Granada .. mysterious myths and flamenco !!

There’s nothing better to start this article

with the Spanish say «nothing  harder in

life than to be blind in Granada !!?».

The city is situated between the mountain

and  the sea, and for sure is one of the

most beautiful places in Spain.

It is the last Muslim kingdom in Spain, with a lot of

myths. It is said that when the last Muslim

king was defeated  in 1492, his mother said to

him, «cry like a women, for what you

couldn’t defend it like a man !!? ».

The “Red” Palace ( Alhambra Palace as it called in Europe or AlHammra palace in Arabic) and «Arif heaven»

gardens are the most beautiful places in

Granada, which is located in southern

Spain, and up to nearly two million tourists

visit it each year, and included into the

World Heritage sites thanks to the beauty

and greatness and for sure the rich

history.

The “Red” Palace – which combines as a

palace and a fortress in the same time – is

the highest expression of the Muslims art

in Spain, and the most important things to

remember about Islamic culture in Europe,

beside the famous Mosque of Cordoba.

You have two options if you want to visit

the palace, either to visit it during the

daylight or go at night. In both cases, you

should alert at least three of your five

senses, because the Palace and the

Gardens have a combination of wonderful

smells ,sights and sounds.

Water is the key element in the

architecture and the decor of this place,

you can enjoy the famous lions in the

lobby ,in the Hall of kings or the Hall of

ace.

«Casbah» is the name of the region’s

defense , the oldest part of this

archeological landmark. King Mohamed

the first has has ordered the first construction

of a wall around the castle and three

towers to protect the royal palaces, .and

you can enjoy the wonderful spectacle of

the entire city from the gardens behind the

palace walls.

The Royal Palace, known as the Palaces

of  Bani Nasr, is the most part with decoration

in the “Red” palace, with a mysterious myths and

tales inside it.

For example: in the Royal palace administrative rooms design, the

Kings were sitting in front of their

employees in order to listen to their

requests while their employees couldn’t see them, that was

designed by Muslims engineers by the

light flowing into the room and makes the

king place in the shade and that makes people in front of him

incapable of good visibility to his place.

This is just a model shows how the architecture gives a

sense of pleasure, and how it meets the demands of the Kings.

The main rooms are decorated with

Honeycomb (a decoration known within

Spain from the eighth century until the

sixteenth century), moreover, the Muslims

engineers built the palace using plaster

,brick and wood decorated with

drawings accessories with other forms of

cone pine trees and it was very advanced

building technology at this time in Europe

that was used later all over the famous

European cities.

The the black lobby is the most famous

part in the “Red” Palace, has been

dedicated for the royal family and the

women of the palace. The name came

from a fountain supported by 12 lions are

made of marble in the lobby of the

palace. In design, the symbolic form of the

heaven, like an oasis of rock, water flows

inside, with a 124  support columns,

symbolizing  palm trees.

However, these shortcomings would not be complete without the most

beautiful gardens in Spain and maybe

Europe, which is the summer residence

«Arif  heaven». The best way to visit this

part is to walk in silence and breathe the

perfume of hundreds of different flowers

and listen to the singing birds.

You would love this place, and explore the

history and myths and learn the secrets of

nature in the outdoors. However, the

visitor must know that it takes more than

two hours, on average, at least because

it’s real Hugh.

You must know that only 6300 people per

day are allowed to enter the palace during the

winter, and 7700 people in the summer,

so it is best to book in advance.

There are two seasons:

-The first of November until April,the “Red”

Palace is open in the period from Monday

to Sunday from eight o’clock in the

morning until six in the evening. It is

possible to visit at night on Friday and

Saturday only.

-The summer season of March until

October, and is open until eight in the

evening and the night visits are available

Tuesday and Saturday
(bookings can be made by phone at

telephone No. 902 888 001 from inside

Spain or 003 493 49 237 50 outside

Spain).

However, Granada is not just the

“Red” palace, the area of Sacromonte are one of the areas rich in color, history

and magical things. The only way to visit is

through a maze of narrow streets full of the smell of

scented flowers, and will help to reflect on

the Gardens and aromatic tea with

delicious Arabic candy.

Sacromonte’s caves, which have celebrations every night with wonderful

flamenco songs like the famous Zambra traditional dance, in addition to all the local dances and songs.

Any visitor can enjoy the city’s traditional food, and the best places to test these

meals in bars, Snails cooked with

onions, potatoes, fish, with drinks. The food varied

between the sweet snacks,

lunch and dinner. It is deep-

rooted customs within the region to go to

bars with friends.

Over the centuries,

traditional meals have been mixed between the Christian, Muslim and Jewish dishes to give a chance to taste the city history. Therefore, they use

honey and spices, fruits, meat and fish,

and to provide an example, you can eat lamb with

apples, porridge with honey, chicken with

almonds, and salmon with sea fish. There

are a wide variety of dishes that all of it uses «garlic».

The music is present in any celebration in

Granada whether it was happy or sad.

The famous  Federico Garcia Lorca  – the most

important figure in Spanish literature – was

born in Granada. Despite the passage of

84 years of his death, can be found on the

legacy of his private flamenco, it always advised to

visit the village of  Fuente Vacurus, a

village where he was born, and there you can feel the atmosphere that inspired

that poet. The Museum of Federico

Garcia Lorca is located in Valdrubio near his village

where he grew up with his family.

The tourists can enjoy the real flamenco in the

city of Granada, the regions of

Sacromonte and Albyazen are the best places that you can be enjoy the «Kanti Jondo» – a

range of pure flamenco – and there is

always a small number of locals who want

to enjoy flamenco at night.

you can enjoy zambra inside the caves of

Sacromonte, but it’s better for you is to ask for the best cave before going

there to avoid paying too much for nothing.

One of the most caves which i advise

to visit is next to the banquet hall of the city

«The Tchambra». the International

Center for Gypsy Studies also organize some

concerts to review the heritage of

flamenco. Concerts are held throughout

the year, and for sure the “Red” palace is always in the

background.

Next to that there is a lot of

flamenco artists, such as

Enrico Murrenti and Juan Carmona, in the

pub owned by Jigme L. Baron flamenco

festival held in Albyazen.

so .. when would be your next visit to Granada ?

