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Walking Tour of Granada

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June 7th 2005
This morning went on a walking tour of Granada. Really good guide from http://www.ciceronegranada.com/ Tour was about the contrast between Moorish/Islamic Granada and Catholic Granada and the transition between the two. Started off outside the town hall of Granada and went to a building that was an old Moorish inn called a Fondak, dating from the 14th Century. (It was taken over by the Catho ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more