Granada, Seville, Cordoba Book

	Introducing
1	Introduction	1
	A Guide to the Guide	3
	Geography of the Region	3
	Animal Magic	4
2	History	5
	Prehistory	6
	1100-201 BC	6
	201 BC-AD 409	7
	409-711	9
	711-756	10
	756-929	10
	929-1008	12
	1008-85	13
	1085-1212	14
	1212-1492	15
	1492-1516	17
	1516-1700	18
	1700-1931	19
	1931-9	21
	1939-the Present	22
3	Art and Architecture	23
	Moorish	24
	Gothic and Renaissance	26
	Baroque and Beyond	27
4	Snapshots of Andalucia	31
	City Slickers	32
	Castrum	33
	Roses of the Secret Garden	34
	Flamenco	36
	The Founding Father	37
	Bullfights	38
	Dust in the Wind	40
	Hot-blooded Andalucian Women	41
	Spain and Britain	42
	Bats	42
5	Food and Drink	43
	Eating Out	45
	Menu Reader	46
	Drinking	48
	The Guide
6	Travel	51
	Getting There	52
	By Air	52
	By Sea	53
	By Rail	53
	By Bus or Coach	54
	By Car	54
	Special Tour Operators	55
	Entry Formalities	56
	Getting Around	56
	By Air	56
	By Rail	56
	By Car	57
	By Bus	58
7	Practical A-Z	59
	Children	60
	Climate and When to Go	60
	Disabled Travellers	60
	Eating Out	61
	Electricity	61
	Embassies and Consulates	61
	Festivals	61
	Health and Insurance	63
	Left Luggage	63
	Media	63
	Money	64
	Opening Hours	64
	Photography	65
	Police Business	65
	Post Offices	65
	Public Holidays	65
	Shopping	66
	Sports and Activities	66
	Telephones	68
	Toilets	68
	Tourist Information	68
	Where to Stay	69
	Women Travellers	70
8	Granada	71
	History	78
	A Sentimental Orientation	79
	The Alhambra	79
	Around the Alhambra	86
	Central Granada	88
	Northern Granada	91
	Day Trips from Granada	92
	The Sierra Nevada and Las Alpujarras	92
	Around the Sierra Nevada: Guadix	98
	The Coast South of Granada	100
9	Seville	103
	History	113
	The Cathedral and Around	115
	From the Cathedral to the River: El Arenal	120
	Triana	123
	Northwest of the Cathedral	125
	North of the Cathedral: The Heart of the City	126
	La Macarena and Around	127
	Santa Cruz and Beyond	129
	South of the Cathedral	130
	La Cartuja and Contemporary Art	132
	Day Trips from Seville	133
	Italica	136
	East towards Cordoba	136
10	Cordoba	139
	History	146
	La Mezquita	147
	Around La Mezquita	150
	The Juderia	151
	White Neighbourhoods	152
	Plaza de las Tendillas	153
	Medinat al-Zahra	154
	Day Trips from Cordoba	154
	Villages of the Sierra Morena	154
	East towards Ubeda	157
	Baeza	163
	Ubeda	165
	Reference
	Language	171
	Glossary	176
	Chronology	178
	Further Reading	181
	Index	183
	Maps
	Andalucia
	Granada	72
	The Alhambra	81
	Sierra Nevada and Las Alpujarras	93
	Seville	104
	Around Seville	133
	Cordoba	140
	The Sierra Morena	155
	Cordoba to Ubeda	159