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Andalucia: Christians and Muslims in Southern Spain Andalucia: Christians and Muslims in Southern Spain 26 APR – 11 MAY 2015 Code: 21504 Tour Leaders Dr John Wreglesworth Physical Ratings Spanish historian Dr John Wreglesworth introduces the historic interactions between Muslims, Christians and Jews in Andalucia, Southern Spain. Overview Tour Highlights Dr John Wreglesworth introduces the historic interactions between Muslims, Christians and Jews in Andalucia - a region separated from Spain's heartlands by the Sierra Morena, and from the Mediterranean by the Sierra Baetica. Explore the culture of Islamic Spain through its magnificent monuments including Seville's Alcazar, Córdoba's Mosque and Granada's Alhambra and Generalife gardens. Study fascinating relationships between Christian, Jewish and Islamic visual culture at palaces, synagogues, mosques and baths in Córdoba, Jaén, Ronda and Granada. Visit Córdoba's delightful, hidden, Islamic-style courtyard gardens. Visit the magnificent Isabelline Gothic funerary chapel in Granada (Tomb of Ferdinand and Isabella) with its great collection of Netherlandish paintings. Encounter some of Europe's greatest Gothic, Renaissance, Plateresque and Baroque chapels and cathedrals in Seville, Granada, Baeza, Úbeda, Ronda and Jerez de la Frontera. Delight in the beauty of Andalucia's white towns like Carmona and Antequera. Visit prehistoric sites and museum collections, including Bronze Age Dolmens and Menhirs (Antequera and Almería) and Phoenician cities (Cádiz). Explore Jerez de la Frontera during the Feria del Caballo (Horse Fair), for a chance to see some of the greatest horses in the world, including the famous thoroughbred white Andalucian horses, go on parade. Visit a unique mirador (tower), 'La Bella Escondida' in the centre of Cádiz, home of Manuel Morales de Jodar, one of Andalucia's most respected interior designers. Savour some of the region's best cuisine at the restaurant El Huerto de Juan Ranas in Granada, where we sample traditional Andalucian dishes with delicate Arabic influences while enjoying splendid views of the Alhambra, and at the historic Café Royalty in the centre of Cádiz, adorned with rich paintings by well-known Spanish artists, beautifully handcrafted carpentry and early 20th century furnishings. Stay in a number of heritage hotels including: a 16th century palace in the heart of Seville; a converted renaissance palace in the beautiful city of Úbeda; a parador housed in a former 18th century town house overlooking the dramatic frontier town of Ronda; and the Parador in Cádiz with magnificent views over the Atlantic. 16 days in Spain Overnight Seville (3 nights) • Córdoba (2 nights) • Úbeda (1 night) • Almería (1 night) • Granada (3 nights) • Ronda (2 nights) • Cádiz (3 nights) Tour Overview We journey from Seville in a grand arc through Córdoba and Jaén to the Renaissance cities of Úbeda and Baeza. Driving south to Granada and Almería, we follow the coast west along the Strait of Gibraltar to the beautiful city of Cádiz. We explore the famed white towns of Ronda and Carmona, and visit Jerez de la Frontera to attend a performance of Spain’s famous pure-bred horses. We encounter the ancient roots of Andalucia’s culture in the prehistoric tombs of Antequera, at the 4000 years old Copper Age site of Los Millares and at the Roman coastal city of Baelo Claudia. Our main focus is on the outstanding Muslim heritage at the great mosque of Córdoba and the Alhambra’s palaces as well as baths and fortresses. There is also an impressive Christian legacy of castles, churches and mansions from the Gothic era onwards. In Seville’s Alcazar, and elsewhere, we see places where Christian tastes and Muslim styles commingle into something uniquely Andalucian. This region is rich in literary and musical associations, from Cervantes and García Lorca to Carmen and Figaro. Within a dramatic landscape of mountains, plains and coast, popular culture in Andalucia has been shaped or enriched by the experiences of gypsies, bullfighting and flamenco. In Seville we stay in a 16th-century palace in the Santa Cruz district, a traditional orchestration of courtyards, gardens and fountains. In Córdoba our accommodation is two 18th- century mansions opening onto a Mudéjar courtyard. In Úbeda we stay in a 16-17th- century palace; at Ronda, in a 4-star parador perched above the city’s deep ravine; and in Cádiz, at the newly rebuilt parador overlooking the Atlantic – a suitable location for a city founded by Phoenician seafarers and explorers 2500 years ago. We also savour some of the region's best cuisine; in Granada we sample Andalucian dishes with delicate Arabic influences while enjoying views of the Alhambra, and in Cádiz we lunch at the historic Café Royalty adorned with rich paintings by well-known Spanish artists and beautifully handcrafted carpentry. Special highlights include attending the Jerez Horse Festival and a visit to a unique mirador (tower) in the centre of Cádiz, home of one of Andalucia's most respected interior designers. Andalucia: