Majorca may be Spain’s best known training camp destination but Andalucia has hosted numerous WorldTour teams in recent years, including Movistar.

After years of organising training camps on Majorca, Wheels in Wheels moved back to the mainland four years ago in search of better weather, earlier in the season.

“We visited the area before the 2013/14 season and knew it would be an excellent place for training camps,” says Graham Temple of Wheels in Wheels. “It brings with it the opportunity of better weather, quiet roads, exclusive accommodation and cheaper costs for clients.”

Andalucia boasts more than 320 days of sunshine a year and Mojacar, the training camp destination of choice in the region, is blessed by more than 3,000 hours of sunshine a year.

“This part of Spain is classed as semi-dessert with only 40 days of rain on average per year and winter temperatures rarely below 10c even on the coldest days,” says Temple.

“The area is predominately hilly and has limited flat rides but they are available. It offers ideal training for the Etape du Tour and other mountainous European events as the area has several climbs over 2,000m. There’s outstanding scenery, good road surfaces and virtually no traffic.”

Pros: Reliable weather, long climbs, popular with WorldTour teams
Cons: Two-hour transfer from Alicante to Mojacar, limited flat terrain