The Alhambra at moonrise. The UNESCO World Heritage Site in Granada, Spain, remains one of the best-preserved palaces in the historic Islamic world while also being a stunning example of Spanish ...
I love traveling to Europe, but the long-haul flights and busy travel seasons can be challenging. Instead, I visited St. Augustine, Florida, for a taste of Spain in the United States. I loved seeing ...
The Andalusia region is an absolutely gorgeous, jaw-dropping part of Spain, that features gorgeous cities, white villages, and mountains and rolling hills. And without a doubt, the most jaw-droppingly ...
The world of architecture is a captivating fusion of artistic expression and scientific precision. My journey in the realm of architecture started with a profound exploration of its rich history. It ...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part series chronicling your beloved Uncle Randy’s adventures in Iberia, which is Spain for those of you not lucky enough to have been taught geography by ...
As Europe emerged from the stagnation of the Middle Ages and the devastation wrought by the bubonic plague, there was a dramatic shift towards new intellectual, artistic, scientific, and economic ...
In “California Colonial” (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2002), author-photographer and Los Angeles resident Elizabeth McMillian traces this architectural form, rooted in traditional Spanish and Mexican ...
From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...
The Renaissance witnessed a great flowering of literature, the arts and architecture. Of the musical riches the best known are probably from Italy, notably the church music of Palestrina and Giovanni ...