What is Semana Santa?

Semana Santa literally means the holy week. This week stands for the remembrance of the passion of Jesus Christ. Catholics celebrate this by having multiple processions through Seville.

In the processions you can find statues of Maria and Jesus on a decorated set being carried by more than 30 people. Each procession takes about 90 minutes and has up to 3000 people who walk along, those people are called Nazarenos, which are...

Mercado Lonja del Barranco

Before going to Triana at the Isabel II bridge, you should pay a visit at Mercado Lonja del Barranco, located at the right side before the bridge. This market has recently opened, and has become very successful in the past 3 months.There...

The Chinese are celebrating this evening that the year of the sheep is starting! We would like to wish them a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.

For activities, parades (with Dragons and Sheep;) in Seville, you can go to "La Casa China" or watch the parade on the 21th at Plaza Alfalfa (13.30h)

Playing the lottery in Spain, no doubt!

The biggest lottery is “El Gordo” (the fat one) and one is able to win between 4 and 5 million euros, which is a lot of money, especially during the crisis in Spain. “El Gordo” is always drawn on TV by little children singing during 4 of 5 hours, on the 22nd of December. The probability to pick up a price before Christmas-eve is around 15%. That is why, most people hope to win at least a part of the price. Since a whole lot...

Andalusia has many beautiful cities, Ronda is one of them. Ronda is known for its nice atmosphere and the famous El Tajo gorge. The city of Ronda is divided in an old and new part by the Tajo de Ronda. There are three bridges that cross the gorge, the puente romano, the puente viejo and the puente nuevo. The puente nuevo (new bridge) is one of the most impressive constructions in Spain. After crossing this bridge you can visit the Plaza de España and the...

Discover sea life in Seville

The aquarium is open for a visit every day of the year. It can be found along the Guadalquivir river at the Paseo de las Delicias., very near to the Maria Luisa Park, which is easy to reach by bike over the bike paths of the city.

A walk around the Aquarium is focused around the...

I love to travel and I love to ride the bike. While I was traveling I realised how easy it was to explore a new place on a bike. And it is even better when someone tells you where you should go and explains everything you should know about the city and the things you see. I think this is the best way to get to know a new place. On bike you see a lot in little time and this why I started Andalucia Tours and Discovery in 2008.

People in Sevilla are very proud of their city and we love to share storie...

Hurry up! The Night in White of Seville is tonight!

If you are in Seville tonight you're in luck!

The purpose of the White Night, whose name is given to be held after sunset is to bring contemporary artistic creation citizens. The common objectives of all the cities that organize White Nights are free, art, citizenship and sustainability. Furthermore, the exchange of experiences with the development of joint programs and the internationalization of local artists is promoted by exchanging proposals.

There´s plenty of ac...

Below we have listed some of the most famous wine routes in Andalusia:

Jerez de la frontera is the place where the most famous Andalusian wine comes from, the sherry, in Spanish called the "Jerez". The Jerez wine route starts in Jerez de la Frontera and here you can do many wine tasting tours visiting the different bodegas, or wineries. After visiting Jerez de la Frontera, the wine route continues to Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Chipiona, Rota and el Puerto de Santa María. Besides tasting the wine you can visit the beautiful beaches and lea...

The beach called ‘playacan’ is an area on the Punta CANdor Beach in the province of Cadiz. If you like going to the beach, but you feel sorry about leaving your four legged friend at home, this beach is a good opportunity to chill out with friends and their pets for once. 

There are signs in Spanish, English and German that indicate the dog beach. As long as the p...