Menorca .. some prefer it small !!

 

 

Many small islands usually Lives on the reputation of  its large, well-known and famous neighbour islands in all regions and continents, and usually these islands belong to the large islands, tourism and economic grow on their residues.

The best example for this case is the Mediterranean island of Menorca – the Spanish name means «the small island» – named after her older sister and major Spanish islands in the western north of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, whose name means also «Big Island».

However, this injustice case for this type of islands has many benefits in terms of tourism, especially when the large main island fulled with tourists and with the increasing number of tourists seeking a quiet and comfortable place. Therefore, these islands provide a good refuge from the usually crowded with tourists and islanders, as it is known that Mallorca is the most famous island in the Spanish Mediterranean islands and in the world especially for Europe and the Middle East and North Africa.

 

 

Since the fifties, tourism has changed the modern face of the island, and turned Menorca from a traditional southern Spanish culture that has been created since the ancient times to the present day, to the island that welcome tourists and provide them with good accommodation, no more no less, which means to be a first class tourist heaven, where all the resources of the island are dedicated to this sector growth, that the number of foreign tourists to the Spanish islands in general rose from 500 thousand in the sixties to nearly 7 million tourists in the nineties, to 22 million tourists last year and throughout the year.

 

  

 

The small islands, which began in recent years to attract tourists such as the Spanish Balearic Islands in the north-west of the Mediterranean which have seen human settlements in the Stone Age with a huge and ancient stones scattered around the island, including a small house is said to be one of the oldest houses in Europe (Naveta d’es Tudons) with the myth of the conflict between two men were competing to marry one of the most beautiful women of the island. According to the myth that the missing stone in that house used by one of the men to kill his opponent.

The island culturally influenced by the Mediterranean civilizations and in particular the Greek civilizations (especially the old Manichean Cretan or as it called the «Atlantis») since ancient times.

The island was a canter for attacks and invasions by pirates on the Romanian trade caravans after the Roman occupation of Spain. During the Roman period trade flourished between Italy and Spain, which has benefited the island, but the Romans occupied the group of islands to stop the pirates in 121 AD. The Roman Emperor Augustus in the thirteenth century interest in the Iberian islands, especially Mallorca and Menorca, so he turned the city of Magu from the Qirtajip style to the Roman identity and architecture. After the Byzantine period was the role of Muslims and Arabs in al-Andalus (Andalusia), where it was under their power by the Caliph of  Cordoba in 903 AD, and named it «Al-mankorah».

 

 

Menorca Remained like an independent Islamic republic for long periods, until Alfonso III at the end of the thirteenth century who end the presence of the Islamic and Jewish citizens. After that he kept a one hundred Muslim in the island and sale the remaining Muslims in the slave markets in Obitha, Valencia, Barcelona and others.

the Turks attacked the island in the sixteenth century, and destroyed a number of cities, and took some locals and sold them in the slave market in Istanbul, before the British role in 1708, which focused on the town Mahon, as the capital of Menorca. The British left the island in 1803 and the effects of their presence still in the island as is the case with the Muslims and you can see it in the architectural styles and urban areas. Celebrations, horses and Alviasta still held in the island every year since the fourteenth century. The historical relationship between the British and the islands of Mallorca and Menorca, made the island to be considered as the most important tourist destinations for the British in Europe and possibly the world since many years until this day.

 

 

 

Menorca island is one of the quietest and most beautiful Balearic Islands in general, and still her untouched beauty by the modern civilization and the many beautiful beaches and excellent same as Mallorca island and Obitha. One of these beaches is Iigrao (Es Grau) in the North and (Blatya de Punta Prima) in the south, which can be accessed easily by buses cheaply from the capital Mahon. There are at least a dozen daily trips.

 

 

There is also another well-known beaches such as Cala Macarrilita and Kala and Kala Oontroqueta Brivounda. you Can enjoy the beaches with  glass bottom boat that allows tourists to watch the marine animals, fish and more.

The island divided into eight provinces or regions: the capital Mahon, Aluor Wise, Marcadal Wise, Megkhorn, Vereres, St. Louis, Castille and the famous «Ciutadella».

 

 

Mahon is the capital, its port is the most famous tourist areas on the island, of course, the southern coastal shoreline is full with tourists, especially resorts of  Santo Tomas, Son Bou, Punta Prima and others, especially British tourists who visit it all year long becuase of bars, nightclubs, restaurants and entertainment centers. This shorline is known for its Georgian Britain style, which dates back to the eighteenth century. The harbor is considered to be one of the deepest natural ports of the world after Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands, which were attacked by the Japanese during World War II.

The fact that 80% of the island are protected areas, natural and environmentally by UNESCO, the tourists can enjoy the natural resources of plants and animals and birds.

Menorca is very important for the Spanish tourism nowadays especially as an alternative and natural tourist sites and an excellent choice for those looking for nature and relaxation.

L’Esquerra del Example .. the window of Barcelona

If you move under the sun rays of  Barcelona, through the streets surrounding street Paseo de Garcia – one of the main streets of the city – filled with commercial outlets, it would not be strange to see the beauty of the L’Esquerra del Example area, buildings dating back to the nineteenth century, which represent the geographical and architectural heart of the city. Stretch wonderful modern buildings on both sides of the street, which is designed on a tree-lined, with the great overlooking of the delightful displays of shops ranging from the polished furniture to stylish shoes and cloths and for sure the well famous handmade chocolates.

 
Behind the huge facade of  L’Esquerra del Example a rare combination of public gardens and courtyards that provide a haven from the speed of urban areas and highlights the simple daily life in Barcelona.

Many of these green spaces in recent years are constitute the patios between blocks which are accessed through narrow corridors or through buildings open doors. Those green spaces are the perfect place to rest during the sightseeing of L’Esquerra del Example which runs from the old city neighborhoods to some modern area’s such as Garcia, especially if you take your children.

When you roaming in Quadrat de Orr (the middle section of L’Esquerra del Example known with some awsome modern architecture) you must visit Pallaio Robert park, this house, which dates back to the late nineteenth century and now is the Catalonia tourism head office.The house garden filled with palm trees and citrus trees and orange. Gardens in this area were also part of the property of the Spanish noble Robert E. Cyrus. You can access the park through the door of the palace, located in Paseo de Garcia, 107  or through two massive gates near the turn of Diagonal.

