El Alhambra and Generalife
The Moors ruled southern Spain for 800 years and were finally kicked out by Fernando and Isabel, los Reyes Catolicos. When the last Moorish ruler left Granada, he went to the top of the minaret in the city's outskirts, looked back and wept. His mother said to him: "Now you cry like a baby over what you couldn't defend like a man."
The Arabs left some precious gifts: Fantastic architecture and flamenco music.
Cordoba
The mosque of Cordoba is considered the most magnificent outside Mecca. Isabel la Catolica planted a catholic altar bang in the middle of it after she got rid of the Moors.
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| This altar would look OK in some other place... |
Seville
Seville is very beautiful (incredibly hot in the summer) and I'm particularly fond of the Sevillanas, the local music.
