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Old Dec 7th 2020, 7:31 am
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Need to find something to do over Xmas, given that I'm on my own and my family are paranoid about the virus so I can't even go back to England.

What I'd really like to do is a road trip over the Atlas and down to the oases, but not the moment for such adventures. So I was thinking of renting a car... and given the fact that it's winter, probably heading over into Andalucia. Has anyone been over recently? I know there are local restrictions with Andalucia, but presumably the border is open and no test required on land borders (in the unlikely event there should be anyone there anyway on remote Sierra Morena border posts!)
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Need to find something to do over Xmas, given that I'm on my own and my family are paranoid about the virus so I can't even go back to England.

What I'd really like to do is a road trip over the Atlas and down to the oases, but not the moment for such adventures. So I was thinking of renting a car... and given the fact that it's winter, probably heading over into Andalucia. Has anyone been over recently? I know there are local restrictions with Andalucia, but presumably the border is open and no test required on land borders (in the unlikely event there should be anyone there anyway on remote Sierra Morena border posts!)

Not sure whether you will be able to go into Andalucia because at the moment many of the provinces have closed their borders to all but essential travel so this may or may not continue.

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Certainly possible to cross the borders at moment but only you can decide if a good idea to do so into Andalusia.
A friend came through Badajoz last week in UK vehicle unquestioned.
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Thanks, both! I'll clearly have to check up on local restrictions nearer the time.
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At the moment in Andalucia travel between towns is not allowed.
I can travel from Gibraltar into La Linea but no further. Although I believe some are doing so using the excuse that the facilities they are attending do not exist in La Linea, for example Leroy Merlin
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Thanks, Fred! Will have to check if this is also the case in Extremadura.

Has there been talk of relaxing restrictions over Xmas, as here and in UK?
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