Italica is a set of impressive Roman ruins located just a few miles outside of Seville in Andalucia. The site dates back to 206BC when it served as a settlement for Roman soldiers wounded in the battle of Illipa – the first settlers who came from Italy.
Italica Amphitheatre
October 16th through to the 25th sees the hugely popular ‘Eurochocolate festival’ take place in Perugia, Italy… and it’s an occasion that chocoholics simply can’t afford to miss.
Perugia Chocolate Festival, Italy
If you’re planning a trip to Andalucia then you may want to join in one of their many fiestas that run throughout the year and that have very different focuses. Believe it or not there are well over 3,000 fiestas thrown in the region every single year, including fairs, pilgrimages, carnivals, mock battles between Moors and Christians and religious processions, throughout the some 800 communities of the region. There is a heavy emphasis on carnival season after the autumn harvests… and wherever you are you can be guaranteed a yearly procession celebrating individual patron saints.
“With so much choice which ones are we going to go to?” we hear you say… well, this is our essential guide to our top 5 fiestas in Andalucia.
Andalucia is the southern region of Spain and the second largest in terms of land mass. It’s capital city is Seville and the region is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and Almería.
Due to the vast scale of the area there’s a huge amount of activities you can get stuck into here making it a fantastic holiday destination for all tastes. Whether you want to relax on one of the hundreds of miles of beach or try something more energetic like quad biking, one thing’s for sure and that is you will never get bored!
We have a huge variety of property in the region to rent all over the region of Andalucia, click here to check availability of our Andalucia Holiday Villas
Because there is so much to do in the region we thought we’d make your lives easier when it comes to making decisions and feature our top 5 things to do in the area, we really hope you enjoy:
Walking in Andalucia
Walking in Andalucia - Andalucia Villas
There are five great theme parks in Andalucia that are well worth checking out, each offering something slightly different to the next:
Tivoli World – Malaga
Tivoli World - Theme Parks in Andalucia
This is the Costa del Sol’s biggest amusement park. You’ll discover over two dozen thrilling rides to choose from as well as a tiny tots section, restaurants, bars and a professional caliber program of concerts mainly by Spanish performers, as well as some ‘look alike’ stars.