Nasrid Palace

1000 & 1 Nights in Alhambra, 26/12/2008

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February 4th 2009
I know it's a cliche, but if you have not seen Alhambra and Albaicin, you haven't seen anything in Granada. So, the second day in Granada in the morning we went to Alhambra, which has three main parts: the fortress Alcazaba, the summer palace Generalife with its gardens, and the Nasrid Royal Palace. Actually we didn't go in the morning but in the midday, because we had made a reservation via int ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more