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			<title><![CDATA[A Replica of the Alhambra in Granada: The Passion of a Sevillian]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The deep passion of a resident of Paradas, a small town in Seville, for Nasrid art led to the creation of a replica of the rooms and outdoor spaces of the famous Alhambra in Granada within his own home, turning the town into a tourist attraction. ]]></description>
		    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The deep passion of a resident of Paradas, a small town in Seville, for Nasrid art led to the creation of a replica of the rooms and outdoor spaces of the famous Alhambra in Granada within his own home, turning the town into a tourist attraction. This small Alhambra, located next to the town hall on Calle Larga, was created by José Luis Romero, who dedicated twelve years of his life to perfectly replicating the rooms and exterior areas of the Granada monument. Romero passed away in 2020 at the age of 75.

His wife, María del Carmen Muñoz, recalls that José Luis always said, "Come on, just one more detail, and I'll be done." This obsession with details led to the creation of a masterpiece called "Carmen de los Arrayanes." Over those twelve years, his wife began to believe that he would never finish his work, and the craftsmen around him no longer knew what to do.

The replica of the Alhambra in Granada, which is part of the family's home, can be visited for five euros. This work emerged because José Luis "went to the Alhambra like someone would go to the bar on the corner," and then returned with photos. Despite working in the textile and clothing industry with no relation to architecture or carpentry, he relied on his craftsman friends to recreate the details he wanted in his home.

María del Carmen admits that when her husband first told her he wanted to replicate the Alhambra in their home, she thought he was "crazy." However, over time, she realized that she never saw herself living in that house because the work never ended. Eventually, they decided to move in before the interior doors were even installed.

The house is divided into four main rooms, which include recreations of part of the Patio de los Leones and ceiling designs from the Sala de la Barca in the original Alhambra, as well as an impressive "Alhambra Glass" standing 1.38 meters tall and weighing 80 kilograms, which presides over the main hall.

The last room is a large heated swimming pool with a wooden dome that opens by remote control and allows natural light to enter. The family never thought their home would become such a popular tourist attraction, but a visit by the Tourism Minister of the Junta of Andalusia, Rafael Rodríguez, to Paradas in 2013 changed everything. The minister requested "three minutes" to see the house, but his visit lasted more than half an hour, amazed by what he saw.

From that day on, requests to visit the house began pouring in from all over Spain. The house is meticulously detailed for tourists, with numbered tiles guiding them through every corner. One visitor even fell so in love with the house that he offered to buy it from the family.

José Luis's legacy is invaluable, and the family continues to preserve it without any official support. The money collected from tickets is allocated for the maintenance of the house, and thus the Alhambra continues to live in the middle of the Sevillian countryside, leaving everyone who visits it in awe.
 

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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:32:29 +0300</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The tour in the historical peninsula continues]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Countless poems, books and even encyclopedias were written about Istanbul, and the poets themselves define the city as ‘Poetic City’. So, to better grasp this ‘poetic city’ Istanbul, we invite you to a tour of the Historical Peninsula. We will start this tour of books at Beyazıt Secondhand Books Bazaar and end it in Eminönü.]]></description>
		    <content:encoded><![CDATA[DİLŞAH KEFLİOĞLU
Surrounded by fortress walls, Istanbul’s historical peninsula has a seven-hill structure. Therefore, the historical peninsula is also known as the ‘City on the Seven Hills’. It is not possible to visit all these cities in a day. A single day is not at all sufficient to see and scrutinize everything in a town full of layers of historical patterns.
 
For this reason, we wish to take you on a tour of books and culture towards Eminönü from the Beyazıt-Süleymaniye hill – the midpoint of Istanbul’s historical peninsula. Now, we are at the Beyazıt Square. On our left is the Central Campus of the Istanbul University and on our right remains the Beyazıt Mosque that named the square…We head towards the Sahaflar Çarşısı – the Secondhand Books Bazaar.
 
Sahaf is a person who sells or switches the secondhand books or magazines that are not published anymore, and Secondhand Books Bazaar is the market where such stores remain. Then again, at this bazaar, it is possible to find contemporary published books in addition to old and rare works, too. Moreover, there are paintings and artworks as well…
 

 
WORLD’S FIRST SHOPPING MALL
 
After spending a fair amount of time with old and new books, we move towards the Grand Bazaar, the world’s first and largest shopping mall. Grand Bazaar immediately pops up before us once we leave the Secondhand Books Bazaar… Regarded as the predecessor of the world’s shopping malls, tens of streets and thousands of goods in hundreds of shops in various categories welcome us at the Grand Bazaar…
 
It is better to tour with a guide or a map in this massive bazaar to avoid getting lost as there are different doors in every direction, and each entry can lead you to another path. We take a quick tour for our limited time and finally reach the Nuruosmaniye Door…On our left, we proceed with Nuruosmaniye Mosque and reach Nuruosmaniye Avenue, shadowed by the great plane trees…Precious and bedazzling goods of the Turkish jewellery industry lie on each side of the venue…But we wish to take a break and store some energy with the legendary Turkish coffee at a high-quality café on the avenue.
 

DESTINATION EMİNÖNÜ
 
We review our route and sip our coffees accompanied by the famous Turkish delights. We may end up at the Sultanahmet Square, see Hagia Sophia or the Topkapı Palace as well. Yet that route has a unique depth on its own. So, we take the old traditional way from the Grand Bazaar and go down its open-air version - the Mahmutpaşa hill. The groups in the forms of families look pretty interesting in the shops scattered on both sides of the hill, looking like an outdoor mall. This area is also Istanbul’s oldest wedding shopping destination…
 

 
ART SHOPS
 
We come across the New Mosque when we proceed in the plain area. Under the Sultan’s Summer Palace next to the mosque, we are attracted by the rows of art shops. A different branch of traditional Turkish arts is performed in each shop, and the artworks are sold. One can see artists working on a wide range of arts, from paper marbling to calligraphy, string art to tile art, chat with them, and buy an artwork. (ito haber)]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 01:04:57 +0300</pubDate>
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