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We parked for coffee in the forest shortly before beginning the long twisty desecent to Alumnecar. Altitude here is 4,300ft

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A wall in one room of the Nasrid’s Palace. This kind of detail is tro be found on all the walls in all the rooms. Originally it would have been brightly coloured too.

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After the Nasrid Palaces we visited the Alcazaba fortress in the end of the hill. This was the military heart of the Alhambra and was built by the Moorish Sultans in the C12 and C13.

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we walked back through the Alhambra gardens beside the walls on our way to the Generalife – the Sultans’ pleasure grounds and Summer Palace

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The Generalife looks like a large building fro a distance but is actually a series of courtyard gardens with fountains and pools. The Alcazaba and the Alhambra can be seen in the background