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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...

Monday Morning Photo - The Biggest Mortar and Pestle in the World, Macael

The biggest Mortar and Pestle in the World is found is the small backwater town of Macael in the province of Almeria in Andalucia, southern Spain. Recognised as so by the Guinness Book of Records and taking the title from the city of Salinas in Porto Rico. It is 3.29 metres tall, the internal mouth is 3.07 metres and it weighs in at 5.82 tons.


World´s Largest Mortar and Pestle, Macael

Where better to have the biggest Mortar and Pestle than a town with a marble quarry. It also has a replica of the famous Lion Fountain in the Alhambra, Granada.


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