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Several hotels also have good bars, including Hotel Sevilla (made famous in Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana), Hotel Inglaterra’s rooftop bar, and Hotel Havana Libre’s Turquino (with amazing views from the 25th floor).
For a complete contrast to the sun, sea, and sangría atmosphere of the coast, you need only drive inland for a few hours to reach the cultural, historical, and architectural attractions of Ronda, Jerez de la Frontera, Sevilla, Córdoba and Granada — the great cities of Andalucía.
Covering an area of 524,000 hectares (1,290,000 acres), the Sierra Morena encompasses no fewer than seven natural parks, namely: the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche; the Sierra Norte de Sevilla; the Sierra de Hornachuelos; the Sierra Cardeña y Montoro; the Sierra de Andújar; Despeñaperros; and the Sierra de Cazorla, Segurla y Las Villas.
In the latter part of the 16th century, it twice came under attack by enemy naval forces, and a period of prosperity ensued when the Casa de Contratación, or the monopoly rights for trade with the Americas, was transferred from Sevilla by order of Felipe V in 1717.
Subsequently, Sevilla became the capital of the Visigothic kingdom and then of a Moorish taifa, before falling to King Ferdinand III in 1248.
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