Aunque la Península Ibérica estaba fuera de los circuitos del Grand Tour, Andalucía gozó de un atractivo especial para los viajeros británicos, franceses y musulmanes que recorrieron sus tierras, admirando su rico pasado histórico romano y musulmán y describiéndolo en sus relatos de viajes. Estos constituyen las primeras obras prerrománticas que dieron a conocer su patrimonio arqueológico en toda Europa.

Although the Iberian Peninsula was off the circuits of the Grand Tour, Andalusia was especially attractive for the British, French and Moslem travellers who crossed its lands, admiring its rich historical Roman and Islamic past, which was described in their travel writings. These were the first pre-Romantic works that made known Andalusia’s archaeological heritage to the whole of Europe.