Darro River

This is covered right before our hotal. It was done around the 1860s for two reasons (learned this on my water tour today!): disease prevention and real eastate development, since covering it created a wide entrance to the medina area and allowed for modernization and profits!

Pleasure Gardens

May 17th 2013
Granada We had a sleepy bus ride here a few days ago, entered through the less attractive part of the city and immediately wished ourselves back in beautiful Seville! We walked to the wrong hotel, having gotten confused in our long tripadvisor quest the night before, but found the right one quite quickly. Walking around the neighborhood after checking in gave us a better feel for the cit ... read more

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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

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