Although Barcelona, has a real lack of availability of water problem in comparison with other European cities like Paris or London, and the fact that some L’Esquerra del Example gardens paved with gravel or a few green, but it is more interesting to see humans enjoying life in this lovely places maybe even more than patches of plant life.

If  you could get some few minutes of your time during your efforts to buy cooking utensils of the famous shop Vicu you can sit in a quiet garden behind the store and see the undulating balconies on the facade of a building such as a rare Casa Mila Antonio Guadi. If you want to know more about the local population live just visit the park at the end of  Bacja Rector Oliver where children can climb wooden toys under the existing Gothic church of the Virgin Mary that was built in the late nineteenth century and this building stones were transferred stone by stone from the ancient capital .

You can also sit by the swimming pool with the shallow blue water that comes through a dark corridor in the Calle Roger de urea 56 – one of the oldest courtyards which were returned to the public by the city in the late eighties and the home of a cylindrical water tower was built of stone – (the ticket price during summer is 1.45 euros).

Francis Ramirez Meonoz – urban geography professor at the University of Barcelona – said during a stroll through L’Esquerra del Example: «This patios like a window of  Barcelona, you can be urban tourists to see the work of the city from inside». Those patches of green spaces in the urban network of L’Esquerra del Example reference to look Iidlfons Terda E. Soner, a Progressive civil engineer This year (2009)  marks the 150 anniversary of his designing for this area.

When he presented his plan in 1859, the city was painted in his mind more practical than a place for the gentry and the wealthy, he imagined a city like a socialism Utopia where the rich and the poor live side by side in close-sized apartment buildings surrounded by parks and gardens. Barcelona was then a busy street dominated by diseases clustered around the port, surrounded by walls dating back to the Middle Ages, which is located behind a wide swath turned in to L’Esquerra del Example. Life was for the working class bleak short and the average age of the average person was 36 years at this time!!.

Terda predicted the modern age needs in his design that the city has evolved to become one of the most important and most active cities in Europe. Recovered the city by railway lines, and designed wide streets that can accommodate trains and trams.

Lewis Pernymer – Catalan journalist – who wrote a book about L’Esquerra del Example said: «Terda was long ahead of his time, and modernity to the extent that few at the time realized his genius. Not only today only recognize the importance of this man ». Some streets have become more equal than others through the streets where it is deployed large luxury homes that have made L’Esquerra del Example exhibition of modern architecture, such as Goody and Luis Domenech I Montar and Josep Puig i Kadavalic, while nearby streets are unpaved and there is the strengthening of public health.

The greedy real estate developers built a higher buildings than Terda planed, preventing the light of the sun and removed the public spaces that were supposed to be a healthy and pleasant place (just like any other urban planners in the nineteenth century, it was believed that good ventilation to prevent the spread of diseases), and filled squares within each block with shops and offices.

However, the green spaces that Terda wanted to be a typical feature of L’Esquerra del Example become an urgent need contemporary. In an attempt to increase the green areas in Barcelona, the city set up 40 park and plans to add more in addition to the establishment of a network of pedestrian areas only. Professor Meonoz: «We are back to the idea of Terda origin. The vision that we have of the city now does not differ much from those obtained in the 150-year-old ».

Madrid .. The city of dreams

Spain has always work to fulfill the needs of tourists, and is constantly improving transportation and many tourist facilities, museums, airports, and provide new ways to identify the visitor the most important monuments in Madrid, Spain.

The origin of the word Madrid is the arabic word «Mejrit» means the course of the river because the Arabs on their arrival to this area, encamped at the river (Madrid’s Manzanares River), and is widely believed that the first Arab leader Mohammed was founded the city of Madrid in AD 865, and the town gradually expanded until it turned to the city, and then fallen to the Spaniards in 1083, and in 1561 taken by King Philip II of Spain, the seat of his rule, and the capital of Spain, was left of the Arab Antiquities in Madrid, little remains of the ancient wall, there is also a great park in Madrid near the royal palace called the name of the Moro park, any park, Arab, Campo del Moro, to the descent of the Arab army in the region, and the city of Madrid is ready to receive visitors and tourists at all times, and different levels and layers, and where hotels, family hotels, which accommodate about 5000 people, and hotels can the degree of four and five-star accommodate about 24 thousand people, is also available in Madrid, all kinds of large and small restaurants of various nationalities, and Spanish are fond of cafes and cafeterias, and, therefore, in every street there must be a good number of coffee shops, and the fact that Madrid, capital of tourism, the owners of hotels, cafes expect it constantly visited by people from other nationalities, who are accustomed to foreigners, down, and they are always trying to provide good service to them, because a large part of Spain’s economy depends on tourism.

As for the roads has improved a lot, Valmitro in Madrid vastly expanded and became up to Barajas International Airport, any airport Madrid Barajas airport is also expanding as well, and can now reach from the airport to board the subway directly from the airport, as well as taxi and of course the bus, and subway passengers can reach any important place in Madrid, and if the visitor arrived to Madrid by train, it will arrive to a station (Otoja) world, and passes in the station many of the trains that run inside or outside Madrid, and that the Metro No. (1).

Tourists can happen, which is in the station Otoja, free brochures on tourism and major tourist areas and important sites in Spain. Moreover, these manuals are available in the Barajas airport and tourism circles, the most important point is located at 27 Plaza Mayor in the plaza Mayor 27.

In the department of tourism at the point of No. 2 Road Medinathele Duque Duque Medinaceli, 2 In the train station site (Otoja) can acquire a tourist card, called the Madrid Card Madrid name and through this card can a traveler to visit the most prominent landmarks in Madrid at a reasonable price, and we will talk about This card later.

If a passenger wants to travel frequently within Madrid during the whole day or two, they can acquire a special card to navigate the public transportation at a reasonable price, called the card Abono Transporte Turistico which several types, the first for one day, meaning it could be the bearer of movement by means of public transport throughout the Today, the price of this card is 7 euros and 60 cents, the other type card for two days, the price of 13 euros and 60 cents, in the case of children take the price of the card for a child under the age of 11 years is half the price any lower price of the card by 50 per cent, and there are other cards for three days or more, and price increases with the number of days, and can be for people wishing to buy this card from places subway.

