The Alhambra - Nasrid Palaces

Visited Alhambra today - photos and text to follow in three parts.

Part One: Palacios Nazares

After a medium walk uphill to the Alhambra complex, we picked up audioguides and lined up for our 11.30 time slot to see the Palaces. Lots of people inside (there's a limit per half hour), so there it was a bit crowded but not too bad.

Inside the palaces were quite nice - a lot of very fine and detailed decoration on the walls. Audioguide was moderately interesting for providing some more context. Quite a few walls had mosaics and often arabic inscriptions - the audioguide read some of these out which were pretty odd taken out of context.

Some interesting arches and ceilings, some quite ornate with domes and odd but pretty shapes. Overall quite enjoyable.Read more