Trish and I took a few days out to travel up to Grenada and
the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Another world heritage city, Grenada is truly fabulous with
a long a varied history.
The Alhambra Palace complex, built by the Moors when they controlled
virtually the whole of the Iberian Peninsula and taken over by the Spanish when
they finally reconquered the area in the 1400’s.
The old monastery within the Alhambra walls has been
converted into a Parador hotel.
The old city of Grenada is also really interesting and the Albacine
built on the hillside opposite the Alhambra was the home of the Muslim
population and is a tightly packed network of houses, narrow streets and
gardens.
The Sierra Nevada mountains provide a spectacular backdrop
to the city of Grenada and must look fantastic when they are covered in snow in
the wintertime. Trish and I took a short detour on the return journey and drove
up to 2,550 metres to the large ski complex. The air was definitely a lot
cooler and a welcome relief to the mid 30’s down in the valley and there
were quite a few cyclists that had made the long climb into the mountains as
well as walkers of all ages headed up into the hills.
