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AIRLINE COMPANIES

All companies shown fly direct to/from Malaga*. It is possible to obtain economy flights to Gibraltar, Jerez, Granada & Seville – but for closeness to where our holidays are based we recommend Malaga airport to avoid long distance travel upon your arrival.

*ALL INFORMATION HERE CORRECT AT DECEMBER 2006. PLEASE CHECK WITH AIRILINE DIRECT FOR ALL INFORMATION AS THIS IS A GUIDELINE ONLY AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BOOKINGS WITH AIRLINES/THRID PARTY CARRIERS.

Last Minute - cheap flight booking on line
www.lastminute.com

BRITISH AIRWAYS Gatwick, Heathrow, other UK airports
www.britishairways.com

GB Airways – economy airline owned by BA Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester
www.gbairways.com

EASYJET Belfast,Bristol,E.Mids,Liverpool,Luton,Gatwick, Stanstead,Newcastle
www.easyjet.com

BMIBABY - East Midlands (Nottingham), Manchester, Birmingham & Cardiff
www.bmibaby.com

Monarch Flights - Manchester Luton, Gatwick/other UK airports
www.flymoncarch.com

FLYGLOBESPAN - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Durahm (Tees Valley)
www.flyglobespain.com

JET2 - Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Blackpool, Belfast, Newcastle
www.jet2.com

AIR2000 - Manchester, London Gatwick, Bristol, Exeter, Glasgow, Nottingham East/Midlands
www.firstchoice.co.uk

MYTRAVELLITE - Now service most UK airports
www.mytravellite.com

FLYBE - Southampton, Exeter, Birmingham, Norwich
www.flybe.com

RYAN AIR Dublin
www.ryanair.com

THOMSONFLY - Most UK airports including Coventry + Scotland
www.thomsonfly.com

SUGGESTED READING/GUIDE BOOKS

General Guide Books:

  1. The Rough Guides –

All the info in one book! Aimed more at the independent traveler, but very good historical overview on the towns and villages on the route…practical information throughout

The Rough Guide Andalucia

The Rough Guide Morocco

  • also – Time Out Guides
  • also – Lonely Planet Guides
  1. Berlitz mini language guides. A very useful phrase book and introduction to Spanish customs. Fits in the pocket and can be pulled out at a jot!
  1. AA Guides:
  • Essential Andaluica – basic ‘Top 10’ Locations/things to see do. A very brief overview of what to see/do
  • Spiral Guide – Andalucia. Well written, good easy to read layout and lots of info. To match the Doring & Kindersley guides!
  1. Seville & Andlaucia

    2. Kopf Guides – Another colour guide book, with lots of facts and photos. Lots covered from folklore to city guides. More info than your average guide book. All in colour and off the tourist trail info.

  1. Doring & Kindersley ‘Eyewitness guides’
    • Andalucia & Costa del Sol
    • Seville & Andaluica

Lots of pictures in these colourful guides!

More Indepth/Specialist Reading:

  1. Pallas Guides – Andalucia – Michael Jacobs

The history and culture of this bewitching province in one medium sized volume! A tad condescending on occasions, but apart from this – THE definitive historical/cultural guide.

  1. ‘A Traveller’s History’ – Spain Juan Lalaguna

Concise history of the country from Phonecian settlers to Contemporary Spain. (List of historical dates, plus mini-gazetter of towns/places),

  1. Tales of the Alhambra – Washington Irving. Written circa 1832 as a travelogue of the palace, its gardens and Spanish/Moorish culture from this prolific writer!

 

ALL THE ABOVE CAN BE FOUND AT www.amazon.co.uk

Please advise us of any you think we should add to the list!