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New Orleans & The South

Alabama Holidays

Sweet Home Alabama. It’s not just a song — it’s the heart and soul of the South

Soul music and soul food, a Mardi Gras that predates New Orleans, the rolling foothills of the Appalachians and swathes of white sand on Gulf Coast beaches, literary legends along with a Civil Rights past… Alabama is the sweet surprise of the South.

Luxury Holidays in Alabama

Talk about an easy fly-drive destination — you can drive from Huntsville in the north to Mobile in the South in just over five hours. What’s more, none of the major sites are more than 2.5 hours from each other. Alabama is easy to get to as well, with direct flights to Atlanta, Georgia, a two-hour drive from Birmingham. And if you want to combine it with other parts of the Deep South, New Orleans in Louisiana is a couple of hours from Mobile, while Nashville, Tennessee, is the same distance from Huntsville.

Great Reasons to Visit Alabama

Alabama is a state whose story is told through its people. The place where Harper Lee set To Kill a Mockingbird and F. Scott Fitzgerald penned parts of Tender is The Night is also where Dr. Martin Luther King led the protest to end segregation in America and where Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, her subsequent arrest sparking the Montgomery bus boycott.

This state of creators and innovators, movers and shakers has one eye on the future, the other on the past — it’s home to the world’s largest space museum and to one of America’s most historic streets. Montgomery’s Dexter Avenue played a pivotal role in both the American Civil War and the Civil Rights movement; just steps from the Capitol, where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as first president of the Confederacy, lies Dr. Martin Luther King’s Church, a few blocks from Rosa Parks’ bus stop. Down the road, Chris’ Famous Hotdogs has served everyone from Elvis to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

There’s more on Alabama’s menu, too, with a BBQ trail, vineyards, slow-cooked Southern dishes, and award-winning restaurants in Birmingham, known as the Dinner Table of the South.

Interesting facts about Alabama

Musical highs in Alabama - As to the song, Alabama is an entire soul-shaking soundtrack of the sixties and seventies, where everyone from Aretha Franklin and Cher to the Rolling Stones came to record their music.
America’s oldest Mardi Gras - Just two hours from New Orleans, Mobile celebrated its first Mardi Gras in 1703, 15 years before New Orleans was founded. Dauphin Street’s wrought-iron railings and pastel facades give it a similar architecture and ambience to New Orleans.
Literary greats: from Harper Lee to F. Scott Fitzgerald - The inspiration for the fictional Maycomb in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was Monroeville, where the author grew up and where her friend, Truman Capote, spent his summers.
White-sand beaches on the Gulf coast - The 32 miles of Gulf coast beaches in Alabama are the perfect place to kick back. Explore the Gulf State Park’s 28 miles of trails by biking, hiking or even Segway. The park is home to 325 species of birds as well as alligators, bobcats and nesting sea turtles.
The world’s largest space museum is in Huntsville - The place for gravity-defying rides, interactive exhibits and planetarium shows, Huntsville U.S. Space and Rocket Centre has developed a range of rockets, from those that put America’s first satellite and astronauts in orbit to NASA’s Saturn V moon rocket and the Space Shuttle.
From Civil War to Civil Rights - At Alabama’s State Capitol building in Montgomery, delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861 and inaugurated Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy, setting the stage for the American Civil War.
Explore the Appalachians - The Appalachian foothills tumble into Alabama, offering hiking, kayaking, fishing, rappelling, bouldering and cycling in scenic settings.

Weather in Alabama

Alabama experiences a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons, offering a variety of weather conditions throughout the year. Summers are typically hot and humid, Winters are generally mild, though occasional cold snaps can bring colder temperatures and light snowfall, particularly in the northern regions. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons, featuring warm days, cool nights, and moderate rainfall. These transitional seasons are ideal for outdoor activities, as the weather is comfortable and the landscape is vibrant with blooming flowers in spring and colourful foliage in autumn.