The Companion Guide to the South of SpainCompanion Guides, 2000 - 440 Seiten I value the traditional virtues of the Companion Guides... actually written by an individual rather than packaged by production teams... straightforward intelligent guides to cultural sites. BOOKSELLER Andalucia in its heyday, after the invasion of the Moors in 711, was famous for its wealth and fertility, and the province's Moorish character remains distinct; even before the Moors, the Phoenicians, the Romans and the Vandals had all been drawn to this beautiful land. The Moors cultivated science and the arts, and their influence was felt throughout western Europe - in the songs of the troubadours, the poems of Dante and the discoveries of Copernicus; their merchants enriched the province; their courtiers and architects set new standards of luxurious living. This glory finally ended in 1492, when the Christian armies of the Reconquista entered Granada, but much remains in the three Moorish towns of Cordoba, Seville and Granada, and the country round about, to recall the great times. Alfonso Lowe is an admirable guide, from the intricacies of the distinction between Mozarabic and Mudejar Moorish styles to the characteristic dishes to be found in restaurants and bars - and to the adjacent territories of Murcia and the greater part of Alicante. |
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The Road to Córdoba | 1 |
Córdoba and the Great Mosque | 11 |
Córdoba The City | 30 |
Excursions from Córdoba and the Road to Seville | 50 |
Seville The Cathedral | 73 |
Seville The Northern City | 94 |
Seville The Southern City | 108 |
Devotions and Diversions in Seville | 129 |
Ronda and its Surroundings | 205 |
Ronda to Málaga and Granada | 224 |
Granada The Southern City and Albaicín | 251 |
Granada The Cathedral and the NorthWestern City | 270 |
Granada The Alhambra | 287 |
The Alhambra Circuit and The Generalife | 307 |
Granada to Alicante | 316 |
Alicante to Granada | 339 |
Excursions from Seville | 138 |
From Seville to Jerez | 155 |
Jerez to Cádiz | 174 |
Cádiz to Ronda | 191 |
Granada to Jaén | 359 |
Baeza Úbeda and the Sierra de Cazorla | 375 |
Appendices | 396 |
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Alcazaba Alcázar alfiz Alfonso Alhambra Almería Almohad Alonso Cano altar Andalucía Arab artesonado artists Ayuntamiento balconies Baroque Boabdil brick building built Cádiz caliph called Capilla carved Casa castle cathedral Catholic Sovereigns ceiling centre chapel Christian church of San colour columns Córdoba corner decorated Diego de Siloé door east entrance façade famous Ferdinand fountain garden gate Gothic Granada Guadalquivir horseshoe arch houses inside interior Isabel Jaén Jerez kilometres King later leads Málaga marble metres Mezquita mihrab minaret Moorish Moslem mosque Mudéjar Murillo Museum Nasrid nave original painted palace Parador patio Pedro Pedro the Cruel Plateresque Plaza portal Puerta Reconquest reja Renaissance restored retablo Río road Roman Ronda San Juan Santa María sculpture Seville side Sierra sixteenth century Spain Spanish square stone story street style tiles Torre tower town trees turn Úbeda Virgin Visigothic wall wine