Andalucia

Spain, Italy fight to reverse drop in Russian tourists

A troupe of Spanish horses will visit Russia to promote tourism A combination of frosty relations between Russia and Europe and the drastic decline in the value of the Russian ruble have seriously cut Russian tourism to Italy and Spain, where Russian…

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BLOGS Sept. 5, 2013     PHeymont      Barcelona’s “Other Architect” Feb. 18, 2014     PHeymont     The Alcazar of Jerez: A Window into History Feb. 20, 2014     PHeymont      Six…

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Walking Through Seville and the Centuries

Seville, the largest city of southern Spain’s Andalucia region, is as full of contrasts as you might imagine of a city that was important in the Roman era, was ruled by the Moors for centuries, and then became not only the seat of Spanish…

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Visiting the Alhambra

Where do you begin writing about the Alhambra? It’s one of the most famous places in the world, yes. It has a history that is both shorter than one might expect, and more complex. A residence, a fortress, a monument, a museum…no easy description….

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Gallery: Cordoba’s Great Mosque-Cathedral

Every place wants to be the “most important,” “most popular,” “most famous,” “most beautiful.” It can’t all be true—but there’s no doubt in my mind our visit today to the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, also called the Mezquita, took us to one of the “most unusual.”

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Spain Index

BLOGS Sept. 5, 2013     PHeymont      Barcelona’s “Other Architect” Feb. 18, 2014     PHeymont     The Alcazar of Jerez: A Window into History Feb. 20, 2014     PHeymont      Six…

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Walking Through Seville and the Centuries

Seville, the largest city of southern Spain’s Andalucia region, is as full of contrasts as you might imagine of a city that was important in the Roman era, was ruled by the Moors for centuries, and then became not only the seat of Spanish…

Read More

Visiting the Alhambra

Where do you begin writing about the Alhambra? It’s one of the most famous places in the world, yes. It has a history that is both shorter than one might expect, and more complex. A residence, a fortress, a monument, a museum…no easy description….

Read More

Gallery: Cordoba’s Great Mosque-Cathedral

Every place wants to be the “most important,” “most popular,” “most famous,” “most beautiful.” It can’t all be true—but there’s no doubt in my mind our visit today to the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, also called the Mezquita, took us to one of the “most unusual.”

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