Traveling in Southern Spain
Somebody recently asked the following questions about
traveling in southern spain. I am posting the responses
here so other people can benefit:
1) What is the weather like in late Dec and early Jan?
Not sure, this would be easy to lookup.
2)What do you guys know about Malaga or the Andulucian province in the
south?
I went to the Costa Del Sol which was extremely touristy and pretty
much everyone spoke english.
3) Is it very touristy there?
In southern spain yes, if you want something less touristy
I high recommend Sevilla, extremely beatiful. Once you
get off of the southern coast, probably around 30% of the people
speak limited english - usually the hotel staff speaks
good english. I was able to get around with very limited
spanish. I would recommend getting a phrasebook.
4) Is it expensive to eat out everyday?
Not sure where you are from, but I found that food prices
were comparable to the US. Tapas are served for dinner
and they are quite reasonable.
5) Can one get vegetarian food?
I am not vegetarian, but I had a friend that was.
She was able to eat fine in most restaurants, but
sometimes she would have to settle for just veggies
because that was all they had.
6) Is there high crime in the south that we should watch out for?
Not sure, We didn't have any problems. Some areas have
a gypsies with you just need to avoid eye contact with.
Some try to give you a sprig of some herb, put your hands
in your pockets when you walk by other wise they will
put it in your hand and demand a few euros. If you
don't pay them, they will threaten to curse you.
7) Can we manage in Malaga without a car but local transportation?
Usually you can walk to a bus station anywhere in spain. I found
the transportation to be superb. Just make sure you hotel is close
to the transportation routes.
How are Spanish buses and trains?
see above. I would also like to add that intracity
buses and trains are very reasonable. I think it
cost me 15 euros to travel 70 miles on a train.
9) Can we get by on limited Spainish and lots of English?
Of course, you just have to be patient.
