Andalusia sectors of industry and services was above average in Spain and higher than many communities in the Eurozone. The region has a rich culture and a strong identity. Many cultural phenomena that are seen internationally as distinctively Spanish are largely or entirely Andalusian in origin. These include flamenco and, to a lesser extent, bullfighting and Hispano-Moorish architectural styles, both of which are also prevalent in other regions of Spain. Andalusia's hinterland is the hottest area of Europe, with cities like Córdoba and Seville averaging above 36 °C (97 °F) in summer high temperatures. Late evening temperatures can sometimes stay around
History of Spanish photojournalism the 'Moorish streets' of Granada as haunted by exiled kings of al-Andalus "where the tormented and melancholic shadows of the souls of the khalifas still wander". Nuevo mundo (1918) asserted that the cities of Andalusia still retain the mysterious spirit of the Moors. The desire to reconstruct the premodern past will later become associated with the Spanish nationalist movements of the 1930s. The images of Spanish women tend to be exoticised in images that are reproduced and circulated throughout the nation, having them seen through an Oriental perspective. They portray the perceived ethnic as well as cultural 'Moorish' legacy within