Once upon a time, Spain’s hilltop Alhambra palace glittered with gold. Over the centuries, though, the Islamic citadel’s ornate, gilded structures on its ceilings and elsewhere fell into ...

7 Secrets of Granada's Medieval Alhambra. On a foothill of the Sierra Nevada, in southern Spain, a mighty, 700-year-old citadel towers over the city of Granada.

The Alhambra is open daily, but hours are seasonal. To control crowds, only a certain number of people are given access daily, with the general opening time at 8:30 a.m. There are also two daytime ...