Granada is a city that shows off its abundant beauty to locals and visitors alike, but it has an attractive dark side in store for those who fall unsuspectingly at its feet. If you’ve already gotten hooked on Granada, you’re sure to already know at least a few of its tales and mysteries, many of […]
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Every day we both hear and tell legends about the inhabitants who once populated the majestic Nasrid Palaces, or enjoyed their charming gardens. Yet, where did their remains end up after they moved on to the afterlife? Where are the Alhambra’s Nasrid monarchs buried? Nasrid customs dictated that cemeteries should be located outside the city […]
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ZULOAGA AND FALLA ‘MEET AGAIN’ AT THE ALHAMBRA This is the story of a friendship. The main characters are Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), Ignacio Zuloaga (1870-1945) and the Alhambra, the best possible stage for two of the most important artists of the first half of the 20th century to meet again. The exhibition on view at […]
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In 2011, a team of curators and historians led a project to recreate the court of a medieval palace, with construction techniques and resources of the Middle Ages. This video seemed very interesting for us, because it is very easy to imagine how the Alhambra Nasrid palaces were built, with the same procedures and tools. […]
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Quite a few Granada residents, although few visitors, know about the Patronato de la Alhambra’s initiative, the the Area of the Month. Thanks to the programme, significant areas within the grounds of the Alhambra that are typically closed to the general public due to limited capacity, will open their doors to visitors for just one […]
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Crossing the Medina on foot, climbing the Sabika hill towards the Nasrid palaces or the Generalife’s Almunia, Alhambra visitors find themselves in a paradise of gardens, ponds and flowers, together with a Christian building nestled among the ruins of what was an Islamic city. It is the current Parador de San Francisco, located in what […]
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Just a few metres away from the famous Alhambra Tours, Granada keeps one of its stunning wonders – an oasis hidden away from the hustle and bustle of a capital city. This week, there has been a lot of talk about Carmen de los Mártires; an urban garden which boasts dreamlike landscapes, wonderful greenery, a […]
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The restoration of the Mirador de Lindaraja viewpoint, by the Two Sisters Hall in the Alhambra’sLions Coutyard, has revealed an engraving which reads “Alonso Cano Año 1630”. It is a piece of graffiti art that Alonso Cano himself could have left inscribed on the walls of the Nasrid compound. This inscription can be found written […]
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Behind the walls of Granada’s mysterious Alhambra a number of intriguing episodes occurred, and are being gradually unveiled thanks to new research. Some of these studies conclude that many of the women belonging to the Nasrid dynasty (from the 13th until the 15th century), remain neglected and forgotten, due to the masculine nature of medieval […]
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The Alhambra (Alhambra Tours) is opening the Habitaciones del Emperador, also known as the Habitaciones of Washington Irving, as the space of the month for January with them being closed to the public the rest of the year due to their delicate nature. Visitors accessing the Granada monumental complex will have the opportunity to discover these […]
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