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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...

La Giralda and Cathedral Santa Maria in Sevilla

La Giralda is the Moorish minaret that became the bell tower of the Santa Maria cathedral in Sevilla. The bottom part is part of the Moorish mezquita from the XII, later the Catholics added the top part to house the bell.


Standing 97,5 m tall it was the highest tower in Spain and is still the tallest in Sevilla, creating a good landmark by which to get your bearings.

On a very wet April day, battling with wind, rain and an umbrella blowing inside out my photographic skills were really put to the test, as you can see.



Dripping wet, a solemn row of horse and carriages sat waiting for punters, as if a drive around in an open-top is appealing in torrential rain.





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