Cadogan Granada Seville Cordoba

by Facaros, Dana; Pauls, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781860119378
• ISBN10: 1860119379
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

Whether you are planning a short break or a longer stay, Cadogan's new guide to southern Spain's dazzling trio of inland cities will add spice to your visit. From the breathtaking glory of Granada's Alhambra to the brooding antiquity of Cordoba's Arab and Jewish heritage, from the snowcapped hills of the Sierra Nevada to tapas-bar-hopping in Seville, unlock city life past and present with Cadogan. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
A Guide to the Guide	p. 2
Geography of the Region	p. 3
Animal Magic: Wildlife Reserves	p. 4
Travel	p. 5
Getting There	p. 6
Special Interest Holidays	p. 11
Entry Formalities	p. 14
Getting Around	p. 15
Practical A-Z	p. 19
Children	p. 20
Climate and When to Go	p. 20
Disabled Travellers	p. 20
Electricity	p. 21
Embassies and Consulates	p. 22
Festivals	p. 22
Food and Drink	p. 24
Health and Insurance	p. 28
Left Luggage	p. 29
Media	p. 29
Money	p. 30
Opening Hours	p. 30
Photography	p. 31
Police Business	p. 31
Post Offices	p. 32
Public Holidays	p. 32
Shopping	p. 33
Sports and Activities	p. 33
Telephones	p. 36
Toilets	p. 36
Tourist Information	p. 37
Where to Stay	p. 38
Women	p. 42
History	p. 43
Prehistory	p. 44
Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans	p. 44
Roman Baetica	p. 44
Roman Twilight and the Visigoths	p. 45
The Muslim Conquest	p. 46
The Emirate of al-Andalus	p. 46
The Reconquista	p. 48
Los Reyes Catolicos	p. 49
The Age of Rapacity	p. 50
Bourbons, on the Rocks	p. 51
The Second Republic and the Civil War	p. 51
1939 to the Present	p. 52
Art and Architecture	p. 53
Moorish Art	p. 54
Gothic and Renaissance	p. 56
Baroque and Beyond	p. 57
Snapshots	p. 59
City Slickers	p. 60
Castrum	p. 62
Roses of the Secret Garden	p. 62
Flamenco	p. 64
The Founding Father	p. 66
Bullfights	p. 67
Dust in the Wind	p. 68
Hot-blooded Andalucian Women	p. 70
Spain and Britain	p. 71
Bats	p. 72
Granada	p. 73
History	p. 76
The Alhambra	p. 79
Around the Alhambra	p. 86
Central Granada	p. 88
Northern Granada	p. 91
Where to Stay	p. 92
Eating Out	p. 94
Day Trips from Granada	p. 95
The Sierra Nevada	p. 95
The Coast South of Granada	p. 101
Seville	p. 103
History	p. 105
Around the Cathedral	p. 109
West of the Cathedral	p. 113
Northwest of the Cathedral	p. 116
North of the Cathedral	p. 117
East of the Cathedral	p. 117
South of the Cathedral	p. 118
Cartuja	p. 120
Shopping	p. 120
Where to Stay	p. 121
Eating Out	p. 123
Entertainment and Nightlife	p. 126
Day Trips from Seville	p. 127
Villages South of Seville	p. 128
Italica	p. 128
Carmona and Ecija	p. 128
Cordoba	p. 131
History	p. 132
La Mezquita	p. 136
The Juderia	p. 140
White Neighborhoods	p. 141
Plaza de las Tendillas	p. 142
Medinat az-Zahra	p. 143
Shopping	p. 143
Where to Stay	p. 144
Eating Out	p. 146
Entertainment and Nightlife	p. 147
Day Trips from Cordoba	p. 148
Villages of the Sierra Morena	p. 148
Andujar, Bailen, Linares	p. 149
Baeza	p. 153
Ubeda	p. 154
Language	p. 159
Glossary	p. 169
Further Reading	p. 172
Chronology	p. 173
Index	p. 177
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