Andalusia has a way of making you notice the time of day. Mornings draw you outside while the air is still cool. As the sun climbs, shaded courtyards, gardens and pools tempt you into the shade. Then come the golden hours, when the heat begins to soften, life spills outside again and conversation flows well into the night.

The landscape is just as vivid. The dazzle of white villages against the hills. The scale of the mountain trails of the Sierra de Grazalema. Wind in your hair as you ride through open countryside and the rush of the Atlantic along the Costa de la Luz. Olive groves, citrus trees, dry mountain air and the scent of orange blossom add their own sense of place.

There’s a long tradition of restoration here too. Moorish architecture brings together water, gardens, shade and cool inner courtyards, while historic hammam culture finds contemporary expression in beautiful spas and bathing rituals. Add yoga, movement, nature and restorative retreats, and you’ll find plenty of ways to make wellbeing part of the journey. But some of Andalusia’s most memorable moments are wonderfully simple: cool water on a hot afternoon, long dinners on a terrace and nowhere else to be.