Alhambra, Granada - Fascinating Fact 5

Alhambra Alta (Upper Alhambra)

by Fiona Flores Watson

In Nasrid times, this eastern section of the fortified complex was the densely populated medina, with mosque, public baths and markets, grand mansions of high-ranking officials, and soldiers’ quarters. Its entrance was through the Wine Gate, next to Carlos V palace, and although little remains today structurally, you  can still make out the Palace of the Abencerrages walls, the Polinario bath house, and the ever-present water channels. These were essential in an area that was not irrigated, hence its popular name, the secano (dry area); the Acequia Real flowed under Calle Real. The main Nasrid palace was converted into a convent, now used as a Parador hotel.

• Fact 1 - El Patio de los Arrayanes (Courtyard of the Myrtles
• Fact 2 - Patio de los Leones (Courtyard of the Lions)
• Fact 3 - Parador de Granada Hotel
• Fact 4 - Generalife
• Fact 5 - Alhambra Alta (Upper Alhambra)
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