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Velasquez--Las Meninas at the Prado Museum
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Be sure to check both the Country Profiles page and the Sites & Destinations page for links to websites where you can find lots of good information on most any country in the world--including Spain!
The AboutSpain.net site has general information on Spain, its history, its museums and provides links to city guides for most of the stops on your study tour. Likewise, Cyberspace.com has information on many cities in Spain, traditions associated with the country, as well as excellent coverage of some of its most beloved artists,including Gaudi, Picasso and Velasquez. The official site of website of tourism in Spain, Spain.info, has lots of information on the country and its various regions--including links to regional sites--and fun visuals with panoramic flights and virtual tours. For in-depth coverage on a wide range of topics--health-care, geography, politics, language, history, media and more--visit the Si, Spain! site. Finally, you can find information on food, destinations and plenty of photos on the SpainGuides.com site.
For current events and news from Spain, visit the dailyspain.com site.
One interesting site on Madrid is virtourist.com which has a photo tour of the city. For information on Barcelona and Catalunya, check out the regional government's website. The "Destinations" page of the Andalucia.com website has pages on most of the cities and sites you will visit in that area.
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The Great Mosque in Cordoba
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To learn about the the Moors and their continuing influence on the country, check the BBC article on Islamic Spain. Be sure to look at the MuslimHeritage.com site for more information--their site has many good articles on Moorish architecture and this culture's place in many of the cities of southern Spain.
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The Alhambra--world heritage site--in Granada, Spain
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You can look at some of the museums and their collections you will be seeing while in Spain. For Madrid, check out the sites for the Prado Museum and the Reina Sofia. You can learn all about the Alhambra complex you will visit in Granada. In Barcelona, you will visit both the Picasso Museum and the Joan Miro Foundation. For Valencia, you can see what is going on at the City of Science and Art.
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