Granada city tour
Excursions in the oldest and newest parts of
the city
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| The cathedral in the center of Granada. | ||
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The Royal Chapel, with Ferdinando and Isabella's tombs. On the topmost picture, the building from the outside. The other pictures are scanned from brochures (just to give an idea), as it isn't permitted to take pictures inside this monument. | |
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| The Monastery of Cartuja. This monument, in baroque style, is considered the most beautiful building of the Spain: the decorations are present only inside, because, for that style, all the beauties should be dedicated only to God (indeed, from the outside, it is a building with a humble aspect). The pictures are scanned from a brochure, just to give you an idea of how it looks inside. It isn't permitted to take pictures inside this monument. | ||
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| Pictures from the center of modern Granada, between large streets and squares. |
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| A portal and a courtyard in the center of the modern city. | ||
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On the topmost pictures, typical streets of the older parts of the city (Albaicin). On the bottom-left picture, a typical cave-house in Sacromonte, where flamenco shows are also performed. | |
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| Other narrow streets in the Albaycin. | ||
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| The Alhambra illuminated at night and taken from the Albaicin. On the right: the Alcazaba, or fortress; On the left: The Nasrid Palaces with Charles V palace in the background. | ||
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| The street connecting Plaza Nueva in the center of Granada, to the Alhambra. |
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ANDALUCIA PICTURES - GRANADA PICTURES (SPAIN) |
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04.01.2003 - Granada city tour <YOU ARE HERE> Granada guided tour discovering the cathedral, the monastery of Cartuja, the Albaicin suburb and the history of the city. |
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05.01.2003 - Alhambra day tour The Alhambra is a huge complex requiring several hours for a full visit. It was originally built by the Arabians during their domination of the Spain. GO |
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06.01.2003 - Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada tour by car Tour by car and driver to the Alpujarras and to the towns of the Sierra Nevada, discovering beautiful places and tasting excellent typical spanish food. GO |
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16.08.2003 - Tropical Coast and Nerja caves tour by car Tour by car and driver to the Tropical Coast and to the Nerja caves, discovering interesting sea towns beautiful mediterranea landscape. GO |
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