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The southernmost region of the Iberian Peninsula, Andalucía, is one of the most culturally rich areas in all of Europe. When we think of things that are typically “Spanish” – flamenco, bullfighting, tapas, Spanish-Moorish architecture, orange trees – all of them are found thriving within the varied and beautiful geographic landscape of Andalucía.
Let’s travel together to this place, the most populous region in Spain today. History here is deep, rich and interesting: Andalucía has been settled since prehistory, and was once a prosperous province of the Roman empire. Muslim rulers took control of the area, and called it al-Andalus from the 7th century to the 13th, when it fell to the Crown of Castille during the Reconquista (though the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada held out until 1492). Seville was a major maritime hub during the era of transatlantic trade, exploration and colonization. In cultural history, Andalucía is the birthplace of painters Velazquez and Picasso, poet Federico García Lorca, and the setting for the operas The Barber of Seville and Carmen. Whew, that’s a lot and we’re just scratching the surface…
We’ll spend the first half of our tour in the regional capital, Seville, while the orange blossoms are in bloom and perfuming the streets. Then we’ll travel to the ancient city of Cádiz which is totally surrounded by the ocean, through the Sierra Crestelina Mountains, passing by the Costa del Sol on our way to the hills of Malaga and legendary Granada where we’ll find the Alhambra nestled in the foothills of the iconic Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. What a journey it will be, we hope you’ll join us!
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