Andalucia

When travelers conjure up an image of Spain they usually see Andaluca, the world famous coastal resort. This colorful guidebook captures all the glory from bullfighting to flamenco, sherry to shellfish. 40 pages of color photos. 21 maps.

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Scrutinizes the region's world-famous coastal resorts - examines the rich artistic heritage from Velazquez to Picasso - explores the spectacular landscapes, from the highest mountains to patches of golden desert - and the Roman, Renaissance and Moorish towns of Seville, Cordoba and Granada - follows in the footsteps of El Cid up the Guadalquivir Valley - day trips into Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean sea to Morocco - special chapters on Andalucia's feast of hot-blooded traditions including bullfighting, flamenco and exuberant carnivals 'It says something about the people of Cadiz, that under the dictatorship, theirs was the only carnival Franco failed to suppress, and if you ever experience it you'll know why. In the second week of February, if there were an instrument to measure atmosphere, it would glow red here; everyone, young or old, native or stranger, is roaming the streets, singing and dancing'