Nearly eight centuries of history of al-Andalus in the Iberian Peninsula have shaped an inheritance that is a part of the hallmarks of Spanish, Mediterranean and European cultures

Gardens. Heritage and dreams

Corral del Carbón, Granada

Washington Irving. An Epic Journey, 1828 to 1829

Museo de la Ciudad de Antequera (Antequera City Museum). Plaza Coso Viejo, s/n, Antequera, Malaga.

Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

The Routes of The legado andalusí are Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

Exhibitions

They bring the splendour of the culture of al-Andalus closer to the public

The Routes

Cultural Route of the Council of Europe since 1997

The Foundation

Its goal is to disseminate and highlight the heritage of al-Andalus in order to recover that mark of progress and tolerance, creativity and ingenuity that contributed so much to the revival of Europe and to the enrichment of its current identity.

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Cultural Itineraries

Cross-border itineraries based on the historical, social and cultural relations of al-Andalus with the Muslim world.

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Publishing Work

El legado andalusí has published more than 70 books, of both scientific and educational nature, centred on historical, cultural and tourist subjects.

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UNESCO World Heritage on the Routes of El legado andalusí

Antequera: art, history and culture

Between the Torcal Mountains and a vast fertile plain, along the Route of Washington Irving, lies the millennial city of Antequera. Cradle of illustrious characters, forerunner of the Renaissance in southern Spain, and a unique reference of the Andalusian Baroque, Antequera is…

Napoleon’s encyclopedia, the richest museum in the world

The military campagin of Egipto also brought along the mission of creating an encyclopedia which implied a formidable catalogation covering all fields. It was know “the richest museum of the world.”

Malta’s Mediterranean sayings, a linguistic conundrum

Old sayings in the Mediterrranen region make up an extraordinary linguistic mosaic in the island of Malta.

Ali Bey, or Domingo Badía, a spanish traveller of the enlightenment around the Arab world

Domingo Badía Leblich still lives in documented memory as Godoy’s spy who managed to get into Meca disguised as an Abbasid prince. He entered history as Ali Bey, The traveller.

Almería

Along the Route of the Alpujarras, Almería counted itself the most important seaport in al-Andalus; hence its defence had to be extraordinary and, consequently, Abd-er-Rahman conceived its citadel as a palace-fortress that became the most colossal building of its type in Europe.

The gold of the Alhambra

On the footshill of the so called “Alhambra Conglomerate” by geologists, we find the remains of a mining prospection dating back to Roman times. It is a spit of land that stretches from the Genil River valley up to Sierra Nevada summits.

Gerald Brenan and the literary spirit of Bloomsbury in the Alpujarra

Gerald Brenan (1894-1987) appealed to several intellectuals at his residence in the Alpujarra, who shared their enthusiasm with the author of South from Granada, finding genuine freedom in those landscapes as the counterpart of the rigid Victorian society.

Castillo de Locubín. The anvil of time

In the Route of the Caliphate, nestling against a hillock, Castillo de Locubín offers breath-taking view that overlooks its adjoining provinces: Granada, Córdoba and Jaén. From its fortress, the view of the majestic Sierra Nevada spreads with the fertile plain and the city of Granada in its foothills.

Medina Sidonia, a crown without a king

Most people and civilisations settled over the ages in Andalusia around or on top of hillocks overlooking their surroundings, like Medina Sidonia, in the Route of Almoravids and Almohads, whose horizon has been shared by different civilizations.

The Blind Man of Cabra and popular poetry in al-Andalus

​Part III

According to noted scholars from al-Andaus such as al-Hiyari (12th– 13th c.) and Ibn Khaldun (14th c.), a poet born in Cabra (Córdoba) known as the Blind man of Cabra was the inventor of the muwashshah.

Osuna, landscape and figures

Osuna, in the Route of Washington Irving, echoes the splendour of centuries in its palaces, churches, convents, its university… everything leaves the visitor in awe, as it happened to the author of the Tales of the Alhambra, after whom the Route was named.

The Blind Man of Cabra and popular poetry in al-Andalus

​Part II

According to noted scholars from al-Andaus such as al-Hiyari (12th– 13th c.) and Ibn Khaldun (14th c.), a poet born in Cabra (Córdoba) known as the Blind man of Cabra was the inventor of the muwashshah.

Fondón, kingdom of El Rey Chico according to legend

Fondón, placed on the Route of the Alpujarras, is located in a historic landscape that was of a great importance in the final days of al-Andalus.

Images of mills and the Albolafia of Córdoba

In the course of the Guadalquivir River along its passage by Córdoba, and next to the Roman Bridge, we find some mills and waterwheels of a very singular character, whose origins give us idea of the raison d’être of the city in connection…

The Blind Man of Cabra and popular poetry in al-Andalus

​Part I

According to noted scholars from al-Andaus such as al-Hiyari (12th– 13th c.) and Ibn Khaldun (14th c.), a poet born in Cabra (Córdoba) known as the Blind man of Cabra was the inventor of the muwashshah.

Beyond the pillars of Hercules

Parte II

The Mediterranean Sea was the starting point of the knowledge that stimulated the Atlantic adventure thank to the different scientific legacies that Arabs had developed masterfully.

Jerez, city of three worlds

Jerez de la Frontera is something more than wine, flamenco and horses -either thoroughbred or those of power in motorbikes. Its records get across far different periods, the most outstanding of which, al-Andalus, becomes evident in the Route of Almoravids and Almohads.

Grazalema, on the underside of History

The National Park of the Grazalema Mountains is home of the famous Pueblos Blancos (White Villages), of great natural beauty and long history. Grazalema, in the Route of Almoravids and Almohads is included in the list…

Beyond the pillars of Hercules

Part I

For the Latin Middle Ages, the Atlantic was Mare Tenebrosum; for the Arabs, Bahr al-Zulamat. Both meant “The Sea of Darkness,” and anyone who has looked west …

Baena, in the Highland domains

Located in the Route of the Caliphate, Baena was paramount in the defensive system of the kingdom of Granada during the Reconquest, given the importance of this pathway connecting Cordoba with Granada.

Travelling along the Routes of El legado andalusí

Paths that make history. An adventure for the spirit that you can explore by road, on foot or cycling

Arcos de la Frontera, a dragon made in lime and stone

Arcos de la Frontera, on the Route of the Almoravids and Almohads, stands out between the mountain range of Cádiz and the fertile plain of Jerez as if it was a stranded ship. Romans called it Arx Arcis, which means “high-rised fortress”. Arkos, in times of al-Andalus, was a flourishing town that, after the fall of the Umayyad caliphate became a taifa (independent kingdom) headed by a king of Berber origin named Ben Khazrum.

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