In the land of a thousand and one nights. Andalusian palace Alhambra and fairytale gardens!
Alhambra Palace in Granada is the most visited monument in Spain. The fortress enchants with its view and can boldly rival the monuments of Rome and Athens.
On a summer morning at dawn, Grenada is the best place to wake up. I am standing on the balcony of a white house in the Albayzin, the former Arab part of the city. The first rays of sunshine warm the crisp morning air, and before me stretches an extraordinary view. Hills covered by a tangle of streets, hundreds of blindingly white buildings. The whole, like commas in a text, is cut by spikes of cypress trees. The Alhambra, an Arab fortress, towers over the city.
The Alhambra Palace — a fairytale Moorish fortress
Your first stop in Granada should be the Alhambra. Despite the complicated entrance conditions (due to the popularity of this place, you need to either book in advance or show up before it opens), the Alhambra enchants with its view and can easily rival the historical buildings in Rome and Athens. Be prepared to spend most of the day at this site.
The emirs of Cordoba (a city northeast of Granada) built a fort, the Alcazaba, on this hilltop in the 11th century. Over the following centuries, Moorish rulers expanded the…
