 opened linking them with the regional capital, Jaen
3) GRANADA – live flamenco at the Alhambra
Celebrating its 65th anniversary, the hugely popular Granada Music & Dance Festival
features live music, dance, ballet and opera performances throughout the city, including historic buildings and stunning outdoor locations such as the Alhambra patios & Generalife gardens. From 17 June to 08 July in 2016, including a guitar recital by Canizares in the Alhambra.
Photo: Canizares flamenco guitar recital at the Alhambra (Granada Music & Dance Festival).
4) CORDOBA – Noche Blanca de Flamenco festival
An amazing 24-hour flamenco fiesta with free music, dance, art and theatre filling the city’s old town streets and plazas, including the courtyard of the Mezquita
. This year´s Noche Blanca de Flamenco
festival took place over the night of 18/19 June in 2016.
Photo: live flamenco in the courtyard of the Mezquita, Cordoba (Noche Blanca del Flamenco).
5) COAST – Noche de San Juan beach parties
The classically Spanish way to see in the summer – with mid-summer bonfires and beach parties all along the coast of Andalucia. The Fiesta de San Juan is on the night of 23/24 June in 2016.
Photo: Noche de San Juan beach party with bonfires in Andalucia (Puerto de Santa Maria).
CASA OLEA is an award-winning boutique B&B located in the heart of Andalucia, half way between Granada and Cordoba. The ideal base for discovering the cultural highlights of the region, along with exploring the mountains and olive groves of the Sierra Subbetica. Ideally located for day trips to Antequera, Ubeda, Granada, Cordoba and white towns like Priego de Cordoba and Zuheros.
Photo: Casa Olea in the Sierra Subbetica, near Priego de Cordoba.