Andalucia

1:05 Last week we spent a few days in Andalucia, one of the southern regions of Spain, and home of Flamenco music. Most of the country's famous luthiers are from here, and the classical and flamenco guitars of Cordoba and Granada are some of the most beautiful instruments in the world.

I am lucky to have a friend in Cordoba, a very respected master of guitar making by the name of Juan Montero Aguilera. We were spending a few days in Malaga and decided to take the train to Cordoba on Tuesday to visit Master Aguilera in his "taller". All my trips there are lots of fun, and full of anecdotes. He has made guitars for some of the greatest players, from Juan Serrano to Vicente Amigo, to Paco De Lucia. Soon you will be able to know him better as I have decided to make a web page for him. It just came out of my mouth during a conversation, and I just hope I can find the time to do it. We took lots of pictures, and he gave me some of his own to use for the website. Here's the two of us with a new guitar he is working on.



And here's a picture of Malaga's cathedral and one of Cordoba's famous patios. Cordoba and Granada (and Sevilla) alone are reason enough for a visit to Spain.





Hope this will spark some interest in you to discover the beauties of Spain. Oh, and lots of Flamenco here, too!