Category: History

10 THINGS YOU WILL ONLY UNDERSTAND IF YOU ARE FROM GRANADA

Every city has expressions, onomatopoeia and words which are typical.

SIERRA NEVADA: 5 AFTER-SKI SUGGESTIONS

Sierra Nevada, one of the most popular places every year for people from all over the world, whether as a holiday destination for enjoying snow sports, or as one of the...

Water, the queen of Granada

In the poetry or the portraits stitched together by the words of Machado, Granada was water. It flowed, remained hidden, and cried its pains in the Alhambra. The Nasrid city continues to maintain the channels, pools, fountains and cisterns of that joyful time in which the Catholic Monarchs had not yet disputed its rule. The precious Muslim legacy

LOS BAÑOS DE COMARES IN THE ALHAMBRA

Cada palacio de la Alhambra guardaba un rincón privilegiado para uno de los lugares más apreciados por la cultura árabe. El hammam era un espacio para socializar y también para gozar de horas de relajación y placer físico y espiritual. Uno de los más bellos es el responsable de que Hammam Al Ándalus exista hoy,

GRANADA AND ITS CARMENES

Imagen: Nelebka’s Room “All over Granada, among the many gardens, both on the flats and on the slopes, we can find, although obscured by trees, so many Moorish houses scattered about, and if they could be brought together they would form another city no smaller than Granada. And although it is true that the majority

DISCOVER GRANADA THROUGH QUOTES FROM TEN ARTISTS

Over the five continents there are cities which stand out from the rest. They seem to have been touched by a magic wand, which has given them a special charm. They are places that literally steal the heart of those who visit. To them, artists have dedicated poems, novels, songs, and paintings, and all manner

FAJALAUZA, THE MOST TRADITIONAL POTTERY IN GRANADA

There is nothing more typically from Granada than Fajalauza. The artisan pottery has been typical of the city of the Alhambra for five centuries, and has its origins in the Mozarab era. For that reason it is so important to value the fact that this craft has made it to our times intact. And, above

THE WATERS OF GRANADA: THE DNA OF THE CITY

Since ancient times, water has represented the subsistence of life and eternal youth. In Granada, water is linked to Muslim history and culture or, what amounts to the same thing, the DNA of the city itself. In addition, the water in Nasrid Granada served to define specific axes of architectural composition. The continuous presence of

The “baker’s” origins of Hammam Al Ándalus Granada

Una de las salas de Hammam Al Ándalus Granada Today we want to bring you a strange tale about our establishment in Granada. Did you know that the magic atmosphere where you can today enjoy a relaxing bath in the central street of Santa Ana was for centuries a baker’s? As many of you surely