Cordoba y Seville a beautiful mosaic of Morrish, Judaic, and Catholic influence

This past fin de semana ( weekend) was increíble! Both Cordoba and Seville presented a beautiful mezcla de culturas ( mix of cultures) and a deep history of different communities living together. First, after an early morning wake up on Saturday, we boarded the buses and made our way to the unique, old city of Cordoba ( one of the oldest cities in all of Spain). Allí ( there) we were lead on a tour through La Mezquita ( the mosque) which was recycled from an original Roman building that was there when the Moorish people migrated to Spain. As time developed and the Cordoba population grew, more and more columns and expansions were added to the mezquita. However, during the reconquest of Spain done by the Catholics, the mezquita was transformed into a gothic cathedral. The fourth largest cathedral in the world.

These series of pictures presents only a sliver of the depth of architecture and beauty that La Cathedral de Cordoba and La Mezquita de Cordoba offers. Este momumento (monument) is a beautiful reminder of the mix of cultures that lived peacefully in Cordoba for so long. The Morrish, Jewish, and Catholic communities that walked these cobblestone streets left the world with a beautiful, grand, display of culture in one edificio (building).

The next morning, we awoke in beautiful Seville, a more industrial city three times the size of Granada. We visited the Plaza de Espana, a young plaza built in the 1920's for the World Fair, however, an immaculate plaza that has held famous settings for movies such as Star Wars and The Dictator. Each province of Spain is represented by a beautiful reading bench decorated with a grand mosaic.

Plaza de España

Seville is a wonderful city, housing some of the best Flamenco in España, famous for its rabo de toro ( tail of the bull) and its refreshing gazpacho-like dish salmorejo and offers, in my opinion, a great but more relaxed night life as there is much more open space in Seville than Granada. We had the chance to visit La Cathedral de Seville, the biggest gothic cathedral en todo el mundo ( all of the world).

Remains of Christopher Columbus 

Buried in La Cathedral de Seville are both the remains of Christopher Columbus and he son. However, there are only 200 grams of Christopher Columbus' remains as he was moved from Santa Domingo to Cuba and from Cuba to Seville. Unlike Granada, a city set on a slant, views of the city of Seville require a little more work... 34 flights of La Cathedral, however, the view at the top revealed the total expansion of the beautiful, filled city that Seville is. 

All in all Granada still holds un lugar especial en mi corazón ( a special place in my heart). Pero Seville is also, so far, one of my favorite destinations in España. 

Gracias para tu atención! Hasta proximo domingo!

Grettie