Andalucia by Michael Jacobs

Andalucia

Author:  Michael Jacobs
ISBN:  9781873429785
Publisher:  Pallas Athene Publishers
Date First Published:  22/11/2005

In this masterly book, now in a revised and updated fourth edition, Michael Jacobs looks with fresh eyes at all the traditional delights of Andalucia while doing full justice to the lesser-known aspects of the region. He examines the underrated local food and drink, the extraordinarily varied natural scenery, the composers and writers who created the romantic myths and legends of the nineteenth century, the strange legacy of Lorca and the Spanish Civil War. Andalucia's Moorish remains, its outstanding prehistoric and classical heritage and its exuberant Renaissance and Baroque monuments make it one of the richest regions of Europe for the visitor. Nearly a hundred Andalucian villages and towns are described in the gazetteer, some of which - Seville, Granada, Cordoba and Cadiz - are as lovely and as haunting as anywhere in the world.

About the Author: 
Michael Jacobs studied art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art where he gained a doctorate in 1982. He is now Senior Honorary Research Fellow in the Hispanic Department of the University of Glasgow. He is the author of numerous books on art and travel, including Madrid for Pleasure, In the Glow of the Phantom Palace and The Road to Santiago - published by Pallas Athene. His latest book is The Factory of Light, published by John Murray.

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