Spain is more than bullfights, flamenco dancers and crowded beaches. It’s a spectacular and diverse country, the north resembling the rolling, green hills of Ireland and the south giving you a taste of Moroccan landscapes and architecture. Its tremendous history is reflected in its prehistoric cave paintings, Moorish palaces, crumbling castles, Roman ruins, Gothic and [...]

Almeria is among those Andalusian cities which have best preserved their Moorish heritage. Located on the southeast coast of Spain in a beautiful bay, Almeria was once a thriving Moorish capital said to rival Granada in splendor. The city has been influenced by many civilizations having been home to the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs and [...]

Avila is a medieval city in the province of Castile-Léon in western Spain, about 70 miles northwest of Madrid. The entire old town of Avila has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Two kilometers of medieval walls and nearly ninety stout towers completely encircle the old part of town. This walls were founded in [...]

Well known as a cultural centre, Barcelona boasts splendid architecture, monuments, historical sites, natural resources, beaches and much more. It is a very modern, multicultural, cosmopolitan city. Almost 4.5 million people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. The city enjoys a prime location, bathed by the sea and has excellent transport links with the rest [...]

Cadiz is part of the Andalucian Autonomous region. Cadiz is located in the South of Spain on the Atlantic coast. Its peculiar location at the end of a narrow peninsula lends added charm to this ancient city. Since the accession of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century, Cadiz has been a principal home port [...]

Cordoba is the capital of one of Andalucía’s eight provinces. It was founded in ancient Roman times as Corduba by Claudius Marcellus and in 711 AD the Muslims conquered Hispania Baetica and it was renamed Andalucía. In the course of its history, this city has been a meeting place of people, races, cultures and religions [...]

Founded by the Romans, Girona is one of the most important historical sites in Spain. Gerona (or Girona, in Catalan) is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea.
Girona covers an [...]

Granada is one of Spain’s most spectacular historical World Heritage cities, and millions of tourists and international students visit this amazing city each year. Granada is located on one of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range and was a stronghold of the Nazeri Dynasty, the last great Moorish kingdom in Spain. Granada sprawls [...]

Guadalajara, situated above the left bank of the Río Henares some 56km/35mi from Madrid, is now very much under the influence of the capital. This ancient city was founded by the Iberians and later conquered by the Arabs. In fact, Its name is derived from the Arabic Wad al-Hajarah (”river of stones”). Its importance as [...]

Huelva is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by Portugal, the provinces of Bajadoz, Sevilla, and Cádiz, and the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Huelva. The area of Huelva province is 10,148 km² and its population is 483,792 (2005), of whom about 30% [...]