Advantages: Plenty to see and do, great seafood Disadvantages: Gets terribly hot in summer, not cheap
...Cordoba is a city I felt I knew even before I'd been; that's probably because it is home to some well-known historical sites and is a city that has made a big contribution to Spanish culture, most notably through the art of flamenco dancing and music. It is a city with a reputation of hot days and hot nights and there is nowhere that better encapsulates the many cultures that have contributes to the melting pot that is Andalusia.
When thinking about cross cultural relations today, particularly in Europe, one should perhaps point out that Jews, Muslims and Christians lived in (relative) harmony for several centuries in Cordoba; the city in general and some of its major sights in particular illustrate the impressions successive and co-existing cultures have had on Cordoba.
Cordoba was the "capital" of the Moorish kingdom of El...
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Advantages: 15min to airport, close to Barcelona's Business Centre & Football Stadium! Disadvantages: Outdoor pool is closed during the winter season.
...I had to stay in this hotel on my second visit to Barcelona as NH Calderon was fully booked. This hotel is located only 15min away from Barcelona's airport with an easy access to the various principal connections which is quite convenient. Metro Station Les Corts on Line 3 which is in Green Colour is only 5min walk from NH Rallye and hughe shopping centre El Court Engles is just one metro stop away at Maria Christina Metro Station located in Barcelona's business centre! Metro costs Euro 1.00 for a single destination so I guess its cheap in comparison with London's Tube Fares. It is also not far from Plaza Catalunya and La Rambla. It took us about 14min from Les Courts metro station to Catalunya and Liceu! NH Rallye is also very close to the Stadium where football fans can spend most of their time! :)
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Anyone who has read any of my previous reviews will have probably realised that I will use any excuse to travel. This year the plan was to spend most of it at home as we are saving money for our wedding, but when one of my friends announced that he was... more