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In that aspect, Spain definitely delivers. We narrowed down our trip to Seville, Malaga, Granada and Madrid. We landed in the Andalusian capital of Seville first.
It is difficult to find a place for coffee before nine. Although the Doors' active career ended in , their popularity has persisted. Seville is home to the famous Flamenco, so a trip would not be complete without taking this art in, either through the many impromptu street performances or a formal show at the Museo de Flamenco. We were able to spend 23 days in Spain, the first nine of which we used Malaga as our base to explore the Costa del Sol and the Andalucia region. The anticipation of a great adventure is often better than the experience, but this is not the case as my sandals took me to Spain. It is absolutely beautiful!
Luckily, it was during the Feria de abril de Sevilla, their spring festival, which is actually an amazing time to visit the city. Although it is a tough festival to actually partake in, being a bystander is beautiful enough — the flamenco dresses, the beautiful tents and the decorated horse carriages are everywhere. This was my favorite part of our Seville stop and if you are an art lover like I am, you will love it too!
Our second stop was the Cathedral right across the Palace.
When you are there, make sure to go up the Gibraltar tower for breath taking views of the cathedral and the city Be warned that the walk up to the tower is quite the workout. Seville is home to the famous Flamenco, so a trip would not be complete without taking this art in, either through the many impromptu street performances or a formal show at the Museo de Flamenco.
Other than that it is the perfect city to soak in Spanish culture — We spent hours sitting in cafes, with coffees, churros or gelato and sometimes all three at once ;. We then decided to rent cars and drove to Malaga.
The views along the drive are spectacular. We added this stop to our itinerary because we wanted to see a coastal city with a nice beach.
However, if you are looking for a day on the beach, I would suggest you skip Malaga and pick another coastal city — the beach was mediocre at best. Fun Fact about Malaga — it is the birthplace of the famous painter, Pablo Picasso.
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This building was originally a Catholic Church that was then changed into a Mosque and then later back to a Church again. The building is most notable for its arcaded hall with hundreds of columns. My favorite part — the Mihrab. It is absolutely beautiful! It is important to note that if you choose to stay downtown a car will not be needed and would be an inconvenience.
Remember to pack light. We spent much of our time in Malaga getting used to the Spanish way of life.
In Canada we get up early and I am usually at work before seven in the morning, eat lunch by noon and dinner by five. Lived by the adage that early to bed, early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy and wise. This is not the way of life in Spain. Malaga despite being a large city is very peaceful in the mornings.
It is difficult to find a place for coffee before nine. From midday on Malaga is alive with people.
It is a place filled with positive energy. It is a place to socialize and relax on the numerous patios that make up the city centre.
We had planned to cook most of our own food but soon discovered we would not experience Spain by doing our own cooking, well at least that is what we told ourselves. Besides food and drink is very reasonable especially compared to Canada. Our friends warned us how expensive Europe is but Spain is an exception. From items in the restaurant to food in the stores we found everything very reasonable.
The patios and food of Malaga must be experienced. We made it our mission to never eat at the same place twice. That was not hard to do as the choice is endless. More on this in my next post. This trip would not have been as special without the help of LinkedIn. Having an internationally scattered family, we try to re-group once a year to explore a different country or culture.
Trying to pick a place that none of us has traveled to is becoming quite the task.
This year the decision had to include Baby Z and his needs as well. I have always wanted to visit Spain. One of the first things I always do is buy the Lonely Planet book for the country I am visiting. As a Muslim, I love learning about Islamic history, art and architecture. In that aspect, Spain definitely delivers.
We narrowed down our trip to Seville, Malaga, Granada and Madrid. We landed in the Andalusian capital of Seville first. Luckily, it was during the Feria de abril de Sevilla, their spring festival, which is actually an amazing time to visit the city. Although it is a tough festival to actually partake in, being a bystander is beautiful enough — the flamenco dresses, the beautiful tents and the decorated horse carriages are everywhere.
This was my favorite part of our Seville stop and if you are an art lover like I am, you will love it too! Our second stop was the Cathedral right across the Palace. When you are there, make sure to go up the Gibraltar tower for breath taking views of the cathedral and the city Be warned that the walk up to the tower is quite the workout.
Seville is home to the famous Flamenco, so a trip would not be complete without taking this art in, either through the many impromptu street performances or a formal show at the Museo de Flamenco. Other than that it is the perfect city to soak in Spanish culture — We spent hours sitting in cafes, with coffees, churros or gelato and sometimes all three at once ;. We then decided to rent cars and drove to Malaga. The views along the drive are spectacular. We added this stop to our itinerary because we wanted to see a coastal city with a nice beach.