Cordoba, one of Andalucia’s loveliest cities, has just added one more reason to spend the night. A new initiative has been introduced in Cordoba promoting night-time visits to their Mosque-turned-Cathedral. Its called the Soul of Cordoba “El Alma de Cordoba” and allows a limited number of...
Morocco has a number of historic medersas, once used as schools for teaching the Koran. One of the most celebrated is the Attarine Medersa in Fez, built around 1325 and marking a high point in the decorative arts of the Merinid dynasty, based on delicate...
Toledo is one of Spain’s most historic cities and is less than a one-hour journey from Madrid. For those already familiar with its main sites, Valesa Cultural Services can now offer more visits to previously unexplored sites. Among the newly opened sites are the fascinating...
Spain’s newest museum, The Museum of Human Evolution is due to open in the northern city of Burgos on July 13, 2010. The location of this museum is important as it is located just 10 miles/15,km from the world famous archaeological site of Atapuerca. A...
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia church, one of Spain’s most famous landmarks despite its unfinished state, will start hosting religious events in 2010, chief architect Jordi Bonet said confirming that the interior of the Catholic basilica will be finished by September 2010. Viewed from a distance, the four...