. Each guide shows when it was last checked, and we update the most visited guides every season.
We are independent
Hotels, tour operators and venues can't pay to appear. For monuments like the Real Alcázar, we explain the official ticket before any tour or reseller.
How we make money
Some links are affiliate links: if you book through them, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This keeps the site free, and it never decides what we recommend.
Start here
- SevillePlan your trip to Seville: how many days you need, the best sights, where to stay, when to go and how to get around, with honest tips from Andalusia Base.
- GranadaPlan a trip to Granada, Spain: how many days you need, the Alhambra and how to book it, the Albaicín, free tapas, where to stay, when to go, how to get there.
- White villagesThe most beautiful white villages of Andalusia, from Arcos and Zahara to Setenil and Frigiliana, with a route map, how to get there and where to stay.
- Road tripAndalusia road trip itineraries for 7 and 10 days: Málaga, Granada, Córdoba, Seville, Cádiz, Ronda and the white villages, with driving times and hotels.
Contact
Found an error, or have a tip for other travellers? We'd love to hear from you.
[email protected]
Postal address: C. Rioja, 13, 1ºC, Casco Antiguo, 41001 Sevilla, Spain