andalucia or ?????

we are looking to spend 2, 2.5 weeks in spain, and wanted to visit a part of the country with good weather, great tapas and seafood and jamon, and generally a less touristed region.

is andalucia what we are looking for?

any suggestions?

thanks!

What time of the year are you planning on going? Where are you planning on flying in and out of?

To add to Badger's questions what method of transport are you planning to use?

All very important questions, to which I'll add "Coast or inland?" By the way. although some very attractive parts of Andalucia get very little (non-Spanish) tourism, there are many places that are very firmly on the tourist trail: for example, Granada, Cordoba, Seville, the Costa del Sol...and so on.

You were asked four questions. You've answered just one of them.

it would be in december.

how is andalucia that time of year???

and, where are the NON-touristy parts?

thanks so much!

in truth, we have not planned anything of yet, so we are completely flexible on all questions, except the time of visit: dec 17 -- jan 2.

any thoughts, ideas and/or recommneds on coastal and inland routes, esp those that avoid major tourist areas, would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!

OP I don't know much about Spain at that time of the year apart from one New Years in Madrid but I'd have thought that there wouldn't be anywhere in Spain and particularly on the coasts that could be called "major tourist areas" between 17 December and 2 January.

You do realise that your chance of "good weather" (however you define that) at that time of the year will be pretty slim don't you?

... the one Spanish territory which will be busy and have a good chance of good weather is the Canary Islands.

Good weather anywhere in mainland Spain will be largely confined to Southern Spain (inc. Andalucia) and even in Southern Spain it will be a question of luck. You could get mild weather or several days of continuous rain and/or drizzle. Both are possible.

I booked a holiday in Andalusia around Christmas a few years ago

the weather was awful. I enjoyed my trip anyway... even I would had love having some warmer days... like my family and friends who stayed in Barcelona having milder temperatures and sunnier days than we had in the South!!!

it all depends on your luck, but expecting "good weather" anywhere in mainland Spain in December is wishful thinking.

as said above, only the Canaries can guarantee "good weather" (and not all the islands)

great tapas and seafood and jamon... you will find these all over the country

and you will not find many tourists around on these dates, anywhere, except at the "must sees" of the most popular cities

I'll add my standard warning, which is that a lot of the cheaper hostals/hotels in Andalusia are NOT heated in the winter and so you'll find it hard to spend much time hanging out in your room which may earn the nickname "the meat locker"