Let us go to Madrid and a heritage site with a very long name; Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences. The UNESCO World...
Everything from Spain
Here you will find all Sandalsand’s articles from Spain. They include a photo album, videos, world heritage sites and regular travelogues.
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Nature: 5 Important Straits
Let us visit 5 important straits. I have been exploring various aspects of nature with regard to the four classic elements. A strait represents a...
12 more European city breaks
This is a list of 12 more European city breaks. It continues the previous list of 10 European city breaks. The list is purely alphabetical, and you...
10 European city breaks
This is a list of 10 European city breaks. City breaks or city escapes have become increasingly popular and there are many possible destinations. If...
Pictures from Spain
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Spain, the result of trips to different parts of the country. If you look up my articles from...
A dream became true – visiting Granada
Days 8 to 15 in a road trip in Andalusia were mostly spent in Granada. I also made a day-trip to the Renaissance towns of Baeza and Úbeda inland and...
World Heritage #0522 – Úbeda and Baeza
The two towns of Úbeda and Baeza were defining centres in the birth of the Spanish renaissance in the 16th century. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
VIDEO – Spain – Baeza
"Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza" is no. 522 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from Baeza. Audio: John Williams "La...
VIDEO – Spain – Granada – Alhambra
"Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada" is no. 314 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video is from Alhambra and Generalife. Audio (1): Jose...
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...
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...
Barcelona is football and a lot more
Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia is one of the most popular weekend destinations in Europe. My itinerary is not perfect for all, but may serve as...
World Heritage #0320 – Works of Antoni Gaudí
All cultural heritage sites are the result of living persons, but few have lent their names to the very heritage site. Antoni Gaudí, the famous...
VIDEO – Spain – Barcelona
Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain is the perfect destination for a short vacation. This video shows some of what there is to see. Audio: Narciso Yepes -...
VIDEO – Spain – Gaudi’s Barcelona
"The Works of Antoni Gaudí" is no. 320 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video combines video and photographs from four of the sites, the...
VIDEO – Spain – Madrid
Video and animated photographs from a weekend in Madrid. Audio (1): José Carreras - "En Aranjuez con Tu Amor" by Rodrigo/Segura from the album...