Though I have not been to every city in Spain, of course, I think Granada is one of my favorite places. (This is where I went skiing some time ago at Sierra Nevada).
Our hotel was awesome. It was off from the center of things, but very close. Here is the view from the nice terrace of the hotel.
Here begins the pictures from our day tour of La Alhambra, which is the Arabian palace (conquered by Christians in 1492---Granada was the last city to be conquered). I have more history written in a previous blog from my first trip to Granada if you are interested :)
Basically, this place is amazing. Enormous. Breathtaking. Incredible. Pictures can only show so much.
Of course my brother would find a skull knife in the Alhambra gift shop. Of course my brother would seriously consider buying a skull knife in the Alhambra gift shop.
This part is called Alcazaba, which includes the main watch towers, dungeons, and Arabian communal baths.
Geometric mosaic tiles are found all over the palaces of La Alhambra. There are so many elaborate designs. It's also amazing to think that they spent so much time melting down certain metals (ex:copper and cobalt) to get these specific colors.
I'm sitting in one of the many Arabian communal bath foundations.
The tour is very long because there is so much to see. La Alhambra "campus" is made up of 4 main parts: Alcazaba (the watch tower front part); the palaces; the gardens of the palaces; and Generalife, which is an amazing lush area of gardens that is a short walk away from the main palace area. This is where the Sultan spent his summers.
A much needed and deserved cerveza break in between tour sections!!! :)
Dungeon anyone?
More communal baths.
My brother, the photographer, took over 1000 pictures in Spain. :)
Walking up through the winding staircase to the watch tower, there were many of these little nooks to peek through. Zach decided to perch in one. Good job, Zach.
La Alhambra tour: 1
Zach: 0
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