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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 - Waterwheel on River Guadalquivir Next to the Roman Bridge, Cordoba

Molino de la Albolafia, the ancient waterwheel next to the Roman Bridge which straddles the River Guadalquivir in Cordoba city. Built by Abd al-Rahman II to take water from the river across to the Royal Palace gardens, now named El Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. The waterwheel has been on Cordoba city's Coat of Arms since the 14th Century.

Molino de la Albolafia, Waterwheel  Cordoba
Molino de la Albolafia, Waterwheel  Cordoba

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