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Historic Sites Attractions In Andalucia

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Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a historical nationality. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville. Its capital is the city of Seville . Andalusia is located in a privileged area in the south of the Iberian peninsula, in south-western Europe, immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Murcia and the Mediterranea...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Andalucia

  • 1. Plaza de Espana Seville
    The Plaza de España is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa , in Seville, Spain, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival styles of Spanish architecture.
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  • 5. Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos Cordoba
    The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos , also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval alcázar located in the historic centre of Córdoba , next to the Guadalquivir River and near the Grand Mosque. The Alcázar takes its name . The fortress served as one of the primary residences of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. It is a building of military character whose construction was ordered by the King Alfonso XI of Castile in the year 1328, on previous constructions . The architectural ensemble has a sober character in its exterior and splendid in its interior, with the magnificent gardens and courtyards that maintain an Mudéjar inspiration. The Alcázar has been declared a Cultural Interest Heritage since 1931. It forms part of the Historic Center of Córdoba that was d...
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  • 6. Alcazaba Malaga
    The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification in Málaga, Spain. It was built by the Hammudid dynasty in the early 11th century.This is the best-preserved alcazaba in Spain. Adjacent to the entrance of the Alcazaba are remnants of a Roman theatre dating to the 1st century BC, which are undergoing restoration. Some of the Roman-era materials were reused in the Moorish construction of the Alcazaba. Ferdinand and Isabella captured Málaga from the Moors after the Siege of Málaga , one of the longest sieges in the Reconquista, and raised their standard at the Torre del Homenaje in the inner citadel. According to architect restorer, Leopoldo Torres Balbás, the Alcazaba of Málaga is the prototype of military architecture in the Taifa period, with its double walls and massive entry fortifications. ...
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  • 7. Dolmen de Menga Antequera
    The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising 3 cultural monuments and 2 natural mountain features in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain. The cultural institution responsible for its protection is the CADA . It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2016.
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  • 9. La Rabida Monastery Huelva
    The Friary of La Rábida is a Franciscan friary in the southern Spanish town of Palos de la Frontera, in the province of Huelva and the autonomous region of Andalucia. The friary is located 13 km south of the city of Huelva, where the Tinto and Odiel rivers meet. The Friary of La Rábida has been Franciscan property since the thirteenth century. It was founded in 1261; the evidence is a papal bull issued by Pope Benedict XIII in that year, allowing Friar Juan Rodríguez and his companions to establish a community on the coast of Andalucia. The first Christian building on the site was constructed over a small pre-existing Almohad building that lends its name to the present monastery. The Franciscans have held great influence in the region ever since. The buildings standing on the site today...
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  • 11. Castillo de Santa Catalina Jaen
    Saint Catalina's Castle is a castle that sits on the Cerro de Santa Catalina overlooking the Spanish city of Jaén. It is now the site of a parador.
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  • 12. Dolmenes de Antequera Antequera
    The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising 3 cultural monuments and 2 natural mountain features in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain. The cultural institution responsible for its protection is the CADA . It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2016.
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