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Overview
The scent of orange blossom, the swish of a flamenco dress, the glimpse of a white village perched atop a crag: memories of Ի岹ܳí linger.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Granada
The Alhambra is Granada’s – and Europe’s – love letter to Moorish culture. Set against the brooding Sierra Nevada peaks, this fortified palace started…
óDz
It’s impossible to overemphasise the beauty of óDz’s great mosque, with its remarkably serene (despite tourist crowds) and spacious interior. One of…
óDz
Eight kilometres west of óDz stands what's left of Medina Azahara, the sumptuous palace-city built by Caliph Abd ar-Rahman III in the 10th century…
Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre
A glorious oasis of green, the 34-hectare Parque de María Luisa is the perfect place to escape the noise and heat of the city, with duck ponds, landscaped…
Granada
The Royal Chapel is the last resting place of Spain’s Reyes Católicos (Catholic Monarchs), Isabel I de Castilla (1451–1504) and Fernando II de Aragón …
Ի岹ܳí
Jaén's massive cathedral still dwarfs the rest of the city, especially when seen from the hilltop eyrie of Cerro de Santa Catalina. Its construction…
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This unmissable museum in the city of Picasso’s birth provides a solid overview of the great master and his work, although, surprisingly, it only came to…
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á’s elaborate cathedral was started in the 16th century on the site of the former mosque. Of the mosque, only the Patio de los Naranjos survives, a…
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