Andalucia Golden Triangle

Seven nights, self-guided, in an economy hire car, linking the three cities that define Moorish Andalucia: Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada. Caminos, a UK specialist in independent touring in Spain and Portugal, books the hotels and supplies the car, the directions and a regional guide, and leaves the driving and the pace to you.

The appeal is concentration. Caminos describes the cities of the Sultans of El Andaluz and the finest Arabic architecture in western Europe, set among wide landscapes of olives and oranges and lanes where flamenco is never far away. Between the monuments there is plenty of ordinary pleasure on offer, from tapas bars with hand-cut jamon to the local olive oil, sherries and cured ham that Andalucia is known for.

Sevilla takes three nights, with the Giralda tower and cathedral, the Alcazar palace dating to the ninth century, the Santa Cruz and Triana neighbourhoods and the Plaza de Espana. Two nights in Cordoba follow, built around the Great Mosque, the Jewish Quarter, patio courtyards and the Roman remains. Granada closes the loop for two nights, with the Alhambra, the Albaicin viewed from across the valley at night, the cathedral and an optional day trip into the Sierra Nevada. Caminos also suggests extra nights in Malaga, Ronda, Cadiz or Jerez.

The price covers hotels on a bed and breakfast basis for two sharing a double room, an economy four-door hire car for those flying, a regional guide book and a personal travel app with restaurant suggestions and weather forecasts, and instructions for finding every hotel. Flights, one-way and cross-border car hire charges, extras such as a second driver, garage parking and local tourist taxes are not included. Caminos quotes about £1,000 per person as an indicative mid-season figure for 7 nights, and adapts the route, hotels and airports to each traveller.