Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Spain A Suggested Route around Spain Although Spain is a major tour destination in its own right, many tours combine it with Portugal and even Morocco. Such combinations inevitably miss out interesting areas. Here's a route that covers most of the major Spanish attractions so you can get an overall picture: Note: links to the towns go to photo albums on the Travel Signposts website MADRID - Segovia - Avila - SALAMANCA - Leon - Lugo … [Read more...]
Patio de Los Leones – The Alhambra’s Court of the Lions
November 13, 2011 by
Patio de Los Leones - The Alhambra Lion Court with the Celebrated Fountain of the Lions: The Patio de los Leones (Court of the Lions), with its celebrated lion fountain, is one the most famous images representing Granada and Spain. This Lion Court graces the cover of many tourist brochures on Granada and it features on thousands of postcards and even on Spain's 2011 limited edition 2€ commemorative coins. Patio de Los Leones The Court of the Lions is part of the Palace of the Lions built … [Read more...]
The Alhambra – A Paradise on Earth for the Moorish Rulers
November 9, 2011 by
The Alhambra Was Built to Be A Paradise on Earth for the Nasrid Sultans: The Alhambra is one of the two highlight attractions of Granada, the other being the nearby Generalife gardens. This Moorish fortress and palace complex is what most visitors come to Granada to see. A Paradise on Earth The Alhambra was the last of the great Moorish palaces. Built during the reign of the Nasrid Dynasty, this was their idea of paradise on earth. Work began in the 13th century under Ismail I and then … [Read more...]
Things to See and Do in Granada – Andalucia
January 28, 2011 by
Granada Attractions - Things to See and Do In Granada: Granada may be a smallish city of fewer than half a million, but it is one of Spain's best tourist mecca. There are more things to see and do in Granada than in some cities much greater in size. Not least of its attractions are The Alhambra and The Generalife, two of the most often visited sites in Europe. Things to See and Do in Granada As the last of the Moorish kingdoms in Spain, Granada's Moorish heritage is … [Read more...]
Travel to Spain for a holiday with passion!
April 27, 2009 by
Travel to Spain for a Europe Tour that will stir your emotions! Travelling in Spain is a hot-blooded experience! Strong red wine, the brilliance and heat of the sun, spicy Spanish food, flamenco music that stirs your soul - whatever it is, people get passionate about their travel to Spain. It's that kind of place. Cowboys,Gaudi and Don Quixote Sergio Leone shot Clint Eastwood in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" in the deserts of Almeria, Gaudi conceived his Sagrada Familia and other … [Read more...]