Finally, we arrive in Granada, aka the last stop on our frantic two week tour of Andalucia and home of the most impressive alcazar around, the Alhambra (#teamalcazar). Initially built around 900 AD, the Alhambra was expanded into an opulent Nasrid dynasty palace in the 1300s by the Sultan of Granada. In the 1490s the Christian … Continue reading Granada
Month: April 2017
Ronda and the Pueblos Blancos
About two-thirds of the way through our trip we took a break from cities and our alcazar-cathedral-alcazar sightseeing pattern to drive through the Pueblos Blancos (white hill towns) between Seville and Granada. It was a real palate cleanser, and for the most part a really fun and scenic driving in our tiny hire car. We … Continue reading Ronda and the Pueblos Blancos
Seville
Onwards to Seville! Each post threatens to be twice as long as the last - this trip really gains momentum as we get deeper into Andalusia. I had high expectations for Seville after hearing my siblings rave about it, and happily it delivered. Again, there is so much to see and do in Seville, even before … Continue reading Seville
Cordoba
Leaving Madrid we headed south a few hours to Cordoba, which marked the real start of our Andalusian adventures. For a small town, Cordoba has a lot of amazing things to see and do so I'll get straight into it. Fresh off the train, we started at the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (Castle of the … Continue reading Cordoba
Segovia
I wasn't lying when I said we spent most of our time in Madrid outside of Madrid. It made for an exhausting start to our trip, but now that I look back on the photos I'm glad that we made the effort to get out into the countryside. Our second day trip was to Segovia … Continue reading Segovia
Holy Toledo
It only took about 4 months, but I'm finally getting around to writing about our Spain trip. While in Madrid we spent our second day travelling south by train on a day trip to Toledo. It was worth the journey just for the view walking up from the station... Holy Toledo is right - the main attraction … Continue reading Holy Toledo
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