Holiday reviews

Granada is the Alhambra palace (1338 to 1390) and the gardens, the Cathedral, the Royal Chapel, convents and monasteries, the old islamic district Albayzin where the sunset is famous in the world or the Sacromonte where the gipsys perform flamenco shows in the caves where they used to live. Granada is all this and much much more.

The name Alhambra comes from an Arabic root which means “red or crimson castle”. Alcazaba is the oldest part of the Alhambra, reconstructed upon the ruins of a castle in the 9th century. The most solid towers are those of the Homenaje situated to the south, and the Quebrada at the northeast angle.