The visitor can also if he wants to move in Madrid to buy another type of card, a card (Metro Bus) Metro – Bus, a card (with ten cards), usually called the name Beate de Diit Billete de Diez and price of six euros and 40 cents, and sold at access to the metro, use this card a traveler can reach any point he wishes in Madrid metro (one card only ten cards), regardless of on between the lines (in 11 lines of the Madrid Metro) on condition that out of the metro to the street, and this same card, Ten-cards, traveler can also be transmitted by bus, but the age of the card in this case, if the coming end of the bus, unlike the metro, which can relay between the lines one card only.

Tourists can pass the card to keep a Madrid Card Madrid, and through them can visit many of the important sights cheaply and are of three types, the first stretch for 24 hours, price 38 euros, the second from a 48-hour price of 48 euros and the third category of 27 hours The price of 58 euros, and can buy this card from the following locations:

* Point No. 29 Square 29 Plaza Mayor Mayor or the Department of Tourism in the street Medinathele Duque Calle Dupue Medinaceli, 2

* Otoja train station

* Barajas Airport can sum this card to enter many areas free of charge, in many of the museums of Madrid, attractions and entertainment task such as:

1 Prado Museum, a museum of the ancient world, and carries the same name as the street, which is surrounded by the Prado Street, date back to the founding of this museum in 1814 by King Philip VII, and is one of Spain’s most famous museums, and contains a very important historical paintings, including top artists such as language and Bellatkt.

2 Queen Sofia Museum: opened in 1992, and bears the name of Spain’s Queen Sofia, and respect to modern art paintings, in which the panel Algrnica famous for Picasso, as well as paintings by artists other senior Juan such as Guess and Joan Miro and Tàpies.

3 Tyson Bornamaysta Museum: Museum of the Spanish state bought it in 1993, and contains Textile important since the thirteenth century until the twentieth century, and three museums are located in an area overlooking the Prado Street, can also visit other museums such as the archeological museum.

4 royal palace built by King Philip V and is located in central Madrid, 5, and this card can visit the other palaces are located in towns close to Madrid, like the town of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, as well as the memorial of martyrs Valley Valle de los Caidos.

6 curfew in the Madrid Vision bus, a double-decker bus, especially Btjol tourists, and cut into her about 35 kilometers, are of three types: the first on a tour of historic sites, the so-called Madrid Historico, and the second regard to the world of New Madrid, and the so-called Madrid Moderno, and the third is by definition the most important buildings of Madrid, named Madrid Monunental.

The intersection of these buses in specific places and the tour guide, in several languages to illustrate the places through which, it is possible for those who wish to ascend to the riding of St. Felipe IV Calle Felipe IV, near the Prado Museum, the above-mentioned, as well as from the Bank of Spain Banco de Espania can also get this card by calling the number 917651016 in Spain (Spain is number 34).

7 Program «Discover Madrid»: it is intended to be seen visiting the most important monuments in Madrid; historical, artistic and architectural and public utilities and consumer goods, tourism, etc., and can those who wish to attend this program checks the No. 69 Street Mayor Calle Mayor 69 or contact phone number 915,882,906 .

8 Games, visit the city of Parque de Atracciones contain numerous and diverse games to entertain children and adults, and which also offer many activities are also available where the markets, restaurants, cafes, and can be reached by buses No. 33 and No. 65 or No. 10 in the metro and get off at the point of Bataan Batan Tel city games and this is 914,632,900.

9 zoo, a spacious garden and the many types of animals as established by the reviews from time to time, and can be reached by bus No. 33, and the phone number is 915,123,770.

10 cable cars: a high cable cars Teleferico forty meters, and which can be seen the most important monuments of Madrid, high buildings, located in the street Pintor Rosales, Calle pintor Rosales and can be reached by subway No. 3 and get off at point Arigoyes Arguelles or bus No. 21 or No. 74, The phone is 915,417,450.

11 Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid): Located stadium soccer team Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabeu Street Casteana famous, and can enter the VIP lounge, lounge clothing and the Museum of the pitch and the course and watch the team medals and awards rial obtained, and the address of this place is the Paseo de la Catellana , 144 and can be reached by Metro No. 10 at the point of the same name of the stadium Santiago Bernabeu. 12 Street Casteana: mention of the street, it should be noted that the streets of Madrid’s largest and most and foremost, and can be for those who wish to see the full boarding a bus No. 27 from Piazza Ambajadoris Embajadores any before entering the street, where they pass through the bus station area World Atoja Prado Street, and the above-mentioned, which is shared by many important museums, and is an extension of the street Casteana Prado, Rikolios, and where many embassies, banks, government departments, the task and Communications Palace, the National Library, restaurants and great shops.

* Arab cultural centers

* In Madrid, more than Arab cultural center, and the oldest Egyptian Institute for Islamic Studies and is located in St. Francisco de Asis Menendez Casariego, 1 near Casteana Street, in the Center library, exhibition hall, organizing courses to teach Arabic and cultural seasons, he also issued on behalf of a reputable magazine magazine Institute Egyptian Islamic studies.

And other cultural centers are also the Islamic Cultural Center, and contains an extensive library, and organizes cultural seasons, most recently a conference on the thinker Ibn Khaldun, and art exhibits. In the building of the Institute are also primary and secondary schools of the Arab students, and it also a mosque and widely, and thought the name of the mosque on the place, so called the mosque Article 30, called the Spanish name of the Mezquita M30, in the Center is also a cafeteria and a restaurant, there are also Syrian Cultural Center, which regulates from time to time seasons cultural and art exhibits.

In Madrid, the number of bathrooms on the way East, and there is also a cafeteria and restaurants, there are also specialty restaurants relax with Arabic. Finally, and spread fast food shops on the way in Arabic, called Doner Kabab.

The tourists can also if needed for a phone number or a facility or a department or a place that no institution working related specifically to provide this service in several languages; including Arabic, compared to about 2 euros and the number is 11888.

