Granada and Alhambra

Granada is quite a large city, most famous for the Alhambra palace and gardens. It is at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is at an altitude of about 700 metres so can get quite cold.  Today the snow on the mountains nearby was clearly visible, and the air was cold.  Apparently it is still a public holiday (it always seems to be) and the streets were full of Granadians and their dogs strolling in the winter sunshine.  This fine statue shows a blindfolded man trusting his horse of justice to carry him sure-footedly through the dangers and uncertainties of the world (or so I am told).

Horse of justice

Scenes from the streets of Granada:

Bobbies

Big fast buses

I like church organs (this one in the Cathedral)

Lunch in the sun

The Alhambra is a famous Moorish (Islamic) citadel and palace, set on the hill above the main city.  The Moors controlled much of Spain for hundreds of years, from when they invaded about 700 AD until Granada surrended to the christians shortly before 1500 AD.  The kingdom of Granada was their last foothold on the peninsular.

The snowy Sierra Nevada, from the Alhambra