Andalucía

In the past two weeks, I’ve visited two very popular, but very different, cities in the Andalucia region of Southern Spain. Quick history lesson: this region has lots of Arab influence and is also the biggest of the many regions of Spain.

Sevilla

With my parents visiting (miss you guys already!) Spain for a week, we decided to spend their weekdays in Madrid and zip down to Seville Sevilla on the high-speed train. Everyone you’ve talked to who has visited this city–native Spaniards, European visitors, and American tourists–all agree that this is charming town is the most “Spanish” big city in the country. In other words, when you imagine what Spain will look like, this city is it. Highlights include: Europe’s BIGGEST Cathedral, Christopher Columbus’s tomb, and Flamenco!

Dad and I went to a Flamenco show!

Buenas noches, Sevilla!

Cádiz

This past weekend, 4 of the girls in my program and I took two 8-hour long night buses back and forth to Cádiz, a beauuuuutiful beach town on the Atlantic coast of Spain. This is the third oldest city in the world (behind Lisbon, Portugal and Athens, Greece) so it has tons and tons of ancient walls, buildings, and structures, all mixed in with the most gorgeous beach backgrounds.

Sunrise as we arrived

 

One of the most beautiful sunsets I've seen