Spanish Sevilla, the golden History

Located to the south-west of Cordoba, Cadiz, in the north, (60) miles from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The old name of the city of Seville is Ichaabali of Iberian, and then turning this name Latin Hispalis after conquered by the Romans in 205 BC, the Arabs and Muslims that name to Seville. This name is derived the current name, Spanish Sevilla.
History:
Seville, one of the first cities founded by Iberians, then the city has evolved in the era of the Phoenicians, Greeks, Alqirtajnyen, and became the commercial center of Andalusia, Seville was Ichaabali or at the time of Roman conquest, a small town area, fenced simple construction, and was dubbed the Oppidum any fortified place.
And the old city was located in a high place somewhat near the river, which they had occupied part of the city of Seville persons present. In the year 409 AD. Tribes, the Vandals invaded Spain, and followed by Visigoths, and settled where the kings of the Goths, and made it their capital until the transfer of King Iofajldo capital to Toledo in 567 AD. The city flourished during the reign of San Hermnkhaldo who converted to Christianity and founded Ouislane Isidro famous school in Seville.
Then he started a new era in the revelation of the Muslims in the peninsula and inaugurated it, the flags of Islam and rose to Andalusia, and by the armies of Tariq ibn Ziyad opened strongholds and forts after the victory over the armies of the Visigoths at the battle of the Valley of the Seine lakh in 93 e / 712 CE.
The wave of conquistadors led by Musa ibn Nusair, piquant open the cities that have not opened up Gibraltar, Seville and fallen to the Muslims after a siege of several months for the walls of immunity and resistance. And has been chosen Musa bin Nusair, capital of Andalusia to the location on the sea, and its association with other ways other Andalusian cities, and easier access to the base in the Maghreb Islamic armies in the event of revolutions of Andalusia, Seville, but did not enjoy such excellence as to Cordoba became the capital after the murder of Abdul Aziz bin Musa 98 common e / 717 AD.
Were successively Andalusia number of governors, including the Umayyads emitted tribal conflict, and the country became the scene of strife and chaos, a breeding ground for disorder even entered the Prince Abdul Rahman Ibn Muawiyah Al-Andalus, and saved from the tribulations that the contract was covered by the persistent manifestations of chaos, and the fact that an Arab Islamic State was an extension of the Umayyad .
And has been living in Seville after the Moslem conquest as it was the time of the Goths, only a slight change caused by the victors in the field of religious, social, housing Seville a handful of Arabs, as most of them preferred to flee to the capital city of Cordoba.
Has pervaded the city a large number of Christians as the first Christian religious center in Spain since the time of the Goths, then the number of its Arab population suddenly settled after the Jund al-Homs in 124 AH / 742 CE. Seville and I got several Arab tribes, such as the Banu Musa, and the children blossom, and the children of the pilgrims, and the children seriously, and the children of jail.
And follow the Muslims since the conquest policy of tolerance in the treatment of Christians of Seville, and offered so many Christians turning to Islam, and the minds of these converts were so far peaceful. The Christians have – particularly in the reign of Abdul Aziz ibn Musa – freely in the rituals of their religion, and had the effect of this policy of tolerance that has close ties between Muslims and Christians based on the marriage of Muslims to the Spaniards, conquerors Vkther marriage of the Spaniards, and originated from the marriage a generation of Spaniards Muslim knew Bamouldin and the number born little by little, they were at the end of the nineteenth century the majority of the population of Seville, and kept many of them Spanish names such as brown Angeline, and built Cbrqp.
In the year 158 AH / 775 AD. Came to Abdul Rahman bin Muawiya King bed, Cordoba, Seville Vtemtat in the custody of and behind the Umayyad overall prosperity in her life, and established the Umayyad prince Eternal great facilities, and Abdel-Rahman was the era of East approached the age of Islamic Spain Palmcherq Abbasi – for the first time – contact direct that the outdated Islamic Spain in the first – especially in the era of Abdel-Rahman inside – they preserve the ideals and traditions Shamia.
During the reign of Prince Abdullah bin Mohammed raised the banner of independence of Seville, and out of orbit of the emirate Córdoban and flipped Seville Hajjaj bin Ibrahim, a leader of the city and honorable, and elevated in the drawer of glory and was a strong leader. The children of pilgrims continued to rule until Seville when Abdel Rahman Bin Mohammad Al Emirate of Cordoba, and determination to subdue rioting and the consolidation of Al Andalus, the inclusion of the independent cities of central power, and succeeded Nasser Abdel-Rahman eliminating the Omar bin Hvson Bbstr rebel citadel, and surrendered him Ahmed bin Muslim bin Hajjaj, so I went back to the orbit of Cordoba, Seville, and established a fortified township.
As the kings of the communities in Andalusia, after the fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba, son of slaves seized the reigns Seville in 433 AH / 1042. And make the children of slaves, capital of the small kingdom, and saw the Seville in their time of prosperity not seen before. And brought the matter is that became the greatest cities of Islamic Spain after it abandoned its Cordoba for leadership.
And then successively on a number of Seville successors combined weak, apart from a king had a great credit to the beautification and care of Seville, Abul-Ala Idris Ibn Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur 614 to 627 AH / 1218-1230 AD, who tried to restore the luster of Seville days Mansour, have resorted to vaccinated before the threat, and he settled it in 618 AH / 1221. A huge tower, tower is the famous gold which still stands today, and new city walls, and built a fence before Amamiya surrounded by all of us, and dig a trench going around the walls, an exaggeration to fortify the city against the Spanish threat.
The death of Abu Ala Idris vanished all hope of saving the Seville, has fallen cities which had made up the front line of defense, and Kcrdobp Qurmonp fort and the palace and the castle and the fortress and castle Faraj Jaber. On December 22, 1248 / 645 e. Castilla armies entered the city of Seville after a siege that lasted nearly 17 months.
Landmarks:
A great big city of Seville was in the days of the great Muslim cities of Andalusia, and is today one of the largest and most beautiful cities in Spain, which are close to the sea, located on the shore of a great river, going where the big boats. Seville, overlooking the Mount of honor, a mountain of many trees, olives and other fruit, and is distinct from other cities in Andalusia advantage of all the good air and fine water, and soil health and crops, livestock, many of the fruits of all kinds, hunting land and sea, and many of the honey and fig dry, with walls vulnerable and full of markets, and create many, and her Miyasir, and most of their trade by the oil that is getting ready to the east and the west by land and sea, as well as their land grants to cotton Afeem Andalusia, and Etjhz by traders to Africa and Sljmasp and what Gods, safflower Safflower preferred by the prospects, and sugar cane by many.
