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10 Great Day Trips from Malaga

Andalucia (M - Z), Antequera, Cordoba, Frigiliana, Granada, Malaga, Marbella, Mijas, Nerja, Ronda

10 Great Day Trips from Malaga. There are lots of great places around Andalusia that can be visited from the city of Malaga. In this post I cover 10 day trips from Malaga – all of which are within 1 ½ hours of Malaga. In fact 8 of the 10 places that I cover here […]

Why you should visit Córdoba’s Medina Azahara

Andalucia (A-L), Cordoba

Why you should visit Cordoba’s Medina Azahara. Medina Azahara (or Madinat al-Zahra) is a UNESCO World Heritage site located just outside Córdoba. It’s a place you have to see when visiting Córdoba (and getting there is quite easy as I’ll describe in the post). What is Medina Azahara? Medina Azahara was the new capital of […]

The Best Moorish Sites in Spain

Cordoba, Granada, Malaga, Seville, Travel Information & Tips, Zaragoza

The Best Moorish Sites in Spain Some of the most impressive highlights of Spain include fortresses and mosques built by the Islamic Empires (known collectively as the Moors) that ruled much of Spain from the 8th to 15th centuries*. The most famous sites are located in Andalusia, in Southern Spain, where the Moors had the strongest foothold […]

Is Córdoba the most beautiful city in Spain?

Andalucia (A-L), Cordoba

A recent poll on Lonely Planet social media platforms voted Córdoba as Spain’s most beautiful city. I’ll get to that further below. I’m not sure Córdoba IS the most beautiful city in Spain…but it is definitely in the Top 5 in my opinion. First, a few images – and a video – from our recent […]

Cordoba’s Incredible Mezquita (in photos)

Andalucia (A-L), Churches and Cathedrals of Spain, Cordoba

Cordoba’s Incredible Mezquita (in photos) We visited the Mezquita back in 2016. I wrote about it here: Cordoba’s Mezquita – the most impressive religious building in the world? This time we were back with a new camera. We came mid-week in the off season and took advantage of the free hours (note: Monday – Saturday […]

A Travel Agent’s guide to the Best of Spain

Andalucia (A-L), Barcelona, Cadiz, Castile and León, Cordoba, Extremadura, Galicia, Granada, Malaga, Province of Granada, Salamanca, Seville, Travel Information & Tips, Valencia, Valencia & Alicante, Valencia Province

Our friend Anne has been a travel agent specializing in travel to Spain for the last 21 years. The first 7 of those 21 years she travelled between her native Holland and Spain for travel. The last 14 years she’s actually lived in Spain, exploring the country from top to bottom. We decided to […]