Alhambra Tower and Complex in Granada, Spain
Alhambra complex in Granada, Spain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, visited by thousands of tourists every month, regardless the season. ** I uploaded most of these pictures to the print on demand galleries I’m participating in. By clicking on them you will see a diversity of options.
According to the ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, the Moorish fortress and palace date back to 1238 and 1358. Built on a plateau the complex overlooks the city of Granada, with a beautiful view.
Alhambra is a hot travel destination in both senses: popularity and temperature wise. At least it was at the end of May when we visited it. The sense of the heat may also subconsciously come from the red outer walls, built with rammed earth. – BTW, the name Alhambra in Arabic means “Red”.
The place is very busy and rather boisterous… There is always a huge waiting line to buy tickets to get inside. It is definitely wise to book ahead of time otherwise you can miss the inside tour. We did…
Don’t worry, if you miss the entrance into the palace, there are still plenty of things to see from the outside. They are inextricably related and connected to the Spanish history and culture. As a matter of fact, a whole lot of diversity of interesting things. You can see the old walls, beautiful architectural elements and the gardens.
This one for instance is a view of the water fountains inside the garden of the Palacio de Generalife. I got inspired and made it as a watercolor using the digital media:
** I’m proud to say that I sold this picture of the Palacio de Generalife, several times from my RedBubble print on demand gallery 🙂
Below is another picture showing part of the Alhambra complex and garden. – I digitally enhanced it for a more artistic look, and also sold it from one of my print on demand sites. The link here will bring you to my Fine Art America gallery. By clicking on it you will see more details about the print and also a diversity of options.
** Again, I’m proud to say that I sold this picture of Alhambra Gardens – Granada, Spain as art prints from my Society 6 print on demand gallery, several times 🙂
** Featured words: Diversity, Boisterous, inextricable
Now this is one place I have visited. We rented a car and drove from Madrid down to Marbella and meandered through many small and beautiful places and Alhambra was one of them. You can captured it very nicely in the images above!
Thank you, Steve! This is what my husband and I did that time too. We always liked to drive on the back roads of the countries we visited, to see as much as possible. I actually sold some of these pictures above from my “Print on Demand” (POD) art galleries 🙂
wow! That’s a lovely castle. The photo of the walls and towers and the town below is very cool.
Thank you MNL ?
Looks magical! Great photography, as always.
Thank you so much, Irene
Lovely shots, I love this complex, the gardens are refreshingly delightful 🙂