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Andalusia or Andalucía?

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...

Ancient and Modern - CBBH August Challenge

Spain does Ancient and Modern so well, here's two recent photos that capture the CBBH August theme.

Castillo de Almodovar del Rio in Cordoba built by the Moors around 760 as a fortress later passed into the hands of Fernando III and became a Royal Residence. A touch of street lighting the bus shelter and car bring it bang up to date.



Another ancient castle and the last one built in Spain, Castillo de Calahorra in Granada snapped from the car with modern road signs galore.



My blog links for this month are two great visual feasts:

Eduardo Rodriguez at Andaremos whose photography is stunning, follow him as he travels the world. With its title Andaremos por el Mundo We Will Walk Around the World you get to visit many places through his photos.

And

Spain by Mike Randolph, another great photographer portraying Spain in all her glory. Enjoy.


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