"Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada" is no. 314 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from Alhambra and Generalife. Audio (1): Jose...
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VIDEO – Spain – Granada – Albaícin
"Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada" is no. 314 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from Albayzín (Albaicín), the old Arab...
World Heritage #0314 – Granada
The Moors left their marks on southern Spain. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín in Granada is both mythical and real. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
World Heritage #0313 – Historic Centre of Córdoba
The Historic Centre of Córdoba is amazing. Thanks to the Arabs sweeping across North Africa and taking control of large parts of the Iberian...
VIDEO – Spain – Cordoba – La Mezquita-Catedral
"Historic Centre of Córdoba" is no. 313 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from the Mezquita-Catedral, the combined (originally) Muslim...
VIDEO – Spain – Córdoba – Jardines del Alcázar
"Historic Centre of Córdoba" is no. 313 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from part of that centre, the palace gardens of Alcázar de...
Whitewashed buildings in the intense heat of Córdoba
We visited Córdoba on Day 7 of our road trip in Andalusia. This day we were on the move from Seville to Granada and stopped for a few hours in...
Sevilla – one of the world’s most important cities
Days 5 and 6 of our Andalusia road trip were spent in Sevilla (Seville), previously and today one of the world's most important cities. This is #5...
VIDEO – Spain – Sevilla – Plaza de España
The Plaza de España was built as the Spanish pavilion for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a splendid half-circular court. ...
VIDEO – Spain – Sevilla – Real Alcázar
"Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville" is no. 383 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from the royal palace, the Alcázar....
VIDEO – Spain – Sevilla
"Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville" is no. 383 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from a sightseeing tour of various...
World Heritage #0383 – Seville
The World Heritage site of Seville is about a Spanish city which was and is one of the world's most important cities. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
A day trip to Tangier from Spain
On this Day 4 of a road trip in Andalusia we went on a daytrip from Jerez to Tarifa and across the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco. The...
VIDEO – Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It is dominated in every way by the Rock, the huge cliff...
The road trip from Ronda to Gibraltar and Jerez
This is the story from a road trip in Andalusia. On Day 3 we took the mountain road from Ronda down to Gibraltar and continued across the lowlands...
Driving from Malaga to Marbella and Ronda
The first two days of our Tour of Andalucia started in Malaga, continued with a short stop in Marbella and is mostly about lovely days in Ronda....
VIDEO – Spain – Ronda
Ronda is one of Andalusia's white towns, perhaps the most famous of them all. This video shows the highlights the tourists usually meet during their...
The Andalusia Road Trip, introducing the perfect vacation
This is about our Andalusia Road Trip. We had a fantastic 15 days' vacation in the southern Spanish province of Andalusia making the classic golden...
World Heritage #0217 – Ancient City of Nessebar
The ancient city of Nessebar was an important town. Today it has a few interesting buildings, but the burden of tourism seems almost too much to...
VIDEO – Bulgaria – Nesebar
"The Ancient City of Nessebar" on the Black Sea is no. 217 on UNESCO's World Heritage List, and certainly on many tourist agendas as well. ...
Pictures from Bulgaria
This is a collection of pictures from Bulgaria, the result of a trip in 2010 to the beaches and resorts on the Black Sea coast. If you look up my...
Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast
A week with sun and bath and a day trip to the wonderful town of Nesebar. Bulgaria's Black Sea coast has a few things to offer. Albena &...
Pictures from Malta
This is a collection of pictures from Malta, the result of a trip in 2008 to this island in the sun with a fascinating history. If you look up my...
Malta, a Mediterranean beauty
Malta is a Mediterranean beauty. The family spent fourteen days on an island in the sun, rich in history and heavy on tourism. Expectations...
VIDEO – Malta – Mdina
A horse ride through the old town of Mdina, Malta. The trip is described in this entry. ...
A day trip to Sicilia
This is the story of a single day side trip from Malta to Sicilia (Sicily) and the beautiful village of Taormina, a world heritage coastal region,...
World Heritage #1427 – Mount Etna
There have been eruptions from the Sicilian volcano at Mount Etna for 500,000 years, and there was one on my visit as well. The UNESCO World...
VIDEO – Italy – Sicilia – Taormina & Etna
A video visit to the picturesque Sicilian town of Taormina and a short stop on the erupting volcano of Etna. Read the full story here. ...
World Heritage #0131 – City of Valletta
Come to the City of Valletta and discover the world of knights, full armour, and also an impressive fortress and pretty architecture. The UNESCO...
VIDEO – Malta – Valletta
The "City of Valletta" is no. 131 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Here are a few video glimpses of the popular old capital of Malta. Read...