Fields and fields of Olive trees and what might have been almond trees.
Lots of Moorish Castles and Churches on top of hills above towns along the way.
We arrived at our hotel about midday after negotiating narrow cobbled streets of the historic district which were barely wide enough to fit a car. We dropped the bags off at the hotel and the boys took the cars to their tiny spaces at the carpark. We can see why people buy tiny cars here. Very grateful I am not doing any of the driving because the streets are insane and google maps on the phone leaves a lot to be desired as a navigating tool.
We had lunch in at Rosario Varela then caught taxis to Alhambra. We toured the Generalife gardens with a myriad of pond and fountains:
The Alcazaba fortress:
And The Nasrid Palaces constructed from 1314 until 1391.
It is a huge complex of areas lined with amazing timber carvings and plaster freeze work that imitates lace. There are also mosaics and one remaining original stained glass window.
Had some of the afternoon tea kindly provided by the hotel instead of dinner and retired for the night.
Stayed at Palacio de los Navas.
