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Cadiz As we crept further into winter, it made sense to move further south - and onto Cardiz. It turns out that it is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in Europe. A roman theatre was only discovered in 1980 after a fire destroyed some warehouses.

Seville Plaza de España The streets are lined with orange trees in this pretty town. Summer here is pretty hot and can climb into the 40°'s, so it's definitely a siesta town.  Seville orange trees Jewish Quarter Seville Cathedral The Puente de Isabel II, Puente de Triana or Triana Bridge The Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla Plaza de España Plaza de España

Granada, Spain Our fifth town in Spain was Granada. We are getting to the stage that we have done enough sightseeing but Granada is well known for its Moorish Citadel and Palace called the Alhambra. I had read that it gets 5,000 visitors a day and that they only allow a certain number of people to go in. Wow, it must be good. There were threads that said you needed to be at the ticket office at 6am in the morning. Who wants to stand in line at 6am? We were there in November which is not peak season by any means but could we take the chance? I looked online and there were no tickets available for our first day and only afternoon tickets for the second but when I tried to purchase them, it wouldn't go through. I found a post on TripAdviser that said that Australian credit cards didn't work and as you had to produce the card that you had paid with at the entrance, I didn't try our American one as we didn't have it with us. Our hotel suggested we go to the tourist of...

Córdoba Córdoba used to be the most cultural city in Europe during the 9th & 10th centuries. . It lies on the banks of the Guadalquivir river a few hours south of Madrid and is one of the hottest city in Spain during summer. Some of the old Roman walls can be seen but only four of the original 13 gates remain. A gate in the old Roman wall, Córdoba was conquered by the Romans in 206 BC The Roman Bridge Calahorra Tower The gardens of Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos taken from the Las Torres (tower) Not a really exciting Alcázar but seeing as it had free entry before 8:30-9:30 Tue-Fri, it was worth a visit. It belonged to Ferdinand and Isabel who donated it to the Spanish Inquisition in 1482. It's most notable building is the Mesquita, a Christian cathedral that has been built within a Mosque. The Mesquite The Muslims and the Christians The Christian section You can enter for free between 8:30 & 9:30am Monday to Saturday, and as o...