Category: Andalus Series

If there is one city that captured the imagination and interest of people in medieval Europe, it has to be Cordoba. This ever so gallant and elegant city stretched on the two sides of the river Guadalquivir (originally Arabic for Wadi al Kabeer) is a memento of all things intellectual flourishing from the 9th century [...]

I live on two lands; one foot in soggy old England; the other is in the challenging soils of Andalucia. I drive along the sparkling coast, with the sun behind me, guiding my way towards the mountains behind Malaga. This land is blessed and vast in its wisdom, and despite its appearance, the coastline is [...]