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Badajoz
Jardines de la Galera
This garden is a small but tastefully placed next to the walls of Alcazaba of Badajoz. Torre Espantaperros is a beautiful Arab tower is a symbol of Badajoz and from the Jardines de la Galera it offers wonderful views… Continue Reading
Door and Bridge of Palms
The Door of Palms is a monumental door of an old wall that surrounded Badajoz in the past, it is located beside the Bridge of Palms… Continue Reading
Plaza Alta
The Plaza Alta is a square, situated next to the Alcazaba of Badajoz. It connects to Plaza of San Jose through an arch… Continue Reading
Alcazaba
Alcazaba of Badajoz is a fortress which played an important role in order to control the areas between Spain and Portugal… Continue Reading
Badajoz City
Badajoz is a photogenic border city of Spain. It has many historic buildings which offer an opportunity to look into the past of this city… Continue Reading
Archaeology Museum
This Archaeological Museum of Badajoz is located inside the famous Alcazaba of Badajoz in the Palace of the Counts of La Roca… Continue Reading
Malaga
Mercado de Ataranzanas
The name Atarazanas comes from Moorish times, and it roughly translates from the Arabic means a ‘place where ships are repaired’. The building was built during the reign of Mohammed V (1354-1391). The Fourteenth Century shipyard was one of the largest, most impressive buildings of its time… Continue Reading
Castle of Gibralfaro
The castle was built in 929AD by Abd-al-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba, on a former Phoenician structure, from which its name was derived (Arabic gebel and Greek faru). Yusef 1, Sultan of Granada, enlarged it at the beginning of the 14th century, also adding the double wall down to the Alcazaba… Continue Reading
Seville
Torre del Oro
Torre del Oro or Gold Tower in English is a military watchtower in Seville. It was built by the Muslim ruler of Almohads to control the waterways of the river. The name of Torre del Oro comes from the gleam of lime mortar and straw that the building displayed. It is one of two towers which were used to hold a large chain that would have been able to block the river access… Continue Reading