Malaga, Granada, Cordoba, Seville and Ronda with a rent a car.

This route, more than any other, explores the eight centuries of Muslim presence on the Spanish peninsula. Between Córdoba, the ancient capital of the caliphate, and Granada, seat of the Nazarí kingdom, a landscape of rolling knolls rife with legendary Hispano-Muslim treasures unfolds. The Andalusí Legacy Route begins in Málaga, and then explores mountainous Ronda, turns toward the Atlantic continuing along the shores of Cádiz and, with a stop near Hispalis in monumental Carmona, continues toward the metropolis that rivaled Baghdad in the year 929, becoming the capital of the caliphate: we?re referring to Córdoba, homeland of the philosopher Seneca. The Andalusí Legacy Route includes Arabic baths, fortresses, castles and mosques coupled with a delicious culinary and confectionary tradition that has noticeably preserved its Arabic influences. As one would expect, the trip is sprinkled with Andalusian folklore.

Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Jerez, Arcos, Gibraltar, Marbella (Costa del Sol), Ronda and Granada with the Ave train and a rent a car.

Madrid, Seville, Ronda, Marbella in the Costa del Sol and Granada by rail and rent a car.

Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Arcos de la Frontera, Granada and the Costa del Sol by rail and rent a car.

Sevilla, Granada, Cordoba, Cadiz, Ronda - the names ring sweet to the ears. These cities are bastions of a romantic feel that harkens back to a bygone era. Andalucia is most people`s quintessential dream-image of Spain. It doesn`t disappoint. This is the Spain most often seen in films and portrayed in novels: Dazzling white villages and fortified castles on hilltops in the distance - olive groves stretching as far as the eye can see, and shaded, flower filled patios resting coolly in the afternoon heat. The people here are vivacious, passionate and proud. This is the birthplace of Flamenco - a fiery and profound music perhaps best interpreted by the gypsies who have made this land their home.