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<BR><font color=red size=+1>SEVILLA</font><BR>
Biggest city in Andalucia, and 3rd in Spain, Sevilla is a must in the south of Spain.<BR>
<b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>La Giralda</font>, former tower of the arabian main mosque; <font color=red>Barrio de Santa Cruz</font>, typical district with narrow white pedestrian streets; in <font color=red>Easter Week</font> there are big religious processions at night; for typical feasts, go in April and enjoy the famous <font color=red>Feria</font>, flamenco dancing and horses...<BR>
<b>Getting there</b>: from Madrid, you can take the <font color=red>AVE train</font> that takes only 2 hours to get there. There are several daily, from Atocha Station.

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<BR><font color=red size=+1>GRANADA</font><BR>
The last city of the moorish period in Spain, it still keeps its oriental flavour.<BR>
<b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>La Alhambra</font>: Former arabian palace, on a hill in the middle of town; <font color=red>Albaicin</font>: gypsy district with white streets and flamenco clubs; <font color=red>Sierra Nevada</font>: Highest mountains in Spain, you can enjoy ski just 1/2 hour away from the center.<BR>
More info about the Alhambra: <a href=http://www.red2000.com/spain/granada/alhambra.html target=_blank>http://www.red2000.com/spain/granada/alhambra.html</a><BR>
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<BR><font color=red size=+1>CORDOBA</font><BR>
The long-time center of Moorish Spain preserves monuments of outstanding importance.<BR>
<b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>Mezquita</font>: great mosque, now catholic Cathedral; <font color=red>Medina Zahara</font>: 8 kms away, ruins of the 10th century palace of abderraman III.
<b>Getting there</b>: from Madrid, you can take the <font color=red>AVE train</font> that takes only 1 hour to get there. There are several daily, from Atocha Station.

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<BR><font color=red size=+1>MALAGA</font><BR>
Famous for the beaches in <font color=red>Costa del Sol & Marbella</font>, Malagaalso offers nice arab monuments and nice little villages.<BR>
<b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>Alcazaba</font>: moorish castle in the center of the capital; <font color=red>Ronda</font>: a wonderful little town on the top of a cliff; <font color=red>Beaches</font>:The coast of Malaga is of great touristical importance, thanks to its splendid beaches, outstanding installations and smooth climate. Among the most famous centers are Marbella, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, and San Pedro de Alcantara.

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<BR><font color=red size=+1>ALMERIA</font><BR>
A splendid and not too developed coast and desertic landscapes (where Sergio Leone filmed most of his "spaghetti westerns") are its main attractions.<BR>
<b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>Cabo de Gata</font>: a Natural Park with nice wild beaches.

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<BR><font color=red size=+1>CADIZ</font><BR>
The oldest city in Spain (3000 years), a nice coast of white sand beaches and marvellous litlle white villages in the mountains.<BR>
<b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>Torre Tavira</font>: a dark chamber in the highest tower of the capital, from where you can see all the city.<font color=red>Conil</font>: white endless beaches, near <font color=red>Tarifa</font>, one of the windsurfing hottest points of the world. At the southermost point of the province you can find <font color=red>Gibraltar</font>, the british colony. <font color=red>Jerez</font>: In the hometown of the world-famous Sherry wine several "Bodegas" may be visited. Jerez too is the site of a renowned equestrian school. Wine and horses mark the ambience of this manorial town .<BR>
<b>Getting there</b>: from Madrid, you can take the <font color=red>Talgo train</font> that takes 5 hours to get there. There are several daily, from Atocha Station. By bus you can get there from <font color=red>Mendez Alvarez</font> bus station in Madrid (10 hours). The nearest airport is in <font color=red>Jerez</font>, 50 kms away from the capital.<BR>
More info at my <a href=http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/.142359/1411/?s=u target=_blank>Cadiz</a> VT page.

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<BR><font color=red size=+1>JAEN</font><BR>
Located inland, is dominated by its medieval fortress and surrounded by endless olive trees fields.<BR> <b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>Moorish Baths</font>: (11th century) and the <font colo=red>Renaissance cathedral</font>. The nearby <font colo=red>Sierra de Cazorla</font> is an outstanding natural preserve

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<BR><font color=red size=+1>HUELVA</font><BR>
The city itself and its surroundings are marked by <font color=red>Christopher Columbus</font>, who started his travel to America from the nearby Palos de la Frontera. There you may still visit the monastery where he prepared his travel, alongside with a reconstruction of the port and the three famous ships.<BR>
b>Main highlights</b>: <font color=red>Donana Nat. Park</font>: beach areas with moving dunes as well as marshy regions of great value concerning their fauna is located next to the outlet of Guadalquivir river.