This is the Alcazaba Fort, the oldest and most ruined part of the Alhambra. Built in the mid-13th century.
Ferguson is telling the group about the gardens we're about to enter into.
A view down to the city of Granada below.
This is Charles V's palace which is under repair.
This is the fountain by the park.
The gardens were fantastic. You can see the group going through a long path with apiary (that's what they call the shaped hedges) on both sides.
The group is shown inside the outer wall of the fortress with the teacher explaining the construction and significance of the structure.
This is one of the Charles V's palaces inside the alhambra. Lots of folks here. You have to get reservations to bring a group in so they can control the number of folks moving around inside. Nicely done, too.
This is the palace. Notice the elaborately carved stone arches along the front of the building.
A beautiful view of the Palacios Nazaries in a reflecting pool. One of the features of Moslem design was flowing water and this pool drained continually out the far end.
this is called the court of the Myrtles and the wives lived here in the harem. Those windows up there have screens over them so that the wives can look down into the court and see who is there..
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