Standing atop a great hill in Granada, the Alhambra Palace remains one of the most magnificent structures in Spain today. Built between 1238 and 1358, the Palace was begun by Muhammad I Ibn al ...

This remarkable fortress is considered the crowning glory of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula. We were given access to its darkest recesses, where tourists aren’t allowed. Crowning a Granada ...

The Alhambra is not only Granada and Andalusia's biggest tourist attraction, it's one of the most-visited spots in all of Spain ... understand its history. The palace was primarily built between ...

On a foothill of the Sierra Nevada, in southern Spain ... Granada. More rural than the Alhambra, Generalife's baroque courtyards overlook multiple vegetable gardens, and there is also a palace ...

This is the real pleasure of the Alhambra. The Moors surrendered their rule of Spain ... of Granada bears elegant traces of a vanished Koranic study hall within the Madraza Palace.

Not born to the purple: discoloured muqarnas ... is part of the Palace of the Lions section of the Alhambra complex. Note the abundant remains of purple colour and gilded tin. (Courtesy: C Cardell and ...

The Alhambra is not only Granada and Andalusia's biggest tourist attraction, it's one of the most-visited spots in all of Spain. It draws more than 2.5 million visitors per year, with some ...

Once upon a time, Spain’s hilltop Alhambra palace glittered with gold ... Geologist Carolina Cardell of Spain’s University of Granada first noticed purple stains on the gypsum in 1993 ...