At the end of the river of Seville from both sides of many islands surrounded by water, Kloha lasting and set lasting outcome and milk, and refrain from what the cloven hooves and the enemy is not up to anyone, and you know this Algeria Madaen.
During the reign of Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Mumin and his son Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur Seville reached the height of its glory and greatness, and has truly become the capital of Andalusia in the era of uniform, sweeping the markets, shops, palaces and monuments, and civilization flourished.
And cultural landmarks of Seville, where the old Arab quarter of narrow streets that do not allow the passage of only small cars, and the strange calm that enjoys the streets by day and by the fountains in channels of houses, and walls bearing inscriptions Arab movable forms known in the palaces and mosques and the most repeated phrase “no winner except Allah “These walls are covered with bright white layer, spread on the turf of small windows and balconies colors green, the flowers hanging down, wonderful colors and forms.
The Seville, in the era of uniform, divided into neighborhood is a key city, surrounded by other districts, and surrounds the city and its neighborhoods strong walls protect the city from enemy raids, and was located outside the walls peri, as in most cities of Andalusia.
Walls: a landmark of Seville remaining front wall, which was built and constructed by the ruling Abul-Ela Idris in 1223. And digging a trench around it, and to extend it a little high fence to the river Guadalquivir huge tower tower is a large rib gold still exists today, and in this tower for a similar tower on the beach near the city are linked by a series of huge iron to prevent ships from passing the night in the Guadalquivir River protection of the city from across the river to sneak it.
Castles: From the lingering effects also Jaber Castle or Castle Oerp Valley, which lies (12) kilometers west of Seville, on the western side of a hill and a height of about 82.50 meters and is surrounded by Oerp Valley from the south and west. Jaber Castle and the most important example of the remaining bastions of Andalusian now and was longer in the Islamic era, the real key regions, including Seville and was conceived as the walls and towers, palaces and the role of the grand mosque and shops like a small town.
The new Almohad building and supplied the castle walls, fences, trenches the front, and this is reflected in the system of towers and walls that resemble the walls of every alum and Qasrc Seville, Badajoz and towers, the castle consists of two Siahin separation wall in the middle of the door, and when Fernando III took over the castle fortifications repaired and re – instructions in the fifteenth century during the reign of the Catholic Kings. In 1543 it carried out many reforms, and renewed a third time during the reign of Philip II, and seized the French in the eighteenth century the castle, ruined many of the towers, and opened large gaps in the walls for the installation of guns and in spite of all these reforms, which changed the appearance of the castle can be Islamic distinguish towers combined.
A Fort vagina, which is located southwest of Trianp from the city of Seville, known today as the “San Juan de Atnalfrc” a distortion of the fortress of the vagina, was ordered built by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur in 585 AH / 1189. Before his victory in the Arc signed five years. It was built on the river Great Seville. Within the fort built palaces and Kabbat in progress on the usually-Mansour construction of love and selflessness construction propagated this building deficiencies as intended, has become a fortress for a summer-based successors are combined, and a center for the defensive honor.
The fort fell into the hands of Alakectaliyn in 643 AH / 1246 after fierce resistance by the Muslims and destroyed walls in the year AH 682 / in 1284 and built around a village called since then on behalf of San Juan. All that remains of it now only traces of some high walls.
As well as landmarks of Seville Fort Palace, one of the famous forts in the region of honor around the Seville and is located about 25 kilometers south-west of Seville, click Ncz known today as Cerro de Alcazar oversees this high on the Cedar Valley, this site is one of the finest strategic locations. It was adopted Ibn Abbad often requires the time of the picnic and the effects of this small fort which proves that he built over the ancient Roman buildings, and the Islamic monuments which do not merely a section of the walls 20 meters long and a height of four meters, a huge tower built all of the cob.
Including Fort Faroe Pmalqp based on a high mountain to the east of Faro Malaga, on the basis of an ancient castle built by Phoenician Prince Abdul Rahman home in 170 AH / 787 CE. It was composed at the time of fences: one external brick buildings, and the second related to the Kasbah and Nasser Abdel-Rahman, took care fortified and completion of and around the children Hammoud fortress, and set up by a huge tower to oversee the Málaga bay and is known today as Torre Vigia and a height (17) meters, this fort has fallen into the hands of the Catholic Kings in 892 AH / 1487 after a siege that lasted for forty days, hard and keep it on the walls and fences Jabab and part of the tower was topped by the Great Lighthouse sends light into the sea.
A circular fort, which is located on a mountain height of 155 meters swallow on the road between Cordoba and Seville, Muslims have built in 141 AH / 759 CE. And called to inform Palmdor Biasi year 623 AH / 1226. But Ferdinand III was inaugurated in 637 AH / 1240. The walls of this fort to the top of this winding mountain, has renewed Abu Mohammed, so as to conform walls in different places him, and by massive towers are deaf from the inside, and topped all balconies prismatic form, and the entrance to the fort is located in the south eastern side.
Mosques: was established in the city since its founding in the Islamic era mosques Jaamaan: the first mosque built by Ibn Adbs Judge Omar Bin Order Adbs Prince Abdul Rahman East in 213 AH / 829 CE. Are still remnants phenomenon even today, although it is the Church of San Salvador. The second Kasbah Mosque, founded by Abu Ya’qub Yusuf, and it is today the Cathedral of Seville.
In the Mosque of Ibn Adbs was a house of prayer includes eleven naves perpendicular to the qibla wall tile East, including the most up tiles, and the length of the qibla wall ranges between 48 and 50 meters, and the minaret was based on the northern wall of the mosque, and protrude outside the wall a little bit. The lobby of the mosque was Mgrosa planted with orange, bitter orange, as it was decorated with a fountain in the form of conch.
