Andalucia Family Holidays & Breaks

Andalucia Best Beaches, Watersports and Outdoor Activities

• Check out the relatively undeveloped Costa de la Luz or 'Coast of Light’, with only a modest number of hotels and campsites, all small and easy-going. Explore Tarifa, its lovely Moorish town now famed as a prime windsurfing spot and for whale- and dolphin-spotting boat trips in the Strait of Gibraltar.

• Seek out the region’s many secluded, and beautiful, coves, or having dragged the kids around a palace or mosque, let them drag you to one of Andalucia's many water and nature parks, on the coast or inland. 

• Explore the Alpujarras – valleys housing 70 or so whitewashed villages with intricate terracing that may date back as much as 2,000 years. It's a popular spot for hiking.

Andalucia History and Culture

• Discover Granada and the Alhambra Palace – the 'most exciting, sensual and romantic of all European monuments', according to the Rough Guide. Kids love exploring the complex and its magnificent grounds, but book in advance as tickets are restricted. Granada itself enjoys a spectacular setting surrounded by often snow-capped mountains. Check out the Albaicin Moorish quarter and the Parque de la Ciencias (Science Park).

• Explore Seville, the vibrant capital, and the city of Carmen, Don Juan and Figaro. See our feature on a Seville family city break.

• Amble around Ronda, most famous for being split in two by a 130m-deep gorge, with each side linked by an 18th-century arched bridge.

• Visit Cadíz, which has thrived as a port since Roman times and is also famous for its February carnival.

• See Cordoba and its awe-inspiring Moorish mosque, the Mezquita.

• Venture to Vejer de la Frontera, a classically white, Moorish hill town where, until recently, the women wore long, dark cloaks veiling their faces. Explore its brilliant-white labyrinthine alleyways, head up to the castle and the very curious church, then relax in a local café to absorb the feeling of remote mystery.