Impressions of Moorish Andalusia
Two unhurried winter weeks by rail through Moorish Andalusia – Valencia, Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga – tracing its Roman, Moorish and Catholic layers.
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Valencia – a soft beginning
A relaxed day and a half in winter Valencia – Plaza del Carmen, the Turia Gardens, the cathedral and the City of Arts – opening a Moorish Andalusia rail trip.
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Córdoba – where the idea becomes a building
A reflective day and a half in Córdoba, where the Mezquita-Cathedral – a cathedral built inside a mosque – makes Andalusia’s layered history visible.
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Seville – exuberance, and a quiet refusal
Four winter days in Seville – the Royal Alcázar, Plaza de España, the Giralda and Las Setas – and one traveller’s quiet refusal of the bullfight.
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Ronda and Setenil – a Christmas Day escape
Two of Andalusia’s off-beat yet dramatic towns in a day: Ronda’s gorge-spanning Puente Nuevo and white cliffs, and Setenil, its streets tucked under the rock.
