Andalusia
Flamenco's home region
Andalusia is an autonomous region in southern Spain, known for flamenco music and dance, Moorish architecture, and its Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines.
The name derives from the Arabic term for the Iberian Peninsula.
Major cities include Seville, Granada, and Córdoba.
The adjective is Andalusian: Andalusian olive oil, the Andalusian dialect of Spanish.
Medieval Islamic palace-fortress
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- emirateIslamic monarch's domain
arabesque · stucco · latticework · courtyard · fountain · Berber · Maghreb
Andalusia's capital city
Cold raw vegetable soup
- jamón ibéricoSpanish dry-cured pork leg
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- sherryFortified wine from Spain
- finoPale, dry Spanish fortified
manzanilla · churros · migas
Fretted stringed instrument
Iberian Christian territorial recovery
- VisigothsGermanic tribe, sacked Rome
- Catholic MonarchsIberian royal couple's title
- Isabella ISpanish queen, Granada's conqueror
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
Iberian Peninsula · Sephardic · Alhambra Decree · Inquisition · Torquemada · Castile · Aragon · Phoenician
Hispanic public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- pasoSpanish word for step
- mantillaLace veil for head
carnival · fiesta · pilgrimage · celebration · revelry
Small stand of trees
- harvestGathering mature crops
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- millGrain-crushing facility
- extra-virginFirst-press oil designation
Western U.S. mountain range
- Costa del SolSouthern Spanish coastal resort
- GibraltarBritish overseas territory, Iberian
- dehesaIberian oak-grazed parkland
- vegaVolatility sensitivity metric
Alhambra
Medieval Islamic palace-fortress
- GranadaAndalusian city with Moorish palace
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
emirate · arabesque · stucco · latticework · courtyard · fountain · Berber · Maghreb
Seville
Andalusia's capital city
gazpacho
Cold raw vegetable soup
- jamón ibéricoSpanish dry-cured pork leg
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- sherryFortified wine from Spain
fino · manzanilla · churros · migas
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
alegrías · tangos · castanets · zapateado · toque · baile · cajón
Reconquista
Iberian Christian territorial recovery
- VisigothsGermanic tribe, sacked Rome
- Catholic MonarchsIberian royal couple's title
- Isabella ISpanish queen, Granada's conqueror
Columbus · Iberian Peninsula · Sephardic · Alhambra Decree · Inquisition · Torquemada · Castile · Aragon · Phoenician · Carthaginian
feria
Hispanic public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- pasoSpanish word for step
mantilla · carnival · fiesta · pilgrimage · celebration · revelry
grove
Small stand of trees
extra-virgin · drupe · pruning · terraced
Sierra Nevada
Western U.S. mountain range
- Costa del SolSouthern Spanish coastal resort
- GibraltarBritish overseas territory, Iberian
- dehesaIberian oak-grazed parkland
Costa del Sol
Southern Spanish coastal resort
tuna · windsurfing · kitesurfing · Marbella
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- SpainMadrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, Granada
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Nordic countries collectively
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