I've been to Turkey a number of times since the mid 80s, walked through Roman ruins just to get to the beach, followed the route of the 1st crusade as far as the Syrian border, drunk coffee and Istanbul and appreciate the vast history of the region but that doesn't alter the fact that I despise "resorts".
Granada is a great place but the fact that you judge Seville based on the opinions of touring Americans and where you get complimentary tapas illustrates perfectly why you look at so much but see so little.