• London, Morocco and Spain
    The square below Al Hambra and Sacremonte with a Flamenco dancer statue, a hint of what's to come
    Rainy walk up to Sacremonte, very narrow roads for cars, people, busesFlamencoCave houses and Flamenco barsOverlooking the cave houses, each carved into the clay hillsideOverlooking the cave houses, each carved into the clay hillsideA cave house museumFirst room was generally for the animals, which helped with heatingThe family roomKitchenA side room, which could have been excavated once the family grew in sizeAnother side roomBedroomRosanne and Trinidad. On the left, communal water cistern. On the right, a web of power cablesView over Al Hambra in the rainA gap in the rainChurros and hot chocolate for lunch on a rainy day - yum!Rain rain rain

    Albaicin and Sacramonte

    April 19 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    A guided tour through Albaicin and Sacramonte in Granada by Trinidad. It was a rainy day and first was a walk up the hill to Sacremonte, where we visited a house-cave, almost all of which are still lived in or are bars for Flamenco dancing. It has always been the home of the gypsies. Very interesting. Next onto the adjoining area of Albaicin, a neighborhood with a Moorish influence, great views over the Al Hambra, and the rich houses or “Carmen”.Read more