So, for the
third time, we went to see Granada and Alhambra. It’s worth it and we thought
especially of the kids – something to remember. Once more, I ask you to revert
to a previous post. By the way, if you wish to visit Alhambra, don’t forget to
book in advance or line up at six in the morning!
More from our Spanish vacations - Granada with Alhambra at the foothill of Sierra Nevada.
The place became really what you would call Spanish in 1492 - the year Columbus made his discoveries - after having been Ibero-Celtic, Greek and Roman and for more than 700 years having been occupied by the Moors.
The typical Spanish-muslim art is of course especially visible at Alhambra with Gerealife, most of it dating fom the 13th and 14th centuries.
The remarkable cathedral was built over a previous mosque during the 16th century in renaissance style. In the Royal Chapel, the Catholic Monarchs - Queen Isabella I of Castille (1451-1504) and King Ferdinand II of Aragaon (1452-1516) are buried.
The music is - of course - "Recuerdos de Alhambra", once more with Andres Segovia at the guitar.
My previous blog, PHO, was in operation for a year, beginning in March 2007. It contains similar posts as this one, basically talking about different well known or more secrete sites in Paris. You can reach it by clicking HERE.
Si vous cherchez quelqu'un à Paris qui ouvre des portes, normalement fermées, et qui sait tout sur l’histoire de Paris, vous pouvez contacter Marc Soléranski, conférencier national, historien, tel. 01 42 78 14 96. marc.soleranski@wanadoo.fr
If you look for someone in Paris who can open doors which normally may be closed, who knows everything about the history of Paris, you can contact Marc Soléranski, lecturer and historian, phone +33 1 42 78 14 96. marc.soleranski@wanadoo.fr
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