Today we tour the Alhambra Palace. We arranged 10:00 am reservations while back in the states, as all the guidebooks highly recommend. We were so glad we did, because several other tourists we ran into were turned away when they tried to get tickets. This was my favorite thing (and Angie’s) that we did on our trip. The Palacios Nazaries is the Moorish Royal Palace, built in over a span of three centuries beginning with the 14th century, and yet incredibly well preserved. The palace was visual feast: made up of archways, patios, terraces, honeycombed ceilings, fountains, pools, wells, geometric designs and intricately detailed art work. What were most interesting are 2 things - the use of water throughout, and the stark contrast of the Moorish palace’s Islamic artwork, with its intricate geometric patterns and Arabic
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