Granada Spain - Glorious City Of Southern Spain

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The Plaza de San Nicolas, atrepparttar highest point ofrepparttar 140358 Albaicín, is famous for its magnificent view ofrepparttar 140359 Moorish Palace.

Sacromonte Hill, which overlooksrepparttar 140360 city fromrepparttar 140361 north, is famous for its cave dwellings, once home to a large gypsy community. Here, you can find some ofrepparttar 140362 best flamenco shows in Andalucia.

Perhapsrepparttar 140363 most important Christian monument of Granada is repparttar 140364 Cathedral. Built in 1523, Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand are buried there inrepparttar 140365 Royal Chapel.

Among museums well-worth visiting arerepparttar 140366 Art Museum inrepparttar 140367 Palacio de Carlos V atrepparttar 140368 Alhambra,repparttar 140369 Alhambra Museum, repparttar 140370 Cathedral Museum,repparttar 140371 Archaeological Museum andrepparttar 140372 Science Museum.

Ifrepparttar 140373 children become a little bored with sightseeing, they will just loverepparttar 140374 activities available inrepparttar 140375 nearby Sierra Nevada ski resort orrepparttar 140376 beautiful beaches not too far away. And so will you!

So ... come visit Granada and haverepparttar 140377 time of your lives!

Linda Plummer is webmistress of http://www.top-tour-of-spain.com Top Tour of Spain providing information on Spain for travel, food, language and living.


Málaga Spain - Birthplace of Pablo Picasso

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Other prominent churches inrepparttar old town of Málaga include Santiago (15th-18th centuries), los Mártires, Sagroado Corazón, and Santo Cristo de la Salud.

Málaga is alsorepparttar 140357 birthplace of celebrated Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and there are several galleries showing his wonderful work.

In 1983, his birthplace was declared an historic-artistic monument and, in 1991, it becamerepparttar 140358 headquarters ofrepparttar 140359 Picasso Foundation.

A charming and interesting city in its own right, you also have allrepparttar 140360 fantastic beaches ofrepparttar 140361 ever-popular Costa del Sol close at hand.

Málaga certainly offers a fine mix so come and makerepparttar 140362 most of it!



Linda Plummer is webmistress of http://www.top-tour-of-spain.com Top Tour of Spain providing information on Spain for travel, food, language and living.


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