Plaza de Espana, Seville, Andalusia. The city fell under the Muslims rule from 711 to 1248, becoming an important cultural and commercial center.

Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, in the coastal region of Catalonia, northeastern Spain.

Arches at the La Mezquita de Córdoba (mosque), constructed from 785 to the 10th century. Wonderful example of the Hispanic-Moslem architecture.

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial (right), constructed from 1563 to 1567.

The Alcázar, in Segovia. Originally dating from the 12th century or earlier, it was a fortified palace of the kings of Castile.

Bull fighting, in Pamplona.

Church of the Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudi, in Barcelona.

Granada - Spain

Granada was inhabited by the Moors from 711 until 1492. Its splendor was reached in 1238, when the Moorish kingdom of Granada stretched from Gibraltar to Murcia. Granada is a city in the region of Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and crossed by two rivers, the Genil and the Darro. Granada has magnificent old buildings and narrow streets, from a time when the city was under the rule of the Moorish kings.

The Moorish Palace of Alhambra, in Granada