Andalusia stretches across the south of Spain, reaching the point where Europe and Africa come closest to each other. It is not a region squeezed between two continents — quite the opposite, it has drawn both worlds in, feeding off each of them. When you think of southern Spain, sun and beaches naturally come to mind, but Andalusia is so much more than that. As Spain's largest autonomous community, Andalusia carries thousands of years of history and the legacy of vastly different civilizations.