Just returned from a week trip to Spain with my girlfriend. Spain is for most people just sun and beach. Maybe a bit of Paella, but there is so much more to Spain. We made a little round trip to a couple of cities in the province of Andalusia. To be more specific to the cities
Granada,
Cordoba and Sevilla. Besides having some plain nice time and eating tasty Spanish food, we wanted to see a couple of the world famous Moorish temples like the
Alhambra and
Mezquita.
This Mezquita is one strange temple. It was built by the
Moors as a Mosque in the 10th century, but the catholics built a catholic cathedral INSIDE the mosque three centuries later! The atmosphere in the temple is therefore quite confusing. These remains of the Moorish period are one of the most remarkable heritages of Spain.
Of course I looked around whether there were any fly fishing opportunities during our travel from one city to the other. The hills were filled with acres and acres of olive tree fields and the rivers running through them were nearly dried up. The few rivers which still had water running were very murky. Not really trout country. Well, I didn't expect anything else either...
We ended our trip on the beach of Torremolinos. Have a couple of Tapas:
Boquerones (fried anchovies), fried squids and grilled prawns. Of course you won't forget the tasty
Serrano ham! If you ever visit Cordoba, try this place called Bar Moriles (Antonio Maura 21-23, Cordoba). They serve the tastiest Serrano ham I've tasted so far. Adios!
Just returned from a week trip to Spain with my girlfriend. Spain is for most people just sun and beach. Maybe a bit of Paella, but there is so much more to Spain. We made a little round trip to a couple of cities in the province of Andalusia. To be more specific to the cities Granada, Cordoba and Sevilla. Besides having some plain nice time and eating tasty Spanish food, we wanted to see a couple of the world famous Moorish temples like the Alhambra and Mezquita.
This Mezquita is one strange temple. It was built by the Moors as a Mosque in the 10th century, but the catholics built a catholic cathedral INSIDE the mosque three centuries later! The atmosphere in the temple is therefore quite confusing. These remains of the Moorish period are one of the most remarkable heritages of Spain.
Of course I looked around whether there were any fly fishing opportunities during our travel from one city to the other. The hills were filled with acres and acres of olive tree fields and the rivers running through them were nearly dried up. The few rivers which still had water running were very murky. Not really trout country. Well, I didn't expect anything else either...
We ended our trip on the beach of Torremolinos. Have a couple of Tapas: Boquerones (fried anchovies), fried squids and grilled prawns. Of course you won't forget the tasty Serrano ham! If you ever visit Cordoba, try this place called Bar Moriles (Antonio Maura 21-23, Cordoba). They serve the tastiest Serrano ham I've tasted so far. Adios!
