Month: March 2015

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A Dominican Order Secret: walking around the Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo

Every week, we go in search of more of Granada’s hidden corners to share with you – the Granada that offers something more than just its magnificent Alhambra and impressive sunsets. Today, we go back to the period of Muslim domination and visit the oldest remaining residential Nasrid building. Granada’s Nasrid monarchs called the Cuarto […]

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Dobla de Oro links the Albayzín and the Alhambra

An itinerary linking two neighbourhoods, one for palace life and the other for daily life, two hills separated by the rushing River Darro, two histories developing in parallel, each looking at themselves in the mirror of the other, yet never managing to come into contact. This itinerary is called Dobla de Oro, created to connect […]

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Alcazar del Genil, an Almohad treasure, hidden in asphalt

Between big blocks of flats and asphalt knots near Camino de Ronda, the arterial road for the traffic around the capital, there is a small Arab palace surrounded by cool, refreshing gardens, which has withstood the history and turmoil of the 21st century that has devoured the majority of constructions and buildings in the area. The Alcazar […]

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