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This is part of the old Muslim quarter of Granada. The twisty streets and tea houses are very a cool. This pict was taken from the Alhambra, pictured left.

 

A night view of the Alhambra, said to be the most brilliant Islamic building in all of Europe. Its an amazing spread of buildings, gardens and moving water (more on that later). Many parts of the Alhambra can be visited, for free, any time of the day & night, so you don't need to 'sneak' in anywhere. Almost. The most amazing palaces you have to wait in line and get a ticket for, but you could easily spend days in the complex.

Part of the Alhambra is the Alcazar, or fortress. You can see the view and its strategic location.

 

The Palacio Nazaríes, from within the Alhambra. The palace is renowned for its perfectly proportioned rooms and courtyards, beautiful tiling, molded stucco walls & ceilings, and wooden carving. Its mesmerizing and amazingly beautiful.
Palacios de los Leones (Palace of the Lions) inside of Nazaríes. This is said to be part of the royal harem.
Stunning
These are arches that have not been fully restored. I just liked this picture.
Unfortunately what you can't see is that each bump inside of the big star forms a little star and that forms another star and that forms another star and that forms another.You could get lost up there.
Part of the gardens. The Muslims used this area as part of their summer palace. The Arabs did amazing things with water, as noted by the reflection pond and the next photo.
The water staircase. Many places you go within the Alhambra are surrounded by the sounds of water & fountains. Not what I expected in Spain.
This is inside of part of the garden. A bit of a maze with shrubbery (:o)
Sun setting at the Alcazar....
At the Mirador de San Nicolas, can you guess what's in the background?
This is a corner near the Plaza Nevada, or the newer section of Granada
Dale enjoying one of those tea houses. They had some little tobacco-ish samples you could try with the hookah. It was pretty humorous for the tourists.
This was one of the 7 (yes that's 7!) flamenco shows I hit while in Spain. Each was different, and I must say I became a little addicted to it. This was in Granada, at the only big show for tourists I saw. The smaller shows in clubs or bars were much more interesting.
Part of the old section of town
Muslim quarter streets
Corral De Carbon, a 14th century inn for merchants & coal dealers
That's one hotel....

 

 

 

This is part of the old Muslim quarter of Granada. The twisty streets and tea houses are very a cool. This pict was taken from the Alhambra, pictured left.

 

A night view of the Alhambra, said to be the most brilliant Islamic building in all of Europe. Its an amazing spread of buildings, gardens and moving water (more on that later). Many parts of the Alhambra can be visited, for free, any time of the day & night, so you don't need to 'sneak' in anywhere. Almost. The most amazing palaces you have to wait in line and get a ticket for, but you could easily spend days in the complex.

Part of the Alhambra is the Alcazar, or fortress. You can see the view and its strategic location.

 

The Palacio Nazaríes, from within the Alhambra. The palace is renowned for its perfectly proportioned rooms and courtyards, beautiful tiling, molded stucco walls & ceilings, and wooden carving. Its mesmerizing and amazingly beautiful.
Palacios de los Leones (Palace of the Lions) inside of Nazaríes. This is said to be part of the royal harem.
Stunning
These are arches that have not been fully restored. I just liked this picture.
Unfortunately what you can't see is that each bump inside of the big star forms a little star and that forms another star and that forms another star and that forms another.You could get lost up there.
Part of the gardens. The Muslims used this area as part of their summer palace. The Arabs did amazing things with water, as noted by the reflection pond and the next photo.
The water staircase. Many places you go within the Alhambra are surrounded by the sounds of water & fountains. Not what I expected in Spain.
This is inside of part of the garden. A bit of a maze with shrubbery (:o)
Sun setting at the Alcazar....
At the Mirador de San Nicolas, can you guess what's in the background?
This is a corner near the Plaza Nevada, or the newer section of Granada
Dale enjoying one of those tea houses. They had some little tobacco-ish samples you could try with the hookah. It was pretty humorous for the tourists.
This was one of the 7 (yes that's 7!) flamenco shows I hit while in Spain. Each was different, and I must say I became a little addicted to it. This was in Granada, at the only big show for tourists I saw. The smaller shows in clubs or bars were much more interesting.
Part of the old section of town
Muslim quarter streets
Corral De Carbon, a 14th century inn for merchants & coal dealers
That's one hotel....