ANDALUSIA

 

ANDALUSIA  represent Spain par excellence.

But in summer is there hotter

than in hell (believe me).

In the evening the temperature

was more as 40 celsius degree (104 F). 

I visited only four cities, but what 

I saw  - it was really very spectacular.

So let's go - enjoy it with me...

RONDA

Ronda

is one of Andalucia's

loveliest towns, steeped in history.

Ronda is also famous for

its bullring, the oldest,

and the most beautiful

one in Spain; the arena

itself is also the

country's largest.

Ronda and the town itself is  one of the most charming and fascinating towns in Andalusia
          CORDOBA
 

Cordoba is a city embedded

with history, legend and art with strong Arabic, Christian and Jewish influences. During the Arabic domination (711 - 1263) Cordoba was the artistic and cultural center of the "Al-Andalus" empire and was the capital city.  

 

This is probably the most famous view of the Mosque...

 

The "Mezquita" was begun in 784

by Abd al-Rahman I,

over the old Christian basilica.

In the 10th century it

became the largest mosque

in the world.

 

The Catholic Monarchs

Isabel and Ferdinand,

who financed Columbus travels,

lived in Cordobas Alcazar

for 8 years...

 

In 1492 Christopher Columbus

set out on a journey that

would discover a new continent...

GRANADA

One of the most brilliant

jewels of universal

architecture is the Alhambra,

a series of palaces and

gardens built under

the Nazari Dynasty

in the 14th C.

This mighty compound of

buildings “ including

the summer palace

called Generalife,

with its fountains

and gardens - stands

at the foot of Spain's

highest mountain range,

the Sierra Nevada,

and overlooks the city

below and the fertile

 plain of Granada.

Isn't it divine?    

 

MADINAT AL-ZAHRA

By following the carretera

de Trasierra and taking

the street that leads to

the Madinat Al-Zahra,

also known as the

Medina Azhara, lies the luxurious

palace of the Caliph,

"the Versalles of Cordoba",

that was built in 10 Century.

Even though only

the remains exist today

 they give an indication

of how magnificent

the palace once was.

 

  ALMODOVAR