12 of the best · Andalusia, Spain
Museums, Flamenco and Festivals in Andalusia
Picasso in Málaga, flamenco in Seville and the Sacromonte, the Teatro de la Maestranza and the great festivals.
Our 12 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
What's onThis week in Andalusia
Insiders' picks
Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Andalusia.
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In the Palacio de Buenavista
Museo Picasso Málaga
The museum of Picasso’s work in the city of his birth, in the Palacio de Buenavista.
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Flamenco explained
Museo del Baile Flamenco
Cristina Hoyos’s museum of flamenco dance, with live shows.
Calle Manuel Rojas Marcos 3, 41004 SevillaExplore View on map
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Opera, music and dance
Teatro de la Maestranza
Seville’s opera house on the river, for opera, concerts, dance and flamenco.
Paseo de Cristóbal Colón 22, 41001 SevillaExplore View on map
The full list: Art & Flamenco, A–Z
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Museums 5
Picasso, the Pompidou and more.
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The coloured cube
Centre Pompidou Málaga
The Centre Pompidou’s Málaga outpost, under a coloured glass cube on the port.
Muelle Uno, Puerto de Málaga, 29016 MálagaExplore View on map
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Lorca in Granada
Centro Federico García Lorca
The cultural centre devoted to Federico García Lorca, on the Plaza de la Romanilla.
Plaza de la Romanilla s/n, 18001 GranadaExplore View on map
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Spanish painting
Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
A collection of 19th-century Spanish and Andalusian painting in a palace in the old town.
Plaza Carmen Thyssen (Calle Compañía 10), 29008 MálagaExplore View on map
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Picasso’s birthplace
Museo Casa Natal Picasso
The house on the Plaza de la Merced where Picasso was born in 1881.
Plaza de la Merced 15, 29012 MálagaExplore View on map
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In the Palacio de Buenavista
Museo Picasso Málaga
The museum of Picasso’s work in the city of his birth, in the Palacio de Buenavista.
Flamenco 3
Shows and museums.
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Flamenco in the Sacromonte
Cueva de los Amayas
Flamenco in a whitewashed cave in the Sacromonte, Granada’s flamenco hillside.
Camino del Sacromonte 57, 18010 GranadaExplore View on map
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Flamenco explained
Museo del Baile Flamenco
Cristina Hoyos’s museum of flamenco dance, with live shows.
Calle Manuel Rojas Marcos 3, 41004 SevillaExplore View on map
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An evening of flamenco
Tablao Flamenco El Arenal
A flamenco tablao in the Arenal, with dinner or drinks and a show.
Calle Rodo 7, 41001 SevillaExplore View on map
Stages and festivals 4
Opera, the Bienal and more.
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Every two years
Bienal de Flamenco
Seville’s flamenco biennial, the great festival of the art, held in even-numbered years.
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Music in the Alhambra
Granada International Festival of Music and Dance
Granada’s summer festival of music and dance.
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Opera, music and dance
Teatro de la Maestranza
Seville’s opera house on the river, for opera, concerts, dance and flamenco.
Paseo de Cristóbal Colón 22, 41001 SevillaExplore View on map
