Sevilla, Cadiz & Cordoba

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February 16th 2018

Published: February 16th 2018

Our personal tour guides Stephen and Christine who live in nearby Coin took us on a 4 day tour which included Sevilla and Cadiz. Sevilla has many beautiful Plazas, outdoor seating areas. and seemed a little less hectic than Madrid. In some ways I would compare it to Melbourne, with Sydney as Madrid. Apparently it is stiflingly hot in summer. Cadiz is well positioned on the coast and played an i... Read Full Entry

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Albolafia water wheel.

Originally constructed in 835 to raise water from the Guadalquivir River to an aqueduct to provide water for the Emir's palace.

Time for lunch

We worked up an appetite after all that sightseeing. There are literally hundreds of small tapas bars and bodegas to tempt you ....all with outdoor seating.

tapas

my choice...smoked sardine on guacamole and crispy onion with toast.

Caliph's Baths

At the height of the Moorish occupation Cordoba rivalled Cairo and Baghdad as the major city of the Muslim world. The Caliph (self appointed spiritual, economic and military leader) with absolute authority, had extensive baths built beside his residence..no common folk shared the tub with him. Trump would love to have been a Caliph.

Medina Azahara

As wealth and power grew in the Cordoba Caliphate this very flashy city was built, strictly to impress visiting ambassadors and kings. It only survived 80 years before being sacked and looted during the civil war that saw the downfall of the rule of the Moors.

Spanish Inquisition torture techniques

A small museum housed some pretty grisly torture tools, each providing a graphic description of what was inflicted.

The "Pear of Anguish." Ouch!

You can speculate how this was used!

Still smiling!

We really enjoyed Cordoba with its charming cobbled streets, fascinating history, the Mezquita and the wonderful local food and wine.

16th February 2018

Stephen Cole
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Al Andaluz
Great blog - in which you have really done justice to the five major cities of Al Andaluz the moorish name for modern Andalucia. All five cities Malaga, Sevilla, Cordoba, Granada and Cadiz have this mix of ancient moorish, ancient spanish and then a modern european overlay.

16th February 2018

Tim Wilson
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Wow.....
that was a great instalment in your discovery of Spain. I really enjoyed your commentary.

16th February 2018

Lorraine Runstedler
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Following You
Wow - beautiful pictures - Hey Marlene Do you care that you have not celebrated your B'Day in Canada for all those years(ha) - NOT! just to let you know I am seeing green grass finally - Spring is coming - you can come home soon -xo

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