Alhambra and its Generalife gardens

Description

Rising above the modern lower town on two hills, the Alhambra and the Albaycín form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the gardens of the Generalife, the former rural residence of the emirs who ruled in the 13th and 14th centuries. The district of the Albaycín is a repository of Moorish vernacular architecture. © iStock / IvanBastien