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In the south of Spain: Andalucía

September 11, 2012 by Rosemary

The beautiful countryside in Andalucía or Al-Andaluz, from the Arabic "Land of the Light", with its majestic mountains and a long Mediterranean coastline, it's a quintessentially Spanish portal into our Iberian imagination. This post is one in a series about Espana provided by Lesbianas Viajeras, a Spain based company specialising in travel in Spain and beyond especially for lesbians. Tours to Spain for all Women Accommodation in Spain for … [Read more...]

Bandits, white villages, and the beginnings of bull fighting.- a day in Ronda, Andalucia

October 16, 2008 by Rosemary

In the Spanish Civil War, a group of fascists was clubbed and flailed as they were forced to run the gauntlet between two rows of townspeople in the plaza on top of a cliff above the river. At the end of the line, the victims, dead or alive, were thrown over the cliff. Today, 70 years later, we stood in that plaza, and walked alongside that cliff, looking hundreds of metres down to the bottom of the gorge, below the ’New Bridge’ (finished in … [Read more...]

Exploring Andalucia…

October 16, 2008 by Rosemary

When I was in NZ, I thought of Spain as one thing "Spain". But the truth is that each of the regions of Spain have their own unique distinct history, language and culture. I was aware of this when I was in Barcelona and the distinct culture of Catalunya. Andalucia is very different - with its strong connections with Moorish Africa, the origin of Flamenco, its strong bandit culture and in Antequera the amazing remains of old Megalithic tombs - … [Read more...]

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