Christians and Muslims in Southern Spain November 2014 Page 2 Leaders Dr John Wreglesworth An independent scholar, former university teacher & fellow of the Centre for Mediterranean Studies (University of Exeter) & Canada Blanch Foundation. John has been a popular ASA lecturer in Europe & South America since 1998. Dr John Wreglesworth is an independent scholar who has enjoyed leading tours for Australians Studying Abroad since 1998, exploring European culture and history from Portugal to Russia. After gaining an honours degree in History, and a Post-graduate Certificate of Education, at Manchester University, he went on to obtain a doctorate in medieval history at Leeds University. Over the years he has given papers at international conferences on the UK and Tunisia. John's long career as teacher/lecturer in schools, colleges and universities has always been matched by an equal enthusiasm for travel around the world. An abiding love-affair over many years with Spain and Portugal, and their overseas territories in the Americas, is still being strengthened by regular visits to the Iberian peninsula. His research work, teaching programmes as well as personal interest, have ensured a wide-ranging knowledge of Europe's history and its cultural treasures. Over the past decade John has guided many ASA groups across Europe, from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean sea and from Portugal to Russia- although, obviously, not at the same time! John considers himself fortunate that while having the pleasure of exploring some of the world's finest art, architecture and culture in the company of like-minded travellers, he has made many new friends through ASA tours. Andalucia: Christians and Muslims in Southern Spain November 2014 Page 3 Itinerary The following itinerary lists a range of museums, galleries and other sites which we plan to visit. Many are accessible to the public, but some require special permission, which may only be confirmed closer to the tour's departure in 2015. The daily activities described in this itinerary may change or be rotated and/or modified in order to accommodate alterations in opening hours, flight schedules and confirmation of private visits. Participants will receive a final itinerary together with their tour documents prior to departure. The tour includes breakfast daily, lunches and evening meals as indicated in the itinerary where: B=breakfast, L=lunch, and D=evening meal. Seville - 3 nights Day 1: Sunday 26 April, Arrive Seville Welcome meeting, short orientation walk (time-permitting) Welcome Drinks Our tour commences in Seville. Upon arrival, participants on the ASA ‘designated’ flight will be included in the group transfer to our hotel. Those taking alternative flights should meet the group at Hotel Las Casas de la Juderia. The remainder of the day is at leisure. If time permits, there will be a short afternoon orientation walk within the vicinity of our hotel followed by welcome drinks. Seville gained great importance and prosperity when the Almohad dynasty made it the capital of Muslim Spain (Al Andalus); and again in the sixteenth century, when it acted as the entrepôt for gold and tobacco from South America. Its major monuments and most important works of art date from these periods and from the 13th and 14th centuries, when Castile wrested the province from the Muslims. Seville therefore boasts fine Moorish, Gothic, Mudéjar (Mudéjar is the term which denotes buildings built for Christians by Muslim craftsmen) and Baroque monuments. In the 17th century it vied with Madrid as the centre of Spanish sculpture and painting. Zurbarán, Velázquez and Murillo worked in Seville and the city produced a fine school of polychrome wood sculpture, examples of which are used today in processions for Holy Week. In the 19th century, Seville became a prime setting for northern European Romantic novels and operas. Its role as a picturesque setting in Romantic literature, art and music was encouraged by the popularity of Murillo’s paintings of street urchins, its famous bullfights, and the magnificence of its celebrations during Holy Week. Just after Holy Week, the city celebrates the colourful Feria de Abril, a popular festival begun in the nineteenth century, which includes horse riding (the wealthy ride through the feria grounds decked out in resplendent costumes), music and the dancing of the Sevillana and Seguidilla. (Overnight Seville) Day 2: Monday 27 April, Seville Andalucia: Christians and Muslims in Southern Spain November 2014 Page 4 Casa de Pilatos Santa Cruz Quarter Cathedral and Giralda Torre del Oro Hospital de la Caridad This morning we shall visit a Sevillian mansion of the 16th century, the Casa de Pilatos. Built by Fadrique de Ribera in 1519, it owes its name to a legend that it was modelled upon Pilate’s house in Jerusalem. Processions during Holy Week used to leave this building, winding their way out of the city to the Cruz del Campo, the distance believed to be exactly that from Pilate’s Jerusalem Praetorium to Golgotha.
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