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The Alhambra was a palace, citadel,
residence of the Sultans and the senior civil servants,
servants of the court and elite soldiers (XIII and XIV
centuries). It is actually a monument in which there are
four areas; the Palaces, the military zone or citadel,
the city or Medina and the agricultural farm of the
Generalife, all in a setting of wooded areas, gardens
and agricultural land.
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Alhambra museum and Charles V Palace |
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In addition, there are outstanding
buildings from different ages, like the renaissance
Palace of Charles V, where the Alhambra Museum can be
found, housing objects mainly from the Monument itself,
and the Museum of Fine Arts.
In order to appreciate the architectural values of the
Alhambra it is advisable to go to the Albaicin area (the
San Nicolas Viewing Point) or to Sacromonte. From here
one can understand the spectacular relation of the
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Were constucted in terraces on the
hillside of the Cerro del Sol, the hill which faces the
Sabika (where the Alhambra is located) in the reign of
King Muhammed III (1302 – 1309). From this location it
dominates a marvellous environment: the Albayzín, the
Alhambra, the Valley and the Sierra Nevada.
The Generalife was a rustic villa or
royal retreat surrounded by gardens that allowed the
royal family to relax.
The word Generalife is Arabic, made
up of the word djennat, garden or paradise, and alarif,
architect. But according to Hernando de Baeza,
ambassador of Boabdil, its true significance was to be
“the most noble and best of all gardens”. For Fernández
Puertas it was the “The garden of the highest paradise”.
The royal garden existed in all the
muslim courts such as the Rusafa and Medina Azahara
(Córdoba). |
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Guaranteed tickets to the Alhambra and Generalife |
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Guaranteed tickets to the Alhambra
and Generalife, collection from your hotel in Granada
between 9.30 and 10.00 and returns to the hotel,
accompanying guide, official guided tour of the Alhambra
in your selected language.
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