A quieter day . . . discovered the loveliest gardens … Carmen de los Matires (Carmen of the Martyrs).  Set in their  own forest just below the Alhambra.  https://www.inspain.org/es/granada/granada/carmen-de-los-martires/ We had the place all to ourselves at first … so…

What a gorgeous morning.  Transit buses take you right up to the Alhambra — you could walk, but it’s a pretty steep uphill climb.  Our tickets for the Nazarine Palace were for noon, and we soon made our way through…

The first 24 hours in Granada were … shall we say, interesting. Feeling somewhat adventuresome, we had booked a cave house.  Now, who wouldn’t want to stay in a cave? Located high on a hillside, literally overlooking the Alhambra Palace…