Nearly eight centuries of history of al-Andalus in the Iberian Peninsula have shaped an inheritance that is a part of the hallmarks of Spanish, Mediterranean and European cultures

EXPOSICIÓN VIAJE A SAMARCANDA

Relación de la embajada de Ruy González de Clavijo ante Tamerlán (1403-1406)

— Corral del Carbón, Granada —

JARDINES HISTÓRICOS DE GRANADA

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Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

The Routes of The legado andalusí are Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

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They bring the splendour of the culture of al-Andalus closer to the public

The Routes

Cultural Route of the Council of Europe since 1997

The Foundation

Its goal is to disseminate and highlight the heritage of al-Andalus in order to recover that mark of progress and tolerance, creativity and ingenuity that contributed so much to the revival of Europe and to the enrichment of its current identity.

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Cultural Itineraries

Cross-border itineraries based on the historical, social and cultural relations of al-Andalus with the Muslim world.

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Publishing Work

El legado andalusí has published more than 70 books, of both scientific and educational nature, centred on historical, cultural and tourist subjects.

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, an Englishwoman in the harem

PART II

The aristocrat’s records of voyage reveal to us how she changed public attitudes towards women’s rights and other issues.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, an Englishwoman in the harem

PART I

The aristocrat’s records of voyage reveal to us how she changed public attitudes towards women’s rights and other issues.

René Caillié

El desvelador de Tombuctú

“Al fin llegamos felizmente a Tombuctú, en el momento en que el sol tocaba el horizonte. Veía por fin esta capital del Sudán que desde hacía tanto tiempo era objeto de todos mis deseos. […] Recuperado de mi entusiasmo, comprobé que el espectáculo que tenía ante mis ojos no respondía a mis expectativas”.

Voyage à Tombuctú
René Caillié

El Palermo arabo-normando, reflejo de al-Andalus

La cultura islámica dejó su impronta en un vasto legado que abarcó distintas regiones del Mediterráneo. La convivencia entre las poblaciones nativas dio lugar a una simbiosis que originó el nacimiento de nuevas formas artísticas.

Omar ibn Hafsun y Bobastro

Un personaje histórico para una ciudad

Hay pocos personajes históricos que hayan producido una bibliografía tan contrastada y numerosa como la que ha generado desde el siglo XIX Ibn Ḥafsun, precisamente por las veleidades desplegadas a lo largo de su azarosa vida.

Entre la Alhambra y Tombuctú. Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, arquitecto del desierto y puente de civilizaciones

En el mundo medieval, cuando los mapas aún eran dibujos al borde del mito y las dunas parecían muros naturales entre mundos, hubo un hombre que trazó con su vida una ruta inesperada entre la roja Alhambra y los minaretes de barro de Tombuctú. Ese hombre fue Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, conocido…

Samarcanda, en el corazón de la Ruta de la Seda

En el pórtico del palacio de Aq Saray, una sentencia indica al viajero: ‘Si dudas de nuestro poder mira entonces nuestros edificios’.

La exuberante arquitectura con la que Tarmelán, llamado “el soberano del mundo”, engalanó las ciudades de la yerma estepa asiática alcanza en Samarcanda su máxima expresión estética.

Ibn al-Shaij de Málaga deslumbrado ante el Faro de Alejandría

PARTE II

El Faro de Alejandría, la Séptima Maravilla del Mundo Antiguo, fue ampliamente descrito por autores árabes. De entre ellos, el andalusí Ibn al-Shaij de Málaga realizó una las descripciones más fieles que han existido…

Ibn Arabí de Murcia, al-Sayj al-Akbar

 El Más Grande de los Maestros

“Mi corazón es capaz de adoptar todas las formas:
es un prado para las gacelas y un claustro para los monjes cristianos
templo para los ídolos y la Kaaba para los peregrinos
es recipiente para las tablas de la Torá y los versos del Corán
porque mi religión es el amor.
Da igual a donde vaya la caravana del amor,
su camino es la senda de mi fe”.

Ibn Arabí

Ibn al-Shaij de Málaga deslumbrado ante el Faro de Alejandría

PARTE I

El Faro de Alejandría, la Séptima Maravilla del Mundo Antiguo, fue ampliamente descrito por autores árabes. De entre ellos, el andalusí Ibn al-Shaij de Málaga realizó una las descripciones más fieles que han existido…

Caballero sin espada

Las (tres) espadas de Boabdil

La historia de las llamadas comúnmente “Espadas del rey Boabdil” es una de las muchas que, tras su apariencia legendaria, esconde los pormenores de relevantes hechos históricos. Se trata de unas espadas que pasaron a manos de diversas familias nobles castellanas tras la conquista de Granada por las tropas cristianas en 1492.

