Mediterranean Resort

On the Spanish Costa de Sol, two very different cultures can be seen. Name them.

Answers:

on the hill top in the background, a Spanish agricultural village; in the foreground, tourist hotel complex for northern, relatively-affluent Europeans getting away from their winter to enjoy sunny skies, sandy beaches, and warm weather on the Mediterranean Sea.

The distinctiveness of the Mediterranean has been captured by some of the Impressionist painters.
Take an optional side trip across the Straits of Gibraltar to the northern African country of Morocco.

Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 1 February 1997; last revised on 07 March 2005.