The Palace of Charles V, a Renaissance building that is square on the outside but has a circular courtyard inside where concerts are held in the summer.
This is a view of the Albaicin, the ancient Moorish quarters from the courtyard inside Alhambra.
The "green" fort and the brown fort.
Inside the main Alhambra palace.
All the intricate design of master craftsmen on display.
From the outside, it looks so plain and simple but it's amazing inside.
From Alhambra, it was a short walk to Generalife, or Garden of Paradise. This was the summer palace of the Moorish kings with tranquil gardens for their relaxation.
After our visit to the Alhambra, we stopped at one of the newer shopping complexes in town before checking into the spanking new Hotel Abades Nevada Palace. The facilities here were ultra modern and the buffet dinner was sumptuous. Highly recommended.
An added bonus was that a supermarket was just next door and all of us in the tour group cleaned up almost all the chocolates from the shelves for a very good night's rest and sweet dreams.
Ronald Kwok
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