Andalusia is the largest single region and bigger than both Belgium and Holland. About fifty per cent of this region is mountainous with a third of it standing above 600 metres. There are 46 peaks that are above 1000 metres. Andalusia´s main river is the Guadalquivir which in Arabic, means "Great River". It begins at the Sierra de Cazorla in eastern Andalusia and crosses to its outlet in the sea in the west. It flows 602 km, roughly southwest to Sanlúcar de Barrameda where it empties into the Gulf of Cádiz. Supplied by rainwater in the winter and melting snow from the Sierra Nevada in the summer the river provides valuable water for irrigation and hydroelectric purposes.

The Costa de la Luz, (Coast of Light) forms the Atlantic boarder of the Iberian Peninsula from Tarifa in the south to the Portuguese border. The region is divided roughly into two halves with the historic port of Cadiz at its Centre.

This coast is quite beautiful with long sunny days, fine golden sand and a wonderful deep blue ocean.