ALHAMBRA

With its lushly cultivated hill-top situation, exhuberantly stuccoed interiors, abundance of pools and fountains, and backdrop of sn ow-capped mountains, the palace-fortress of the Alhambra is one of the peaks of islamic achievement in art and living, inspiring wri ters and artists down the centuries. Michael Jacobs describes the origins and developments of the Alhambra´s architectural style, an d present a detailed tour of the building and adjoining summergardens of the Generalife, explaining the architecture, decoration and functio...[Read more]