The mosque was in 472 AH / 1079. A violent earthquake demolished the upper part of the minaret, renewing adopted bin slaves to build in one month, and date of construction recorded on the plate was discovered in the tribal base of the wall minaret. And tend to think that the construction of the mosque was affected by this earthquake, Western Vtsdat walls and tilted and eroded Awards roof and ordered the ruling Almohad Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, in 592 AH / 1195. Repaired, and established the foundations of his forceful western walls tilt, and returned to prayer after having been cut off from him since the year 570 AH / 1174.
And have fallen Seville in 1246. In the hands of Alakectaliyn, Mosque of Ibn Adbs turning to the Church of San Salvador, and hit the minaret on 24 August 1356 / 757 e. Severely damaged as a result of an earthquake demolished its upper part, it took place the current floor bells, and then the entire destruction of the mosque in 1081 AH / 1671. With the exception of the minaret and the lobby, and built the new church location.
The minaret of the mosque – the only effect keeping us from the mosque – minarets resemble the Andalusian era, Abdel-Rahman of Cordoba East, such as the minaret of the San Juan and Santiago, in the spiral staircase inside his 80 cm, revolves around a huge cylindrical pillar.
And the Mosque of Ibn Adbs not been any increase since it was built or added, fed up after three centuries of its inception, the congregation of the people of Seville, were praying in the spaciousness and Oaqbith shops in related markets, Phippad Balarbp zoom them. He ordered the Almohad ruler Abu Yaqub Yusuf construction of a mosque Casbah, and began to build in the month of Ramadan in 567 AH / 1172. Entrusted to Sheikh Ahmed bin Sgt clothing and builders of the people of Seville and Mrakhovas so.
The engineers drilled basis until he arrived to dig into the water, then put the foundation of brick, lime and plaster and stone, and set up foundations below ground level, construction has remained constant, even supplemented Baltsagev, for four years, and a boat to widen the Mosque of Cordoba and is interested in building the Dome of the mihrab, corporals, and placed where all their genius, and made for a mosque pulpit of the finest types of wood, carved the wonderful decorations, and studded sandal Mdza ivory, ebony, silver and gold plates, and then held for him confined took mihrab and the pulpit.
The mosque contains seventeen corridor perpendicular to the qibla wall, tile East, including more extensive tiles, and the brackets the Whole bypassing broken based on the foundations of brick, and was supported by external walls of the mosque to pay the huge pillars arising from the brackets.
As his son Yaqub ordered to Seville to supervise the completion of the draft of his father and complete the construction of a minaret exceed height of a minaret in Cordoba, and is not only the minaret after the victory of Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur on the armies of Castile at the battle of Arc in the July 10, 1195 / 591 e. And increased agility in the minaret overlooking the plains of Seville. And decorated every wall of the walls of the minaret of the two networks differ aids outstanding in every aspect of the faces, and occupies the central region between the two networks and bypassing lobed arches very good and beauty.
He then ordered Abu Yusuf apples making four golden crowns the minaret, and raised in the highest dome Ambassod prominent minaret, and then was removed by membranes that were covered in a ceremony attended by the Governor and the Crown Prince Nasser and his sons, and all Oceach combined, the judge and the elders, and in the spring the other in 594 AH / 1197 AD. Vbehrt underbelly of machinery and eyes present.
It is the last yard of the mosque was divided all the roads leading to the city walls the doors open, and really any wonder that we see today retains some of the ways planned by the old, it goes from one party to another city, passing the mosque.
And have fallen in Seville by Ferdinand III of Castile, he turned to the mosque Maria church, the mosque remained standing in this state without hitting his building damage, however, have been established by several chapels, including the royal chapel, and then successively by the impact of earthquake disasters , forcing the Council of Churches Seville to the decision to demolish it and build the Cathedral of Cordoba place and, indeed, the demolition of the mosque, and lay the foundation stone in the construction of the new year 804 AH / 1402, has been the lobby of the Whole – known as the hall orange – retains its integrity to a large measure destroyed Mjnepth Bank 1026 H / in 1618.
Little remains of the Almohad Mosque only a few square overlooking the Bhoh from the north and east. Among these brackets arc section known door of forgiveness, and strength of the two bands prominent decoration, Tertsm the list of rectangles and squares on their heads, and flanking a bar crowded with Middle Ptoriqat of palm smooth, free of stems, surrounded Mkrzp lines and wrinkles in the edges bend and fit together in harmony and rhythm, and all the decorations mixed Andalusian style with Morocco.
The minaret has shifted after the fall of Seville in 1246. To the bell tower of the church, then fell extension Tvahatha gold on the impact of an earthquake in 756 AH / 1355. And then removed one of the lightning upper part of the minaret in 899 AH / 1494. As another part of which fell in an earthquake in 909 AH / 1504. The Spaniards established a place of the upper floor of the new storey building in 974 AH / 1567, a monument in the above in 975 AH / 1568. The bronze statue of going with the wind, hence called Giraldio or rotary air, and turning this name to the Giralda, and became known since the early eighteenth century the tower as a whole.
It was the Normans raided the Seville in 229 AH / 844 CE. And their entrance, burned the mosque roof, and went in her palaces, and then bring them out by the Prince, he noted the ministers built a wall of the city of Seville for their protection, so to Fhd Abdullah bin Sinan – one pro Umayyad – Fbnah Abdel-Rahman ordered the establishment of Dar Seville industry to create a warship because of Andalusia did not have a fleet at that time was able to reply raids Normans.
Walls: create a new system stationed in the planning of the walls of Seville, as they had a lot of angles of internal and external wall, so take the form of zigzag lines surf, and the advantage of this system that lets soldiers advancing enemies within one angle, and then rush them from the top of the walls on their routes Vivtkon grand scale, is similar to this system “Alzembrk” If you pressure him, then leave the driving hard afflicts offset, and continues to this sector of the Seville-based walls, known as Wall comparison, runs from the door compared to the door of Cordoba, and some scattered remnants in the park after Institute the valley.
The scientific status:
Seville is a center of the ancient Andalusian culture, where there are old by the University due to two centuries, containing the faculties of Arts, Law and Science and the Faculty of Medicine, an independent, and a little teaching Arabic at the Faculty of Arts.
And the archives of the India House, which includes sets the value of documents relating to the discovery of America, and the date of the Spanish-American colonies and management, and other researchers from the destination country, particularly the U.S., which means scientists a study of these groups in particular.

