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Close attention goes into each detail, including sustainable features like solar power and other energy efficiencies. Awaken your sense of play and adventure. Pursue your passions, and discover new ones. With a robust schedule of events, from pickleball tournaments and yoga on the lawn to wine tastings and art classes, the possibilities are endless.

I did prefer much more traveling by bus, than the train. The buses are cheaper as well. What I really recommend doing if you have the possibility, to drive around in Andalusia, especially down on the coast with a car or motorbike. Both are fantastic experiences with breathtaking views and landmarks. You will love it, I promise! Then, buses, trains, or a rented car will serve you well to travel around the region!

Now in Andalucia, there are many traditional food and drinks you can try. Here are some of my favorites: Paella , tapas, churros, Spanish ham. About the beers, the Alhambra is something very popular in Malaga, the Cruzcampo in Seville this is also my personal favorite. What about coffee? Well, the most popular thing you can order, and the easiest as well: Caffe con lecce — which basically is coffee with milk. They serve the coffee and the milk separately, with hot milk usually.

Just in Seville city are more than 25, orange trees. So what do you need to drink every single day there? Each proper, nice bar and restaurant is serving fresh orange juice they make there, from local oranges.

Just perfect! Right, so as Andalucia is occupying basically the whole South of Spain, you can imagine that seasides are a must here.

There are beautiful, stunning sandy seasides, also breathtaking rocky ones. Bear in mind that the summer, especially August is really hot! At the seaside, you can survive, but if you want to visit cities like Seville, sightseeing in 40C is very painful! I know, I was there in August…. Honestly, each place has its beauty. Each province has a lot to offer, so if you have the chance to plan a longer round trip, try and visit as much as possible!

You can read in detail about the building on the official website , which also has beautiful photos. Or take this virtual tour via YouTube. The first thing you will see when approaching historic Cordoba is its handsome Roman Bridge with 16 undulating arches. It spans the mud-brown Guadalquivir River. The Roman Bridge was built in the 1st century B.

It formed part of the ancient Via Augusta, which ran from Girona to Cadiz. Most of the current structures date from an 8th century Moorish reconstruction. It has 16 arches supported by irregular semi-cylindrical buttresses. You can take a virtual tour of the elegant bridge here and see super-sized photos of the bridge here. Seville Cathedral is a massive Gothic affair.

The sheer scale of the building is intimidating. The nave is the longest in the world. The Cathedral houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus. It was originally constructed as the minaret of the Almohad Mosque that previously stood here. You can take an interactive 3D virtual tour of Seville cathedral here. They were built during the Neolithic, Bronze, and Copper Ages out of large stone blocks. The rocks form chambers with linteled roofs or false cupolas.

They resemble caves and almost blend into the landscape. They were probably used as burial chambers, temples, and places for ceremonies. And you can take virtual tours of the dolmens of Menga , El Romeral , and Viera.

And my guide to the town of Antequera itself, which I just loved. Ronda is synonymous with its dramatic 18th century bridge, the Puente Nuevo. The bridge connects the two parts of the town over the feet El Tajo gorge. The Punta Nuevo was built from to , when the old bridge collapsed after just 6 years. You can even enter the structure of the bridge itself via the New Bridge Interpretive Center.

Benjamin Latrobe was born in England, and emigrated to the United States in When John Craig engaged Latrobe in , he was also working on buildings in Washington. Walter, who later worked on the Capitol Building in Washington, D. Walter contract of designing the school for poor, orphaned boys. Furnishings are original to the period and many are situated in the same setting as when they were first acquired. A room devoted to Commodore Biddle displays objects related to his forty-eight year U.

Navy career. It includes gifts from his travels to Nicholas and Jane Biddle, and their children. The extensive library at Andalusia contains more than 3, rare volumes, some dating back to the 17th century, all preserved in their original environment.

On the shelves is Nicholas Biddle's signed copy of the Lewis and Clark Journals, which he edited. Other objects include a statue of Napoleon and Charles J. Biddle's World War I medals. Louis, was challenged to a duel by Missouri Congressman Spencer Pettis.

The disagreement between the two, in part resulted from perceived insults to Nicholas Biddle and his defense of the Second Bank of the U. Before the duel, Thomas Biddle instructed his wife to commission vases for each of his siblings as a remembrance. Bonaparte allowed Biddle to commission American artist Bass Otis to paint a slightly smaller version than the original one at his country home, Point Breeze, in Bordentown, New Jersey.

In , James Biddle, then President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a leader of the historic preservation movement in the United States, made the decision to divide Andalusia and give away the Big House and nearly 15 acres of land to the Andalusia Foundation.

Since that time, the Andalusia Foundation has cared for this incredible building and welcomed tens of thousands of visitors to share in its history, and step back in time to imagine lives played out long before our own. Click here to sign up for our mailing list to stay informed about upcoming events and programs that will support the Foundation. Friends of Andalusia are individuals, corporations, and organizations dedicated to the financial support of the Andalusia Foundation.