Journey for twelve glorious days reveling in the exquisite and varied regions of Andalucia. After the Moors invaded Spain in the 8th century the region became the mighty kingdom of El Andalus and the capital of Cordoba was transformed into a centre of unimaginable wealth, sophistication, culture and learning unrivalled anywhere in either the western or Islamic eastern worlds. According to Islamic legend, the people of El Andalus asked Allah for five favors – clear blue skies, seas full of fish, trees laden with every kind of fruit, beautiful women and a fair system of government. Allah granted them everything except the last favor on the basis that if all five gifts were bestowed, the kingdom would become an unearthly paradise.