This is the view from our apartment in the Albaicin area in Granada. The Alhambra is in view and we are within walking distance...not easy mind you... steep cobble stone streets down then a steep hike up! We spent the whole day discovering this wondrous work of art.

This is the altar of the Cathedral built inside the Mosque! The Mosque is so large that it could hold 20,000 prayer rugs....that is 20,000 people!!!

Cordoba's great Mosque, dating back 12 centuries, embodied the power of Islam on the Iberian Peninsula. During the 16th century a Cathedral was built inside of the Mosque when the Christians took over the area! It is a wonder! So much of the beautiful Mosque was kept thank goodness!

This is the stairway to our "casita" in Cordoba! What a wonderful experience we had with our host Virginia and her family. The house is 400 years old and is featured in the "Patios of Cordoba" publication. Our accommodations were colorful and we felt we were living in old Spain!

Toledo is perched atop a rocky mount with steep golden hills rising on either side, and is bound on three sides by the Tagus River. The walled town is a maze of streets and shops. Cars can only maneuver on some of the narrow streets. At times we had to jump into a doorway to let them pass! There was a festival on to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi when we were there and the crowded streets were decorated with banners and flowers. We did a day trip from Madr...