2. Spain

3. Who we are? Al Andalus Tours Cultural Association emerged in 2014 with a clear objective: to recover the historical rigor and respect for the Andalusian heritage in disseminating their heritage to travelers and citizens. Our team brings together a number of professionals from all fields: historians, official guides, journalists, tourist guides, tourism graduates, writers, cultural managers, publishers, teachers, public relations,... To meet the objectives the association organizes cultural tours, leisure activities in defense of heritage, edition of different publications, historical research collaborations in local media and international media, conferences, workshops, publishes the daily blog 'Historias de Al Andalus' and collaborates with institutions and associations.

4. History - الأندلس 711-750 Umayyad Caliphate, initiated by the Caliph Al-Walid I 750-929 Emirate of Córdoba 929-1031 Caliphate of Córdoba and the Caliphate of Córdoba's taifa (successor) kingdoms. DECLINE Ultimately, the Christian kingdoms in the north of the Iberian Peninsula overpowered their Muslim neighbors. In 1085, Alfonso VI captured Toledo, starting a gradual decline of Muslim power. With the fall of Córdoba in 1236, most of the south quickly fell under Christian rule and the Emirate of Granada became a tributary state of the Kingdom of Castile two years later. In 1249, the Portuguese ‘Reconquista’ culminated with the conquest of the Algarve by Afonso III, leaving Granada as the only Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula. Finally, on January 2, 1492, Emir Muhammad XII surrendered the Emirate of Granada to Queen Isabella I of Castile.

5. Muslim heritage in Spain The main monuments we can visit nowadays are in Andalucia, Toledo and Zaragoza. Andalucia: Cordoba Sevilla Granada- Alpujarras Ronda-Malaga Almeria

6. Muslim heritage in Andalucia Cordoba: Mosque-Cathedral Medina Azahara

7. Patios

8. Sevilla: Giralda Gold Tower and Guadalquivir river

9. Alcazar

10. Granada: Alhambra & Generalife Albaizin-the Moorish neighborhood

11. Alpujarras & islamic villages

12. Ronda-Malaga: Ronda Hammam

13. ALMERIA: Alcazaba

14. TOLEDO : City Heritage of humanity: UNESCO The city of the three cultures: Islam, Christianity and Judaism

15. Bab Mardum Mosque Tornerias Mosque

16. Surat Annur- Santa Justa and Rufina church Galiana Palace

18. ZARAGOZA : Aljarafe

19. Let’s play a game! Match old arabic name with the name of the city nowadays: 1.Tolaytula- طليطلة 2. Saraqusta سرقسطة - 3.Garnata غرناطة – 4.Sebta سبته - 5.Qurtuba قرطبة - 6.Isbilia إشبيلية -

20. Muslim communities in Spain The majority of spanish muslims are living in Andalucia and basically in Granada and the Alpujarras Granada’s Mosque

23. Leisure Activities Flamenco Spanish tapas

24. Canoeing Skiing & snowboarding

25. Spanish horse show Football match

26. Our Tours Our tours are Halal: for muslims by muslims 4/5* hotels Expert tour guides in Andalusian heritage and history Tours in english and arabic 5* bus and accomodation Cultural- Leisure- Sports and Culinary Tours

27. Our Tours

28. Our Tours THE BEST OF ANDALUSIA- 5N/6D {Madrid- Cordoba-Sevilla- Granada} Day 1: Arrival Madrid airport Our staff will pick you at arrival and will take you to your hotel. You can drop your luggage and refresh. After that you will visit some of the major tourist attractions in the city such as Cibeles Fountain, Retiro Park, Puerta de Alcala, etc. Day 2: Madrid Early morning our tour guide will pick you at the hotel and will bring you to visit RM Football Club Stadium( Santiago Bernabeu). After this wonderful visit you will be guided through old and traditional streets in Madrid city, you will eat the traditional ‘tapa’ bocadillo de calamares in Plaza Mayor and after lunch you will have free time to shop at the best shops in Madrid. Day 3: Cordoba and its great Mosque You will be picked up from your hotel early morning and then travel to Cordoba. During a three-hours guided tour you visit the main attractions, including the Alcazar, Jewish quarter, the Synagogue and of course the Cathedral which was built over the magnificent columned halls of the Moorish Mosque. After the tour you have free time to discover some other hidden treasures in the city or shopping.

29. Day 4: Sevilla Plaza de España Panorama and Tour Monumental Seville where you will visit the quarter Barrio de Triana. Triana is considered the perhaps most "typical" part of Seville. Countless artists, bullfighters and flamenco performers were born here. Here you find beautiful traditional buildings, courtyard, fine views of the city, regional craft, traditional taverns as well as excellent restaurants. The quarter Barrio de Santa Cruz is the heart of the historical and monumental Seville, here are the Cathedral with its bell tower Giralda, the palace Alcazar, the Archivo de Indias, the Archiepiscopal Palais, many other monuments and the former Jewish quarter with its narrow and winding alleys. And of course you find here some of the nicest bars, restaurants and souvenir shops. At sunset you have the option of the cruise on Guadalquivir river to see the Illuminated Seville: The Gold Tower Panorama on the river in the heart of Seville. The ships pass along the bullring, the quarter Triana, the buildings of the Expo 92 as well as those of the Ibero-American exposition of 1929, the towers of Plaza de España, and the beautiful historical and modern bridges of Seville. Day 5: Granada, Alhambra and Generalife You will be picked up from your hotel early morning and then travel to Granada. There you will experience a three-hours guided tour of the Moorish palace Alhambra, certainly one of Andalusia's main attractions, and of the Generalife gardens. You then have free time in the historic city center, shop, walk, etc. Day 6: Pick up and transfer to Madrid airport

30. Our Tours REGULAR ANDALUCIA- 7N/8D {Madrid-Cordoba-Medina Azahara-Sevilla-Granada- Alpujarras} CLASSICAL SPAIN- 8N/9D {Madrid- Toledo-Cordoba- Sevilla- Granada} REGULAR TOUR SPAIN-10N/11D {Madrid- Toledo-Cordoba-Sevilla-Granada- Almeria- Valencia-Barcelona} FOOTBALL STADIUM-6N/7D {Barcelona- Madrid} EXPRESS TOUR AL ANDALUS-7N/8D {Madrid-Toledo-Cordoba-Sevilla-Granada} VIP TOUR AL ANDALUS-10N/11D {Madrid- Toledo- Cordoba- Sevilla-Granada-Alpujarras-Ronda-Malaga} CULINARY TOUR-8N/9D- with local families {Barcelona- Valencia- Granada- Sevilla- Cordoba- Toledo-Madrid} HONEY MOON -5N/6D {Barcelona- Almeria- Granada}

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