One Summer in Europe – the backpacking Europe podcast

Sights and sounds of Andalucia

Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Ryan.

A set of short but amazing videos from Andalucia tourism, in Spanish but the words are secondary to the images:

Cordoba (building shown repeatedly is La Mezquita, notice the cathedral bursting through the ceiling of this former mosque):

Sevilla (notice the massive Cathedral):

Granada (the impressive building on the hill shown repeatedly is Alhambra)

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episode #5 – Andalucia

Posted on 03. May, 2009 by Ryan.

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After a few days in the capital of Spain, it is time to leave Madrid and head deeper into Spain culturally and geographically: the region of Andalucia. We discover a wonderfully rich area full of exciting atmosphere and dramatic history that many people consider to be the most appealing part of Spain.
We highly recommend a [...]

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Sunset in Granada

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Ryan.

In anticipation of the Andalucia episode coming any day now, check out this neat video of a sunset in Granada, with a flavor of local music. The view from the hill overlooks this fascinating and vitally important historic city, and the building repeatedly shown at the top of the hill is the legendary Alhambra, the [...]

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