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Summer in Andalusia

Spotlight

Summer in Andalusia

Moorish palaces, cathedral-mosques and sun-washed streets across Seville, Córdoba and Granada.

Region
Europe
Destination type
Cultural
Best months
April-June, September–October

Andalusia rewards slow movement — mornings in palace courtyards before the heat, afternoons in shaded lanes, evenings when the stone still holds the sun. We crossed from Seville to Córdoba to Granada in a week, long enough to linger at each monument and still leave wanting more.

The Patio de las Doncellas at the Real Alcázar — a long reflecting pool lined with orange trees and lace-like Mudéjar arches.
Real Alcázar
Orange trees and café terraces on a pedestrian street, with the Giralda rising at the end of the view.
Sevilla
Ornate stone arches overlooking the Alcázar gardens — palms, clipped hedges and terracotta rooftops below.
Real Alcázar
The forest of columns inside the Mezquita — tiered red-and-white striped arches stretching into the dim interior.
La Mezquita de Córdoba
A cobbled lane in the Jewish quarter, the Mezquita bell tower framed at the end of the street.
Córdoba
Blue pots of geraniums and aloe climbing a whitewashed wall above a tavern sign in the old town.
Patio season
The Alhambra from the Generalife — cypress trees, garden beds and fortified walls under a cloudless sky.
Alhambra
Carved stucco arches in the Court of the Lions, sunlight falling across marble floors and clipped hedges.
Alhambra - Court of the Lions
The nave of the Basilica of San Juan de Dios — gold filigree on white vaults, a carved wooden retablo and daylight falling through the dome.
Granada - church interior
The Plaza de España from above — tiled alcoves, a curved brick façade and a canal bridge under a bright Andalusian sky.
Plaza de España