Today was one of the highlights of our Spanish trip no doubt.   The famous Alhambra and Generalife gardens (the garden of the Architect).

Coming this far and to something so incredibly important we find it extremely worthwhile to pay a little more, take more time and enjoy the experience with the insight you can only really gain with a local guide.  There’s no way in the world I’m going to remember half of what we were told, but will manage to retain some I’m sure. We bought the book – as you do – it’s only the second one in three weeks so we are being restrained!

The age of the buildings, their simplicity (and incredible ornateness    (( for lack of a better descriptive word)) is impossible to describe.  One ceiling alone in the  Throne room is an incredible piece of Nasrid carpentry.  Composed of 8,000 separate pieces of wood – it’s an awe inspiring sight, and impossible to photograph I’m afraid.

I’ve chosen my picture of the Lion Fountain because it has only recently been reopened to the public after being closed for the past decade while the lions were being refurbished.  The Lion Fountain was created in the 5th century!  No wonder they needed a little sprucing up!

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