![]() ![]() Yet I felt inexplicably drawn to Spain to the images of bullfights, duels and late-night serenades on cobbled streets that it conjures for me. Not that I needed any-the book was already packed with Greek rituals, Balkan witchcraft, and a love triangle between a Bulgarian heroine and two Irish brothers. I was three years into writing my first novel, “Wildalone,” and had come to Spain on a whim, in search of inspiration and new exotic subplots. Neither a Catholic nor a Muslim myself, I had added this stop to my itinerary as an afterthought. ![]() Then, in 1236, it was converted into a church during the Catholic conquest. Built 12 centuries ago, during the Moorish period, on the site of an even earlier basilica, Córdoba’s Grand Mosque was among the most splendid in the Islamic world. But it was in Andalusia, in the heart of southern Spain, that I discovered one of the most curious: the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. AS A TRAVELER, I’ve seen my share of curiosities around the globe. ![]()
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