CONDUJIMOS A GRANADA el miércoles con Judy para una visita privada de la Alhambra (el palacio y complejo de la fortaleza) y el Generalife (jardines del arquitecto). La Alhambra es una ciudad amurallada dentro de una ciudad amurallada, que se construyó a partir del siglo VIII sobre antiguas fortificaciones romanas. Fue olvidado y luego restaurado y expandido en el siglo XIV por el emir nazarí. En 1492, después de la "reconquista", se convirtió en la corte real de Fernando e Isabel. San Geraldo encontró un guía privado, Federico, que nos recibió con boletos en la mano y nos llevó a la mejor gira que he tenido. Federico es un historiador, un guía encantador y excepcional que señaló tantos detalles fascinantes. Nuestra primera (y única) prueba durante nuestra visita privada a la Alhambra de Granada fue decir cuál era la palabra en español para "pomegranate". Después de un poco de vacilación, lo recordé. Granada!
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| ON THE ROAD. EN LA CARRETERA. |
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| NOW THE PARADOR (NATIONAL HISTORIC HOTELS). EL PARADOR. |
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| CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA. THE FIRST CHURCH IN ANY CITY IS CALLED SANTA MARIA. IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA. |
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| FEDERICO, OUR EXTRAORDINARY GUIDE. FEDERICO, EL MAESTRO. |
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| SNOW ON THE SIERRA NEVADAS IN THE DISTANCE. NIEVE EN LA SIERRA NEVADA EN LA DISTANCIA. |
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| THE ALHAMBRA AS SEEN FROM THE GENERALIFE (ARCHITECT'S GARDENS). LA ALHAMBRA COMO SE VE DESDE EL GENERALIFE. |
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| 11TH-CENTURY CITY WALL IN THE DISTANCE. LA MURALLA DEL SIGLO XI EN LA DISTANCIA. |
The Alhambra is stunning! Glad you enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteSteve:
DeleteAs amazing as everyone has said.
What an amazing place, I need to go to Spain.
ReplyDeleteTravel:
DeleteYes, you definitely do.
Gorgeous, love the pictures and the history!
ReplyDeleteBob:
DeleteWe learned so much more but I thought I'd drive you nuts if I tried to show you everything.
Magnificent! And you taught me something new today -- I never knew that "Granada" means "pomegranate!"
ReplyDeleteDebra:
DeleteIsn't that great?!? The Moorish name of the city was "Karnattah," so using the Spanish word Granada may not have been much of a stretch. Pomegranates grow well there.
The Church of Santa Maria is stunning. I love the intricate stone craving in the stone. What a great place to tour.....i love places like this. I love that you and San Gerldo don't sit still, but go out and enjoy things.
ReplyDeletemistress maddie:
DeleteThere so much to explore right near us. Even this was less than a 2-hour drive. The church is almost all simply (well, obviously not so simply) stacked brick and stone.
Simply....WOW!
ReplyDeleteJim:
DeleteI have never heard anyone say they were disappointed by this experience (well, ONE person I met WAS disappointed, but then she seemed to be disappointed with everything). Beautiful, historic, fascinating.
It's wonderful when you get a really good tour (not that I've experienced this very often, because I never think to do a tour)-- that's great!
ReplyDeleteWas this tour in Español ou en ingles?
Judy:
DeleteThe tour was in English so all three of us could easily participate with Federico. His English is excellent. I can't stand group tours and usually prefer exploring places on my own anyway. But we never would have spent as much time, nor would we have learned so much. Being privately guided by a fascinating historian made the tour worthwhile.
I'm glad it was a nice day!! Looks Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKMoff:
DeleteA beautiful day and just in time, too. What happened to the warmth?!?
I would love to do that tour. Terrific photos. Looks like a chilly day, but the sun and sky are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWilma:
DeleteWe were actually lucky to have a sunny, warmish day. Granada is at a much higher elevation so can be cold in winter. It was probably around 60F Wednesday. Very cold there since then (and now here, too). One of the highways we took was even closed the next day due to snow. Good timing.
Beautiful! The Alhambra was an memorable part of our studies in Architecture school. If only we could have seen it in person!
ReplyDeleteWalt the Fourth:
DeleteAs you've experienced in all your travels, it's wonderful to see in person these places we've studied. I'm still waiting to get to Barcelona and Bilbao.