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Articles about Spain
Here we have a number of general articles about some aspects of Spain. At the moment we just a have a few articles covering castles and cities. In the future we will be adding more, and also covering topics such as wildlife, cuisine, and any other random idea that springs to mind. We hope you will find these interesting and useful.
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| Gaucin Castle | The abundance of castles such as the Castle of the Eagle in Gaucin that are liberally scattered across Spain are testimony to a war-torn history......... |
| Almeria Castle | The castle at Almeria is part of a much larger historic monument, the Alcazaba of Almería. The arab rulers of Southern Spain evolved a style all of their own ....... |
| Banyeres Castle | Magnificent castles are one of the enduring legacies that the Moors left in Spain. Banyeres is one such castle, between Alicante and Alcoy ....... |
| Guadalest | If Guadalest didn't exist, someone would have had to invent it. This amazing little village offers so much. Let's start with the castle............. |
| Madrid | This then is the city that I fell in love with, for Madrid is not just a cultural destination; it is also............ |
| Pamplona | I recently had the opportunity to wander around the centre of Pamplona, the city made famous by the annual "running of the bulls"............ |
| Cordoba | Cordoba is not the biggest city you'll ever visit, and it's all the better for that. This city has a history that is a match for any in Europe, perhaps the world....... |
| Seville | Sevilla is the romantic capital of Spain, as well as the political capital of Andalucia. To not visit Sevilla is to miss out on the pulsing heartbeat of Spain....... |
| Springtime in Seville | Every time that I get a whiff of the heady fragrance of orange blossom, I think back with great fondness to the time our family spent in Seville...... |
| Caceres | Caceres is characterised by numerous old palaces, endless archaeological exhibits, and the unique Moorish "aljibe" with it's 16 arabic vaulted arches....... |
| Salamanca | Salamanca! Even the name has a resonance of history. Salamanca is home to the third oldest university in Europe, ..... |
| Tarragona | Tarragona is a city that can please all manner of people; from history buffs wanting to see some of the best Roman remains outside of Rome to ....... |
| Antequera | The Antequera valley has been a trade route and a place of settlement ever since stone-age man set foot on the Iberian peninsula. Indeed the area has ....... |