Barcelona: European city-flavored Mediterranean

Is usually to cities dominated by certain characteristics, excellence, this raises the banner of the city of culture and a specialist in trade, business and third-famous beauty of nature and appetite for life.

But few are the cities that combine it all together at the top of  Barcelona, the city is unfolding, slowly, between the sea and the mountains offer to the visitor surprises do not end in a beautiful mix that combines Mediterranean charm with a unique flavor of Europe.

People live here all their energy as if they were on a race with time, and they want to draw from life as they could, and there is enjoyable that the visitor finds himself in the midst of this tumultuous day celebration.

The first thing Ihdk to Barcelona is distinctive architectural style. The builders took care to take all building character distinguishes it from the other, many of them bright colors to the cheerful self. And balconies decorated with ornamental plants, and the streets are spacious and the garden variety.

To Arampela

“To Arampela” is the main street in the city and the heart of it. A vast series of restaurants, cafes and nightclubs spread over the street, which has the largest share of infantry.

In the daytime the street is full of tourists and itinerant, and at night turn into a bee hive, especially in the weekend evenings when it begins after one does not end only with the dawn and possibly beyond.

 

And love in Arampela such as air everywhere. Immt wherever your face and loved and the lover found Echtlsan together for moments of happiness.

And adjacent to the Plaza Catalunya Arampela spacious and peerless stone and human beings. And no better than drinking a cup of coffee on a pavement cafes and control the human flood, which overflows to fill the roads with joy and joy.

All the unexpected can happen in Arampela, if the unthinkable two young men to exercise by jogging, semi-naked, when the second morning.

After crossing the center smiles passers-by, looking forward to girls Mmhawkti strength Taatmilan Bgenj middle of the street. Contemplate the features and then hear the sound that they can detect men “former” decided to abandon voluntarily masculinity and themselves.

At the end of the street stands a statue of Christopher Columbus, pointing with his hand to the sea, as ships began to discover the new world.

Holy Family

The famous British novelist George Orwell is that the Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona is the ugliest building ever seen and wondered why he did not destroy it in the Spanish civil war.

Work is still going to build a church of the Holy Family so far

But it seems that only a small part of His novel “Big Brother” to see. The transformation of this building today to the architectural icon in Barcelona and her trademark.

The construction of the church in 1883 at the hands of the most important architect in Barcelona, Judy’s parents, Anthony had his vision on the basis of building 18 towers but did not succeed in completing the tower, the one he was killed during the construction process.

It is noteworthy that the work still continues in the building of the church is not expected to be completed before another twenty years.

Elevator in the church to connect to the height of 65 meters and then you can find your way among a group of very narrow stairs that wriggling until a height of 90 meters, where there are cracks can be seen from the city.

Museums

In Barcelona, a series of multiple museums, the most famous Museum of Modern Art in Catalonia in the form of short oversees civil rights.

From the entrance of the palace museum, overlooking Barcelona gorgeous glittering in the mountains a beautiful child and hid in the arms of her father.

There is a museum monks who provides a picture of monastic life in the Middle Ages and beyond.

It seems to build the museum in some ways influenced by Arabic architecture even feel that you are in the house of an old Damascene.

The museum building square Ttosth a wonderful small garden, filled with orange trees in the center fountain trickling water makes you feel a desire impending sleep.

Catalonia Square Street entrance to Arampela

We should not miss to visit the Royal Palace and Gardens of Barcelona singing period until the mountains.

The park is “Joel” most famous of these gardens, as close as possible to the work of art, is a green paradise, cut through by rock formations and Central Mentoap large yard overlooking the city and provide them look spectacular.

Barcelona on

Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a political status and Mali. Port is one of the most important and largest ports in the Mediterranean and believes in the marriage had a good of the city.

In Catalonia the independence of the trend are well known. The population predominated Catalan identity belonging to the Spanish and are keen to speak their own language affected by the Spanish and French.

Was approved by the Socialist government in Madrid to the draft passed by the Parliament of Catalonia makes the region and “tons” within Spain and short positions on speakers Alrsimp Balkatalonep.

This raised the ire of a senior commander in the Spanish army, which says military intervention to prevent the secession of the province, what was the government, the immediate isolation, driven by fear of a return to the role of the military who are beating the power after the death of General Franco.

That these political developments do not prevent the city from completing their life cycle and do not hinder the normal tourists enjoy the fundamentals of the city.

Moving to Marbella More Affordable !!

 

 

 

 

How can we descripe Marbella is a stunning place to live – it has it all, it has glitz, glamour and chic, it has an old town and a new town, it has a marina, yachts, fabulously wealthy people, some of the best shopping in Spain and Europe, some of the best bars, restaurants, cafes and even some stunning views too.

Marbella offers the best of Spain. It has the climate, it has some stunning real estate, it has the beach, it has the laid back lifestyle, there are job opportunities there for Brits, the cost of living can be lower than in the UK in Marbella depending on where and how you shop…and what’s more, Marbella has rapidly ‘improving’ property prices. By ‘improving’ we of course mean falling in this instance! Marbella is in a pocket of Spain most harshly affected by the real estate readjustments occurring across the entire country. Prices became so high so quickly as demand soared, that Spanish property in Marbella actually became overpriced. Now that interest in Spanish investment real estate has dropped off significantly, this has had a sharp impact on prices in the resort.

There are those who are trying to sell up and get out because they cannot afford their mortgage costs, there are developers who have committed to projects who are now trying to offload their property stock…but there is far less demand than there was 18 months ago and there are bargains to be bagged. And now it’s time to let you in to a secret – the locations that boom first may be the ones to crash hardest, but they are also the locations that boom first again! So if you buy into a crashing Marbella today, chances are you will be buying into a location that will boom again and boom again soon.

Property prices in Spain have been falling across pockets of the country for well over a year now, and one of the hardest hit locations is the Costa del Sol that was previously so oversold and overpriced that it was becoming increasingly overlooked. Well, now that prices are falling and the level of interest in Spanish investment property is waning too, it seems that the likes of marvellous Marbella are suddenly within reach!