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More than the Alhambra Palace: what else to see on La Sabika Hill, Granada

February 15, 2017 By Naomi Elster Leave a Comment

View of La Sabika and the Alhambra from the Generalife

No ticket to the Nasrid palaces? No problem, there’s lots more to see on La Sabika! La Sabika is the hill on which the palace of the Alhambra stands in Granada. You have to visit the Alhambra if you go to Granada. Many of the locals in the Andalusian village where I live spoke the […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Alhambra, generalife, GRANADA, la sabika

Generalife – A Summer Retreat of the Arab Sultans

November 11, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Generalife Palace and Gardens, Granada

The Generalife Was the Summer Palace and Country Estate of the Arab Sultans: The Generalife was the summer residence and country estate of the Arab sultans. It was designed as a retreat close to the Alhambra and this was where the sultan could come to perhaps escape the palace politics and to enjoy some tranquility. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: alhambra gardens, alhambra y generalife, generalife, generalife palace, moorish gardens

Things to See and Do in Granada – Andalucia

January 28, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Granada Attractions – Things to See and Do In Granada: Granada  may be a smallish city of fewer than half a million, but it is one of Spain’s best tourist mecca.  There are more things to see and do in Granada than in some cities much greater in size.  Not least of its attractions are […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Alhambra, generalife, GRANADA, granada attractions, granada travel, things to see and do in granada

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