The Alhambra part 1: Generalife & Alcazaba

A few photographs of the Alhambra. It's a collection of four main areas; the Generalife, which is a series of gardens and the Generalife Palace, used by the kings of Granada to relax and escape official routines; the Alcazaba, the oldest part of the Alhambra and the military area; the Nazrid Palace, three joined palaces all built in the 1300's by the Muslem rulers of that part of Spain; and the Palacio de Carlos V, a much later building. 

The path to the Generalife, and some of the beautiful patios with fountains;

There is water in the various channels around. The place, it would have been for irrigation for the gardens nd the fountains. This little squirrel uses it as a drinking fountain ! There were a few of these around, and Alhambra cats. 

The Granada cathedral, from the Alhambra

Ruins of an old part of the place, an old Muslem Palace

The Alcazaba, a great fortress, and the gate into it.