Dates Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Times Departing from city centre hotel points in Seville at 07.00 hrs. Return back to the hotel at approx. 7.00pm. Approximate duration: 12 hours. Itinerary The Alcazaba fortress: the most ancient area of the Alhambra complex.

Answer: A theatre within the Generalife is the site of international performances of music and dance. The Alhambra and the Generalife were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984 (expanded in 1994).

The author lived at the Alhambra for several months in the 1820's and this book is the result. The book is part travel writing, part history, and above all a fascinating collection of myths and legends of lost treasure, princesses in the tower, forbidden love, enchantments, hobgoblins and much more .

The name Alhambra has its origins in an Arabic word meaning “red castle”, perhaps because of the hue of the towers and walls that completely surround the hill of La Sabica, which is under the light of silver-colored stars, but under the sun takes a golden hue.

Price & Hours Free Details Free, Neighborhood/Area Type 1 to 2 hours Time to Spend scorecard 5.0Value 4.5Food Scene 4.5Atmosphere How we rank things to do Like much of the island, Alcúdia has.

The hilltop citadel built by the Nasrid sultans above Granada was a masterpiece of medieval engineering, but also of literature — poetry and philosophy expressed in dream-like architecture. Verses, blessings and ruminations were etched into its facades so the structure would seem to speak. In Arabic, of course, which I don’t understand at all.