Is there a Portuguese-Andalusian-Sicilian-Maltese-NW African "cultural sphere"?

[FilhoV]

Possibly some architectural inspirations but Portuguese culture is its own and the music of Fado is quintessential Portuguese

Spending some time in the Azores most if not all our traditions were Portuguese based and growing up the accordion was easily the most recognisable instrument in my youth

[Morena]

Do you think though that there are still some things binding North Africa, Iberia, and Sicily to one another that are remnants of the past not found elsewhere? Or does this not even exist now?

it's very marginal now.

Islam was the great divorce, but even before then we developed differently due to climate differences and different admixture


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[Bobby Martnen]

I believe it can be seen that Iberia, Sicily, NW Africa, and Malta were once part of the same one.

They were, but then the noble Crusaders kicked the Moors out and liberated these lands from the Saracen yoke.

The similarities are very small now. Iberia and Southern Italy are more like Sweden than Syria nowadays. (In terms of culture, religion, and lifestyle, not genetics/phenotype)

[AtlantoMediterranean]

It is obvious that later, for reasons of geographical connections, the culture of the Arabian Peninsula and a small genetic contribution considerably influenced North Africa.
Similarly, in recent millennia a strong genetic contribution from the Celts and Northern Europe has had a great importance on the Iberian Peninsula.

But long before that; do the first inhabitants (really the FIRST people of these lands) of southern Europe (especially south west) and north Africa (especially north west) have a common root?

[Tietar]

Vestiges 1000 years ago is cultural sphere ?, hahaha

If you want to find in Europe true Arab-North African cultural sphere with massive islamic buildings better look at the current France, Belgium, Germany, etc. And then celebrate it.