Granada
The Alhambra is Granada’s – and Europe’s – love letter to Moorish culture. Set against the brooding Sierra Nevada peaks, this fortified palace started…
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The scent of orange blossom, the swish of a flamenco dress, the glimpse of a white village perched atop a crag: memories of ´¡²Ô»å²¹±ô³Ü³¦Ã²¹ linger.
Granada
The Alhambra is Granada’s – and Europe’s – love letter to Moorish culture. Set against the brooding Sierra Nevada peaks, this fortified palace started…
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It’s impossible to overemphasise the beauty of °äó°ù»å´Ç²ú²¹â€™s great mosque, with its remarkably serene (despite tourist crowds) and spacious interior. One of…
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This unmissable museum in the city of Picasso’s birth provides a solid overview of the great master and his work, although, surprisingly, it only came to…
Nerja
It’s hard to imagine the surreal world that lies beneath the mountain foothills 4km east of Nerja, and it’s even harder to believe that these vast caverns…
Tarifa
One of ´¡²Ô»å²¹±ô³Ü³¦Ã²¹'s most fabulous beaches, Punta Paloma, 10km northwest of Tarifa, is famous for its huge blond sand dune. At its far western end, you can…
Parque de MarÃa Luisa & South of Centre
A glorious oasis of green, the 34-hectare Parque de MarÃa Luisa is the perfect place to escape the noise and heat of the city, with duck ponds, landscaped…
Granada
The Royal Chapel is the last resting place of Spain’s Reyes Católicos (Catholic Monarchs), Isabel I de Castilla (1451–1504) and Fernando II de Aragón …
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Jaén's massive cathedral still dwarfs the rest of the city, especially when seen from the hilltop eyrie of Cerro de Santa Catalina. Its construction…
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