Costa Del Sol
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These are previews of the pictures that I took on our recent trip to the South of Spain. We stayed on the coast of the Mediterranean. These are pictures that I took with my digital camera. I took a number of pictures with my 35mm SLR which are in the process of being developed. Once those pictures are developed I will redo this entire page.
Torremolinos
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Sevilla
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Granada
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Malaga
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We
stayed in a one bedroom apartment in Torremolinos. We spent all of Tuesday
and Thursday on the beach at Torremolinos. On Tuesday we were so tired
from our trip to Sevilla to do anything else and on Thursday they entire
country went on strike so we couldn't go anywhere. Despite what the
guide books said Torremolinos was actually quite since. The temperature
was perfect and the beach was great. The water was a little bit too
cold to swim in, but overall we had a wonderful time.
We
went to Sevilla on Monday. It was about a 2 and a half hour train ride
to Sevilla. We visited the Cathedral at Sevilla which is the largest
Gothic Cathedral in the world. We also we to La Giralda, the Plaza de
Espana, the Maria Luisa Park and the Casa de Pilatos. When the Cathedral
of Sevilla was started in 1401 the designers were quoted as saying "Let
us build a cathedral so immese taht we will be taken for madmen".
The Cathedral is very large and could fit several Notre Dames inside
it. The Bell Tower of the Cathedral is called La Giralda after the 16th
centure weathervane on the top. After visiting the Cathedral Sally and
I had our worst meal of the vacation at a restaurant located near the
Cathedral. Later we went to the Real Alcazar which, unfortunately, was
closed on Monday so we only saw the outside. We then took a bus to the
Parque de Maria Luisa. From the park Sally and I walked to the Plaza
de Espana. Suprisingly, the Plaza de Espana is a fairly new building
which was built in 1929. Sally and I attempted to take the bus to Casa
de Pilatos, but after getting on the bus headed the wrong way we decided
that we didn't have much time left and decided to take a cab, which
was a good decision because the Casa is on a small windy street that
we would have had a difficult time finding. Construction for the Casa
began at the end of the 15C and it is supposed to be a replica of Pontius
Pilate's house (although there doesn't seem to be any historical basis
for that)
On
Wednesday we rented a car and drove to Granada to see the Alhambra and
Generalife. The Calat Alhambra (Red Castle) is one of the finest Moorish
palaces still standing. The walls to the Alhambra where started in the
late 13C. The Generalife gardens were begun in the early 14C and the
Nasrid palaces where built during the mid to late 14C. The Alhambra
consists of a number of buildings. The Alcazaba is the fortress part
of the castle with towers and defensive walls. The Alcazaba was originally
build in the 8C and 9C but was later rebuilt. The Nasrid Palaces are
the center of the fortress and stunning in beauty. The Generalife is
the gardens of the Alhambra and is one of the most beautiful gardens
I have ever seen
On
Friday we took a short train ride to Malaga. We visited a number of
churches in the area (4 where build in the 3 years between 1487 and
1490) and also saw the Alcazaba and the Castillo de Gibralfaro. The
first church we visited was the Cathedral of Malaga, we next went to
the Iglesia Santo Cristo, then to the Iglesia de los Martires. We then
headed for the Alcazaba with the Teatro Romano and then took the long
steep walk up to the Castillo Gibralfaro.