Photography by Mark Carnaby

The Patio de Comares in the Palacio's Nazaries - probably one of the most famous photographed scenes in Spain, here's my take
A cat popped out for a drink - the crowds went wild! snap snap snap...
Detail of arabesques
Walking down the corridors and imagining what it must have been like when the Sultan of Granada lived here...
Hall of the Ambassadors
Ceiling of the Hall of the Ambassadors
The other end of the Patio de Comares
Looking into the The Court of the Lions - the white marble and water features around this courtyard are spectacular!
The Court of the Lions and the Fountain of the Lions - words alone can not do the justice.
The Fountain of the Lions - each hour one lion would produce water from its mouth!
Detail of arabesques
Detail of The Court of the Lions
Detail of Islamic calligraphy on the walls inside the buildings of the Court of the Lions
"Honeycomb," "stalactite," or "moçárabe" vaulting in the Hall of the Abencerrajes
Again, I find myself imaging the people of the past walking around this room, the Torre de Comares, and admiring the view of Granada city
Looking out into Granada city from a walkway in Palacios Nazaries
Mirador de Daraxa
Beautiful fountain in the Mirador de Daraxa
Looking at El Partal over the garden ponds
The El Partal - breathtaking!

Costa del Sol, Málaga & Granada, Spain - 2019 Trip

Day Three: Alhambra, Granada – Part Two

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What I had planned to be a “cheap as chips” four day break to my favourite quick & easy destination, Malaga, Spain, turned out to be more of a travel trip instead of lying on the beach everyday! when I was planning to go I thought just one day I’d like to travel out to somewhere out of Costa del Sol, I was looking into going to Granada and visiting the wonderful Alhambra but wow, I didn’t realise how popular this place is! just to book tickets into the most famous part of the palace, the ‘Plaza de Nazaríes’, you need to book three months in advance due to the Spanish limiting the number of tourists who can visit in a day – I had one week to find a ticket!!! did I make it? just by the skin of my teeth I found one opening on the Thursday I was going to be there so I snapped it up and sorted out my coach ticket 🙂

As well as spending an extremely long day visiting Granada (I was up at 5am to catch a train to Malaga, then a 2.5 hr coach ride to the city), I also checked out my favourite cosmopolitan city, Malaga, where I was staying Benalmadena, Fuengirola via a boat trip and a surprise last day I visited the amazing Malaga Airport Museum which was a bit of a find near the existing airport where I left my bag in storage before I headed back home to blighty!

As ever – enjoy the photos from this great trip! 🙂