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Monday Morning Photo - Wisteria Time in Andalucia

How quickly spring comes around after the short winter here in the Sierra Sur de Jaén. After lots of very much needed rain we´re back to the normal cloudless blue.  My garden is shooting incredbily with the moisture and now sunshine. And my beautiful wisteria flowers grandly albeit it short-lived. The big black carpenter bees love it. Each flowering season reminds me of the Botanical Gardens in Malaga and the ´tunnel´ of wisteria that I haven´t yet caught in bloom. April is a good time to plan to go if it´s on your list.  Here´s the botanical garden link La Concepción Botanical Gardens. And a sneaky peak at the wisteria. See the Monday Morning Photos list.
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UNESCO Sites in Andalucia - World Heritage Sites to Visit

Spain has a whopping 44 sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list and a further 24 on the tentative list.

The Mezquita part of the Historic City Centre of Cordoba


Andalucia has five cultural and one natural site on the list:

  • The Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
  • The Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias, Seville
  • The Historic City Centre of Cordoba
  • The Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Ubeda and Baeza
  • Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin, examples in Almeria, Granada and Jaen provinces
  • The natural World Heritage Site is Doñana National Park, Huelva


I thought myself something of a country girl but find it´s only the natural sites on the list, not the urban sites and I´m including the rock art caves, that I haven´t visited yet.




On the tentative waiting list are:

Jaen Cathedral

  • Dolmen Sites, Antequera
  • Roman Ways, itineraries of the Roman Empire, part of which are in Andalucia
  • Mining Historical Heritage, part of which is in Huelva, Andalucia
  • Jaén Cathedral, to be included in the Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Ubeda and Baeza

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