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for The Alhambra, Granada

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  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 jojoborne

    Member since 24/02/2011

    Reviews written: 176

    5 Stars Let me just sort out the lens on my Alhambra Review with images 14/01/2013
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Some wonderful architecture, history, lovely gardens and great views of Granada.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Lots of walking in hot sun or pouring rain. Bad catering staff. Rubbish food.

    The Alhambra – Granada – Spain Situated above the modern lower town of Granada, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, sitting on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife, which bloom and blossom over the city in glorious colours and pastels. The gardens where home to the Emirs who ruled that part of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries. The residential district of the Albaycín is steeped in history and Moorish architecture which blends in nicely with the more modern Andalucian buildings ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 MelissaRuth

    Member since 21/02/2011

    Reviews written: 67

    5 Stars One for your 'places to visit before I die' list. Review with images 06/07/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Spectacular architecture. Beautiful gardens and flowers. Great views. Interesting history.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Difficult to find. Proof of age required.

    I had read that the Alhambra was one of the top 100 places recommended to visit ‘before you die’ and also heard comment that this historical site should be made the 8th Wonder of the World. On a recent trip to the Andalucía region of Southern Spain I was therefore keen to include a few nights in the beautiful city of Granada to enable us to visit this landmark, which since 1984 has been a UNESCO World Heritage site. Having now visited I have to agree that it is a truly outstanding place to visit, due to the sheer beauty of the site, the historical interest and the architectural wonder of how ... more
  • 134 of 134 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 torr

    Member since 29/08/2002

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    5 Stars Moorish and moreish Review with images 23/05/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Spectacular site, fascinating history, beautiful buildings and gardens

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Crowds, especially guided tour parties

    "Here we go again," I thought, as my wife and I joined the long queue waiting for the Alhambra ticket office to open at 8.30 in the morning. It was not the waiting I was worried about. Having struggled out of bed in time to be there I was still half-asleep in any case, and to shuffle forward somnambulantly was little extra discomfort. It was more the realisation that I had only a month or so earlier written a review about the tendency of World Heritage Sites to attract so many visitors as to spoil the experience of visiting them. In the context of this theme, would I be able to find anything ... more
  • 69 of 69 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 dee7778

    Member since 13/06/2010

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    5 Stars The mystical jewel of Moorish Spain 17/10/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fantastic ancient design, beauty and tranquility

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    I first visited the Alhambra well over 20 years ago - out of season, and before it became the well organised tourist destination it is today. I found it so moving and beautiful that I was determined to return, and last year I had the opportunity to take my whole family. The Alhambra stands on a hill, high above the city of Granada. Lit up at night, or reflecting the harsh sun of a Spanish summer, it dominates the whole town and is Spain's most popular tourist attraction. It is composed of four distinct areas; the original red fort of the Alcazaba, the palaces of the Casa Real, Carlos V's ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 Puggers

    Member since 29/03/2005

    Reviews written: 226

    5 Stars Moors' Moving Castle Review with images 12/05/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Simply exceptional views and architecture, fascinating past, beautiful gardens.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Minimal to none.

    Did you know more photos are taken inside the walls of the Alhambra than in any other monument on earth?* *Entirely fabricated factoid. This isn't necessarily true, but it certainly feels like it. From afar, Granada's - and arguably Spain's - most treasured and esteemed jewel begs to be captured on film; inside, it's innumerable times as beguiling. Built by the Moors in the 13th century and retaken by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492, the complex is a stunning, striking mass of grand, imposing architecture and fine Islamic detail, forming an entrancing whole. Viewed from a distance, the ... more
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