Al-Ghazal from Byzantium to the Viking country

PART I

By the mid-9th century travelling across the Mediterranean could be very dangerous, especially for an old man like al-Ghazal, who had earned a position in the Cordoban court good enough to be put out on such a hazardous endeavour.

Al-Ghazal from Byzantium to the Viking country

PART II

By the mid-9th century travelling across the Mediterranean could be very dangerous, especially for an old man like al-Ghazal, who had earned a position in the Cordoban court good enough to be put out on such a hazardous endeavour.

León el Africano, caravana fue su patria y su vida la más inesperada travesía

“León el Africano hubiera sido para al-Andalus como un hijo póstumo. Nacido en un momento en el que su civilización madre agonizaba, conoció del exilio no sólo el sufrimiento, sino también sus asombrosos cambios. Fue a veces embajador, a veces aventurero y…

The mystery of the Moor King’s Water Mine of Ronda

As in every border town, defence posed one of the greatest challenges both in times of peace and during armed conflicts. The important outspot of Ronda, along the Route of Almoravids and Almohads, encapsulates the secret of its awesome water mine, whose story is hardly known.

Ibn Battuta, the traveler of Islam

Ibn Battuta of Tangiers (1304-1368) and his world-famous rihla, or travelogue, linked to the notion of traveling in search of knowledge, provides us with interesting descriptions of his journey …

The story of the Arma, the Andalusi diaspora in sub-Saharan Africa

After the revolt of the Alpujarras (1568), second-generation Christians established themselves in today’s Morocco and other places along the African Mediterranean coast and sub-Saharan Africa.

The alhóndigas of Granada

All that remains of the intense commercial activity that took place in Granada in Nasrid times is the Yadida alhóndiga. Known as the Corral del Carbón (Coal Yard), it is the only one that is preserved in Spain. Today it hosts, among other cultural institutions, the headquarters of the Fundación El legado andalusí (The Legacy of al-Andalus Foundation).

iHERITAGE Project

ENI CBC MED Programme

UNESCO World Heritage on the Rutas de El legado andalusí

Travelling along the Routes of El legado andalusí

Paths that make history. An adventure for the spirit that you can explore by road, on foot or cycling

European Projects

Recognition and Awards

Agreements and Arrangements

The Blue Horizons Workshop, organized by El legado andalusí Andalusian Public Foundation, Promotes Innovative Water-Saving Solutions for Mediterranean Tourism

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The Blue Horizons Workshop: Innovative Water Solutions for Tourism and Climate-Resilient Regions brought together more than 70 participants, both on-site and online, at...

The Routes of El legado andalusí at the 23rd Inland Tourism Fair of Andalusia

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The Routes of El legado andalusí were represented at the 23rd Inland Tourism Fair of Andalusia, Tierra Adentro, held from 24 to 26 October at the Jaén Exhibition...

El legado andalusí Foundation inaugurates in Amman (Jordan) the exhibition The Hammam in the Mediterranean: From the East to al-Andalus

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The exhibition has been organized by the Andalusian Public Foundation El legado andalusí and the Spanish Embassy in Amman, in collaboration with the Jordan National...

Exhibition “Architecture of al-Andalus. Spaces and Visions” in Almonaster la Real, Huelva 10 October 2025

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Today marks the opening of the exhibition Architecture of al-Andalus. Spaces and Visions, presented by the El legado andalusí Foundation in collaboration with the Town...

Book Presentation: Journey to Samarkand. Account of Ruy González de Clavijo’s Embassy to Tamerlane (1403–1406)

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Yesterday, the Euro-Arab Foundation hosted the presentation of the book Journey to Samarkand. Account of Ruy González de Clavijo’s Embassy to Tamerlane (1403–1406),...

Exhibition “El alma deSgranada” in Lucena

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The city of Lucena is hosting the exhibition El alma deSgranada at the Palace of los Condes de Santa Ana. The event is organized by El Legado Andalusí Foundation in...

Architecture of al-Andalus: a bridge between East and West at the Cervantes Institute of Fez

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The Andalusian Public Foundation El legado andalusí brings to Fez a photography exhibition that highlights the architectural splendour of al-Andalus as a crossroads of...

Architecture of al-Andalus: A Meeting Point Between Eastern and Western Islam: Exhibition Inaugurated at the Cervantes Institute in Rabat

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The Cervantes Institute in Rabat recently hosted the opening of the exhibition Architecture of al-Andalus: A Meeting Point Between Eastern and Western Islam. The...

Conference Cycle Amazigh Jewellery in its Context: Culture and Identity of the Berber Peoples

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The Andalusian Public Foundation El legado andalusí and the Euro-Arab Foundation for High Studies are organizing the conference series Amazigh Jewellery in its Context:...

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