Tossa de
Mar, Costa Brava,
in the coastal region of Catalonia, northeastern Spain.
Segovia Cathedral,
Spain. Constructed from 1522 to 1577 in late Gothic style, by Juan Gil de
Hontanon architect, which is buried inside the cloister. The city of Segovia
was added to the World Heritage List in 1985.
Granada - Spain
Granada was inhabited by the Moors
from 711 until 1492. Its splendor was reached in 1238, when the Moorish
kingdom of Granada stretched from
Gibraltar to Murcia. Granada is a city in the region of Andalusia, at the
foot of the
Sierra Nevada mountains, and
crossed by two rivers, the Genil and the Darro. Granada has magnificent old
buildings and narrow streets, from a time when the city was under the rule
of the Moorish kings.
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The Moorish Palace of Alhambra, in Granada, Spain.
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Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia. The city fell under the Muslims rule
from 711 to 1248, becoming an important cultural and commercial center.
Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia. The city fell under the Muslims rule
from 711 to 1248, becoming an important cultural and commercial center.
Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia. The city fell under the Muslims rule
from 711 to 1248, becoming an important cultural and commercial center.
Arches at the La
Mezquita de Córdoba (mosque), constructed from 785 to the 10th century.
Wonderful example of the Hispanic-Moslem architecture.
Arches at the La
Mezquita de Córdoba (mosque), constructed from 785 to the 10th century.
Wonderful example of the Hispanic-Moslem architecture.
Arches at the La
Mezquita de Córdoba (mosque), constructed from 785 to the 10th century.
Wonderful example of the Hispanic-Moslem architecture.
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial (right), constructed from 1563
to 1567.
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial (right), constructed from 1563
to 1567.
The Alcázar, in Segovia. Originally dating from the 12th century or earlier,
it was a fortified palace of the kings of Castile.
Bull fighting, in Pamplona.
Church of the Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudi, in Barcelona.
Pictures of
Spain
