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The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Spanish Wooden Church Doors

I love wooden doors, you've probably read that before on my blog. This is a new post just for church doors, which I'll keep adding to. Why not pop over and see my other Old Wooden Doors post. So many, ancient, interesting and beautiful doors as well as intricate stone surrounds.


Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, Plaza San Francisco, Estepona
Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, Plaza San Francisco, Estepona


Side Door Iglesia de la Magdalena, Guadix
Side Door Iglesia de la Magdalena, Guadix


Front Door Iglesia de la Magdalena, Guadix
Front Door Iglesia de la Magdalena, Guadix


This church is on the Ruta del Mudéjar and in the oldest quarter of Guadix which was first Christian then Mozarabic and later Islamic. This church built in the mid-16th century, was later enlarged but is still the most modest of Guadix´s Mudejar churches.

Jaén Cathedral doors
Jaen Cathedral doors above and in close-up below


Jaén Cathedral

Iglesia de la Mercedes, Priego de Cordoba
Iglesia de la Mercedes, Priego de Cordoba


Malaga Cathedral doors
Malaga Cathedral

Church Doors in Baeza
Church in Baeza




See my other wooden door collection.

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