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It was already late in the evening when I arrived in Granada, Spain. However, this didn't diminish my excitement for the ...
Sitting on top of a hill in the Andalusian city of Granada, this large complex of palaces, gardens, and fortress walls is not ...
There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script. It meanders into crenelated forts, Moorish castles overlooking the Mediterranean… ...
Best things to do and where to stay in Spain’s magical Moorish centre - CITY GUIDES: Besides the majestic Alhambra, Granada’s ...
GASQUOINE HARTLEY, (Mrs. Walter Gallichan,) author of "A Record of Spanish Painting," &c., has written her new book, "Moorish Cities in Spain," appearing in the handy, leather-bound Langham Series ...
From roughly 711 to 1492, the Moors, or North African Muslims, controlled parts — sometimes large parts — of Spain. The mosques and fortresses that remain are some of the country's most ...
Get to grips with Granada Granada’s historic core and old neighbourhoods display Spain’s tightest blend of Moorish Islamic and Spanish Christian sensibilities (aka Mudéjar architecture).
Eventually, the Moors were expelled from Spain. The Alhambra, a Moorish palace and fortress in Granada, Spain, was described by poets as a "pearl set in emeralds." ...
Get to grips with Granada Granada’s historic core and old neighbourhoods display Spain’s tightest blend of Moorish Islamic and Spanish Christian sensibilities (aka Mudéjar architecture).