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The major destinations in southern Spain have something for everyone. Seville has the third-largest cathedral in the world. Granada has the spectacular Alhambra and nearby, Sol Y Nieve, one of Europe's premier ski and snowboard resorts. Cordoba has mild weather and the dramatic Arab mesquita. And Ronda provides a spectacular setting and is the fascinating home of bullfighting in Spain.Seville has become one of Spain's main tourist attractions. It hosted a World's Fair and has been the center of many European cultural events. This is a city with a strong Moorish flavor. Don Juan came from Seville as did Carmen in the famous Opera.

Seville's massive cathedral stands on the site of a prior Roman temple and an Islamic mosque. The Giralda just outside of the current cathedral was the minaret of the old mosque.Granada is a sprawling city crowned by the Alhambra, one of Europe's most extraordinary palaces and the crowning achievement of the Islamic culture in Spain.The Alhambra is far more than simply a palace. It was a collection of markets, government offices and the home and retreat of the Moorish rulers for hundreds of years.Granada is a sprawling city crowned by the Alhambra, one of Europe's most extraordinary palaces and the crowning achievement of the Islamic culture in Spain.The Alhambra is far more than simply a palace. It was a collection of markets, government offices and the home and retreat of the Moorish rulers for hundreds of years.

Cordoba has long been a major crossroads since the Roman days. The city's position on the river made this one of the transportation centers of southern Spain. Ships plied the river down to the Mediterranean carrying olives, grains and wines from roman days to the not-so-distant past. The main bridge crossing the river is still on the original Roman foundations.This city was once the center of the most powerful caliphate in the Muslim world.The Mesquite, or mosque was the largest in the Islamic world. This was the capital city of El-Andalus and was conquered before Granada as Ferdinand and Isabella swept through southern Spain.This town with its impregnable setting was the last Moorish city in Spain to be conquered by the Catholic forces of the reconquest. The city clings to sheer cliffs and its only access is across a breathtaking bridge spanning the Tajo River 300 feet above the riverbed.

Ronda is one of Spain's famous "white towns." However this city has a spectacular setting and claims to be the home of modern bullfighting.Here Pedro Romero and eventually his sons, introduced the cape (muleta), the bullfighting team (quadrilla), the sword for killing the bill and the banderilleros. Here in Ronda bullfighting developed its rules and its art as a tempered skill prior to killing the animal.

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