Granada Parador

... Chamber of the Lions. This spectacular chamber is the work of Muhammed V and illustrates the most beautiful possibilities of Granada Moslem art. Throughout this chamber a subtle air of femininity and daintiness is sensed, in keeping with the function of ...

... Alhambra than we'd planned. Because we had to get to Jaen, we left a little earlier than closing time, and got into our Parador by 9pm. More about the Parador tomorrow, when we will give you a little (but not too much) information about our anniversary. ...

... a comfy and exceedingly cute place - a bit of a splurge from our typical budget abodes. We bundled up (at 3000 ft Granada was absolutely freezing cold) and wandered around the plazas and promenades and tiny little alleys ducking into a few tapas bars here ...

... , but we had also managed to book two rooms in one of the palaces in the complex that has been turned into a small hotel (parador) – according to the guidebook, a near impossible feat! What also turned out to be a near impossible feat, was trying to ...

... mt with Christopher Columbus and agreed to fund his historic voyage. We viewed the palace until noon and then had lunch at the Parador de Granada San Francisco. It was a warm sunny day again and Andy even got a little sun burnt on the face while we ...

... in 1971. It was part of our program of study and our guide was one of the foremost Arabists at the University of Granada,Doña Joaquina Eguaras Ibañez. Among her many interests and duties, Dona Joaquina was the Granada-based liaison for our program. ...

... what all 280 pics are of. I hope you enjoy! -Stephen ============================== Oct 15 (Day 1): Amsterdam - Malaga - Nerja (beach) - Granada 1 Julie researching where we should go next while at lunch in Nerja 2 The beach we hiked down to ...

... Cabildo), which is at the highest point within the Old Town.  We started driving into town by following signs toward the parador.  Whenever we encountered another barrier, we would look for a sign for the parador.  If we couldn’t ...

... ; It's 10 - 15 degrees warmer than where we are living in Granada.  We get sooo cold there!! NEW CHAPTER---------------- So Cold in Granada! We don't mind it being cold when we go to the mountain to snowboard.  We've been able to make it about ...

... to brillant sunshine, mountain peaks regal in all white drapery such magestic views. and just yesterday we were snow bound in a parador - such a strange feeling fancy hotel with very few guests as it was early in the season  the road had not ...

... which is part of the chain of historic buildings that the government turned into five star hotels. Later, we drove back to Granada to explore for a bit. We stopped for drinks again, before stumbling across a medieval fair of sorts. We got accosted by ...

... which is part of the chain of historic buildings that the government turned into five star hotels. Later, we drove back to Granada to explore for a bit. We stopped for drinks again, before stumbling across a medieval fair of sorts. We got accosted by ...

... here because it is an amazing village painted blue! In 1494, Muslim and Jewish refugees fled to this area, escaping Granada's persecution.  Setting up whitewashed houses, with red tiled roofs, you feel like you are wandering through any Andalusian ...

... 500,000 moriscos by banishing them from the kingdom – and, in the process, impoverishing the middle classes of Granada and Aragón, who had cultivated complex financial relations with them; for fomenting a disdain for agricultural work that left ...