Granada Alhambra Gardens
Written by Geoff Forster
Gardens: We entered the Alhambra grounds and found ourselves in a lovely Cyprus Grove. 
Across this narrow gulley of the "Cuesta del Rey Chico" 
The 'Secano' Archaeological Walk, is a walk through clipped Cyprus hedges and arches designed in the 1930's to allow views of the archaeological remains of the area. 
The building with the tower is the Convento de San Francisco. 
The tower of the church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra 
The remains of the Palacio de Abencerrajes 
Next you walk down the Calle Real which was the principle street of the Medina. There are a number of tourist shops here with books, postcards, wall tiles etc. 
The church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra 
The exterior of the Charles V Palace. 
This is the famous Wine Gate, the original entrance to the Medina of the Alhambra, it is one of the oldest structures, dated to Sultan Mohammed III (1302-1309) 
A view north to the Albayzin and the Sacromonte, taken from the area between the Alcazaba and the Palaces. 
A view of Las Placetas outside the Charles V Palace. 
One of the Ionic doorways on the south side of the renaissance Charles V Palace.
Built by the Christian King by taxing the Mouriscos, their rebellion in 1568 effectively stopped work. 
The building is a circle inscribed by a square. Representing earth and heaven, unique in Spain possibly copied from Italy.
As you can see the roof was never put on! 
To the upper tiers. 
Below a photgraph of the church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra. 
Next we went to the nearby Nasrid Palaces.
The Nasrid Palaces