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Costa del Sol * Cordoba * Granada * Madrid * Salamanca * Seville * Segovia * Toledo

City	Source	Quotation
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Costa del Sol	Coasts and Beaches	Costa del Sol takes up about 161 kilometres of the Mediterranean littoral that corresponds to the province of Malaga.
Cordoba	Home of the Mezquita	Cordoba was founded by the Romans but eventually became the capital of all of Islamic Spain...The Mezquita's construction was started by the Muslims over 1200 years ago. It was converted into a cathedral in the 14th century. Today it is an active church and a major tourist attraction of Spain.
Granada	City History	Granada was first settled by native tribes in the prehistoric period, and was known as Ilbyr. When the Romans colonised southern Spain, they built their own city here and called it Illibris. The Arabs, invading the peninsula in the 8th century, gave it its current name of Granada. It was the last Muslim city to fall to the Christians in 1492, at the hands of Queen Isabel of Castile and her husband Ferdinand of Aragon.
Madrid	Madrid Maps	The best way to discover Madrid is to tackle it neighbourhood by neighbourhood, because each "barrio" boasts a different personality and history.

Salamanca	Museums	Check out this page listing the museums of Salamanca. We may not have time to see any of them, but then again, we might!
Seville	Photos of Seville	Monuments and Sights Parks, Gardens, and the River Churches Festivals Markets Interesting and Different Fútbol
Segovia	Visit Segovia	Segovia is Spain and Castile at its best - twisting alleyways, the highest concentration of Romanesque churches in all of Europe, pedestrian streets where no cars are allowed, the aroma of roast suckling pig around every corner - all surrounded by the city's medieval wall which itself is bordered by two rivers and an extensive green-belt park with miles of shaded walks.
Segovia	UNESCO	The Roman aqueduct of Segovia, probably built c. A.D. 50, is remarkably well preserved. This impressive construction, with its two tiers of arches, forms part of the setting of the magnificent historic city of Segovia. Other important monuments include the Alcázar, begun around the 11th century, and the 16th-century Gothic cathedral.
Toledo	Facts	Toledo is one of the most important centers of european medieval history.