El Centro & El Arenal
Occupying the old stables of the 16th-century Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija, this cultural centre stages authentic, highly charged flamenco shows, as…
Must-see entertainment in Andalucía
Málaga
You’ll feel like a gatecrasher at this private peña, but persevere: the flamenco is muy puro. Watch guitarists who play as though they’ve got 24 fingers…
Granada
Founded in 1949, La Platería claims to be Spain's oldest flamenco club. Unlike some of Andalucía's more private clubs, it regularly opens its doors to…
Cádiz
Paint-peeled, sea-splashed La Perla, set romantically next to the crashing Atlantic surf in the Barrio de Santa María, hosts flamenco at 9.30pm most…
La Cartuja
This 2000-seat high-tech auditorium in Isla Cartuja has a front stalls section that retracts to provide standing space, expanding capacity to 3800. Live…
Catedral & Barrio de Santa Cruz
Located on a pretty Santa Cruz plaza, this is Seville’s oldest tablao (choreographed flamenco show), dating from 1966. Its two-nightly shows feature a…
Costa del Sol
A great venue for live music five nights a week, this popular club recently reopened in spacious brand-new digs in Torremolinos. It hosts regular jam…
Triana
True, the music is often more folkloric than flamenco, but this Triana institution is the antithesis of a showbiz flamenco tablao (choreographed show),…
La Macarena & Alameda de Hércules
This mellow bar is an evergreen favourite for jazz and blues, staged most nights. Drinks are reasonably priced and its tiny interior – you could easily…
Catedral & Barrio de Santa Cruz
Ensconced in an 18th-century town house, this is a tiny flamenco venue (no food or drinks served). Its two evening shows are intimate affairs with three…
La Macarena & Alameda de Hércules
The iconic Fun Club has been entertaining the nocturnal Alameda de Hércules crowd since the late 1980s. It still packs them in, drawing a young, energetic…
El Centro & El Arenal
Home to Seville's Royal Symphony Orchestra, this modern theatre, inaugurated in 1991, stages a rich program of classical music concerts, opera and ballet…
Catedral & Barrio de Santa Cruz
A beautiful patio in an old Sephardic Jewish mansion in Santa Cruz is home to La Casa del Flamenco. Shows, performed on a stage hemmed in by seating on…
Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez' renowned Royal Andalucian School of Equestrian Art trains horses and riders. On 'thematic visits', you can watch them going through their paces in…
Málaga
There are many flamenco clubs springing up all over Andalucía, but few are as soul-stirring as Kelipe. Not only are the musicianship and dancing of the…
Ronda
A little different to the standard flamenco venues, this small performance space offers guitar recitals rather than full-blown shows. Virtuoso performer…
Granada
Up in the Albayzín, this carmen-turned-restaurant appears, on first impression, to be a tourist-focused tablao (choreographed flamenco show). But…
Córdoba
A smallish but well-designed bar for live music, with a steady stream of mostly rock groups but also some singer-songwriters, blues, flamenco and other…
Yeguada de la Cartuja – Hierro del Bocado
Jerez de la Frontera
This stud farm is dedicated to improving the fine Cartujano stock. Guided visits are followed by a spectacular show consisting of free-running colts,…
El Puerto de Santa María
This good, honest peña, with the air of a foot-stomping, 19th-century flamenco bar, showcases some truly amazing guitarists, singers and dancers in a…
Centro Cultural Flamenco Don Antonio Chacón
Jerez de la Frontera
One of the best peñas in town (and hence Andalucía), the Chacón, named for the great Jerez-born flamenco singer, often sees top-notch flamenco performers…
Peña Flamenca ‘Aguilar de Vejer’
Vejer de la Frontera
Vejer’s small-town flamenco scene is best experienced at this atmospheric bar and performance space founded in 1989. Free shows usually happen on Saturday…
Cádiz
Named for Andalucía's finest classical composer and native gaditano Manuel de Falla, this red-brick neo-Mudéjar theatre hosts Cádiz' annual Carnaval…
Ronda
For a traditional flamenco show employing a three-pronged attack of voice, guitar and dance, come to El Quinqué. Entry prices are very reasonable for the…
Almería
Located in a bland shopping centre, Clasijazz is a thriving music club that stages four or five weekly gigs – ranging from jam sessions to jazz, flamenco,…
Málaga
An agreeable performance space on the 1st floor of a slightly faded Málaga mansion with plenty of grandiose touches sets the tone for some raucous music…
Córdoba
An enticing music den decked with musical paraphernalia, Jazz Café stages blues jams on Thursdays and jazz jams on Tuesdays (both from 10pm), plus other…
Granada
A small flamenco venue that is neither a tablao (choreographed flamenco show) nor a peña (private club), but something in between. The performers are…
Granada
As the sun sets, the Albayzín's 16th-century Palacio de los Olvidados (also, inexplicably, a museum of Spanish Inquisition torture instruments) morphs…
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez' main tablao (choreographed flamenco show) stages popular local-artist performances two or three times daily. Options with drinks, tapas and/or…
Granada
A tertulia is an artistic gathering, and that's what you generally get at this bohemian bar where the emphasis is on the stage – film screenings, poetry…
Granada
Small cavernous bar that was once a cistern, but now hosts three nightly flamenco shows for half the price of the bigger places. Performances can be hit…
Cádiz
In the Barrio del Pópulo, this well-known, boundary-pushing 'cafe-theatre' runs a hugely varied arts program including drama, magic, storytelling, drag…
Granada
One of a network of theatres managed by the Andalucian regional government, the Alhambra stages a varied program of drama, concerts, dance, and even the…
Córdoba
One of Andalucía's top regular flamenco shows, the Cardenal has been staging its professional, authentic, passionate and colourful spectacles of song,…
Málaga
American-style jazz club across from the cathedral with some quality concerts and some freer jams, usually on Sunday. It's advisable to reserve a table at…
Granada
Just off Calle Azacayas, this is one of Granada's historic jazz and flamenco haunts, staging a regular program of gigs, jam sessions and flamenco…
Cádiz
Cádiz' main tablao (choreographed flamenco show) happens in a rustically bedecked tavern on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9.30pm (schedules are…
Granada
Granada's municipal theatre stages everything from jazz and guitar concerts to imported plays, musicals and comedy performances.
Almería
This handsome 19th-century theatre, remodelled in the 1990s, stages a mixed bag of drama (mostly in Spanish), dance, film screenings and concerts,…
