Granada - the jewel of Andalusia
by call_me_rhia
Granada is really the jewel of Andalusia, a town that I had longed to visit for many years and somehow never got around to discover. I had high expectations about it, and it turned out to be even more charmng than I would have thought. The main reason was to visit the Alhambra, a series of Moorish palaces and gardens to leave one breathless. I'm a freak for what it is Arab or Arab related, I must admit it, so beside the Alhambra my favourite sight has been the Albaicin, which in the past had been the old Moorish casbah or "medina"... a maze of tiny little lanes and streets nested upon the Albaicin hill, with whitewashed houses and little inner gardens.
Apparently there is very little Moorish architecture left, but if you look carefully, you'll see signs everywhere. Many of the quarter's churches are built on the foundations of Moorish mosques, an evident sign is the presence of an external cisterns for the ritual ablutions. Or else, pay attention to the bell towers; you'll see that many used to be minarets.
Corral del Carbon
by Carmela71
Actually the tourist office, (even if in this moment march 2004, is closed on renovations) It used to be a caravasar (like a hotel where the merchants lodged and where they stored their merchandise) of the XIV century
Here is the main tourist office, they will inform you about a new ticket to visit all the monuments
C/ Mariana Pineda, s/n, s/n Edificio Corral del Carbón
Telephone 958 22 59 90
Fax 958 22 39 27
E-mail otgranada@andalucia.org
Free entrance
Practising for Easter Procesions
by Carmela71
Here we saw a group of people that will be carrying the Saints during the Easter processions.
this takes a lot of practise, for months they try the itinerary so their night all goes perfect.
We can prove that that corner was not an easy one.
Mirador San Nicolás
by Christina1881
El mirador San Nicolas is a nice "plaza" from where you can "over view" a big part of Granada - as well as enjoy the most fantastic view of the Alhambra!
The "mirador" is always crowded and often you will find street-"salesmen", listen to diferent musicians (of diferent kind of standard ;-)) or see people inlove kissing on this very romantic spot!
The "mirador" is located in the beautiful Albaicin, and after a walk around the area is it a nice place to sit in one of the restaurants and enjoy something cold while watching the view!
Music - dansing - dansing - drinking
by Christina1881 about Granada Diez
I have only been here one night - and I remember that I at first thought the entrence to be rather expencive - but then when I came in all about the entrence was forgotten when seeing all the people partying and the HUGE dance-floor!
It is a really cool place that I soon hope to be able to go to again ;-) No Sneakers... else I think everything is "legal"!
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The Alhambra
I dressed up as an Arabic woman.
View from Mirador de San Nicolas
Puente Romana, Cordoba
