What is andalucia known for?

Answer 1

[1] It's known for its antiquities. It's located at the Straits of Gibraltar, so its position is strategic to passage to and from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The ancient Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans were there because of the location, and for trade. [2] It's known for cultural achievements. It was the center of about 700 years of Moorish rule over the Iberian peninsula. So it has many beautiful, famous monuments: for example, the Alhambra in Granada; the Giralda in Seville; and the Medina Azahara and Mezquita in Cordoba. [3] It's known for its engineering achievements, such as the Alamillo bridge of Seville. [4] It's known for its famous people: Rafael Alberti, Manuel de Falla, and Paco de Lucia in music; Antonio Banderas in film; Federico Garcia Lorca in literature; Cristina Hoyos in dance; and Pablo Picasso and Diego Velasquez in art. [5] It's known for its farming methods, particularly in its drought-tolerant strategies and its wise use of irrigation and scarce rainfall. [6] It's known for its food, such as the bar snacks ka tapas of Seville; fish dishes; and gazpacho. [7] It's known as the gateway of knowledge from the ancient to the modern world. For many Jewish and Moorish scholars in Andalucia passed on astronomical, geographical, historical, mathematical, medical and philosophical knowledge that might otherwise have been lost in all the fighting over the Holy Land and the Middle East during the Crusades, and after. [8] It's known for its preservation of local culture, such as the dancing and music of fandango and flamenco. [9] It's known for its production of sherry.

Answer 2

Flamenco!

The region people most associate with Spain. Also, the region of Spain which experienced the most emmigration to the Americas, thus having the largest influence on the cultures of Latin (Hispanic) America.