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The hams of Andalucía are lightly salted – mountain-cured are the best.

Considered a great delicacy and priced accordingly, raw wind-cured tuna (mojama ) is an acquired taste. Isla Cristina is the main centre of production, but you can buy it in the Mercado del Carmen in Huelva City.

This Surrealist pair created the shocking avant garde film Un Chien d’Andalou in 1928.

Similarities between Middle Eastern and North African dance forms and flamenco are obvious. But using the feet to create rapid and complex staccato rhythms, combined with the expressive arm and hand gestures, clearly resembles traditional kathak dancing from northern India, confirming its true roots.

The variety of cakes and sweet biscuits you will see typically involve Moorish ingredients such as anise, sesame, almonds and cinnamon. Most are also sweetened with honey rather than sugar. Two common types are alfajores , with honey and almonds, and piononos , which are soaked in liqueur.

That same year the New World was discovered for Spain by Christopher Columbus. The result was a wealth of gold and silver from the new empire.

Off Gibraltar you can check out the many sunken ships, while the wilds around Cabo de Gata offer the most profuse underwater life. The Costa de la Luz also has some good spots, including watersport heaven, Tarifa.

For the price, this place is really rather grand, providing all the services you’d expect of more high-end properties and it’s well located right in the centre of the city. The common areas and rooms are a little spare, but perfectly maintained, and the building has its own garage.

Another great location, with a pool overlooked by the La Giralda tower. Furnishings include four-poster beds.