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Region: Iberia

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  • The Alcantara Bridge leading into Toledo across the Tagus.

    Toledo

    2 minutes · Spain

    Former Visigothic and Andalusi city captured by Castile in 1085.

  • The Torres de Serranos gateway in Valencia.

    Valencia

    2 minutes · Spain

    Eastern Iberian city central to Crown of Aragon and Morisco history.

  • Panoramic view across Seville from the Giralda.

    Seville

    2 minutes · Spain

    Major Andalusi and later Castilian city on the Guadalquivir.

  • Red stone walls of the Castle of Silves in Portugal.

    Silves

    2 minutes · Portugal

    Important city in the Algarve with Andalusi literary associations.

  • The castle of Tarifa seen from the surrounding town.

    Tarifa

    2 minutes · Spain

    Strait town associated with movement between North Africa and Iberia.

  • Exterior view of the Monasterio de Santa Clara la Real in Murcia.

    Murcia

    2 minutes · Spain

    Southeastern Iberian city with Almoravid, Almohad, and later Christian phases.

  • Stone walls and towers of Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon.

    Lisbon

    2 minutes · Portugal

    Atlantic city under Muslim rule before its 1147 capture, useful for tracing western Iberian ports, conquest, and long urban transition.

  • Ruins of Madinat al-Zahra above the Guadalquivir plain near Cordoba.

    Madinat al-Zahra

    2 minutes · Spain

    Palatine city associated with the Cordoban caliphate.

  • The Alcazaba of Malaga viewed from below with its hillside walls.

    Malaga

    2 minutes · Spain

    Port city important in the Nasrid period and War of Granada.

  • Walls and open grounds inside the Alcazaba of Merida.

    Merida

    2 minutes · Spain

    Roman and early medieval city within western Iberian frontiers.

  • The Giralda tower in Seville, a former Almohad minaret later adapted as a cathedral bell tower.

    Giralda (Seville)

    2 minutes · Spain

    Former Almohad minaret later incorporated into Seville Cathedral.

  • The Alhambra and Sierra Nevada seen from the Albaicin in Granada.

    Granada

    2 minutes · Spain

    Capital of the Nasrid Emirate and final Muslim-ruled polity in Iberia.