Granada, Spain August 13th-14th

Granada, Spain

Day 1: Leaving the quaint beach town of Nerja was hard because of the two awesome sun filled beach days we spent there, but it was time to explore another Spainish city-Granada!

After only an hour in the car we arrived and got checked in to our apartment. Granada is famous for the Alahambra, the largest and most elaborate Moorish palace. Our afternoon activity was to explore the vast palace complex which consists of Moorish palace buildings and perfectly manicured gardens. The Alahambra was once the home to the Sultan and over 1,000 Islamic people. 

The Royal Palace area was my favorite. It is large rooms witc walls covered in colored plaster, fountains every room, and brightly colored stained glass. 

After the Alahambra we went to a Morocan resturant in the Albeyzin neighborhood. This is the old Moorish/Morocan neighbor that has a lot of character. The resturant was dimly lit with brightly colored hanging lamps, had low tables with random stools and benches to sit on and had amazing food. Some of the dishes we got were hummus, gazpacho (a cold tomato Spanish soup), couscous, chicken curry and baklava for dessert. A three course dinner for €9 and aside from being a great cultural experience the food was delicious!

After dinner on our stroll home we explored the many tourists shops selling, hanging lamps, any kind of leather product you could dream of, an assortment if close that could have been used in the movie Aladin, and much more!