Saturday, April 18, 2015
Today the ship arrived in Malaga, Spain at about 8 AM. Malaga is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea about 60 miles east of the Strait of Gibraltar. Malaga sits as Europe's southern most city and the fifth largest in Spain. Malaga dates back to 770 BC and is one of the oldest cities in the world and the second busiest cruise port on the Iberian Peninsula. It is famous as the birth place of Pablo Picasso. At 8:15 I left on a tour called "Granda & the Alhambra". On the way to Granada the site of the famous Alhambra we passed wheat fields, Olive and almond trees. We arrived at Alhambra and along with a tour guide we had a 3 hour tour which took us up to the Palace of Generalife and the upper gardens. It was constructed to be the recreation area of the Kings of Granada where they escaped from the official routines. We walked down with the view of the Convent of San Francisco and the Church of Santa Maria, built over an Arab Mosque. We started our walk, with a rest stop and short time to shop before a visit to the Palace of Charles V, a King of Spain. This palace area contains the Nasrid Palaces built during the time when the Muslims occupied the site from 1237 to 1492 when the Christians over thru the Muslims. We left the site and walked to a nearby Restaurant for lunch. After lunch we returned to the ship. Due to a problem with the communication system on the ship the ship left 45 minutes late at 6:45 PM.
We made a visit to Alhambra.
1. From 1237 to 1273 Muhammad I al-Ahmar the founder of the Nasrid dynasty began the construction of Alhambra.
2. From 1354 to 1559 and 1362 to 1391 was the heyday of the Nasrid sultanate and the Palace of the Lions was built.
3. From 1487 to 1492 was the last Nasrid Sultan and on January 2, 1492, the Alhambra was surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs.
4. The Catholic Monarchs conducted extensive repairs and alterations.
5. From 1500-1558 Charles V built the Palace, one of the most important works of the Spanish Renaissance.
6. In 1870 the Alhambra was declared a National Monument.
7. In 1984 the Alhambra was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
That evening after dinner there was a Malaga Flamenco Dance Show but I needed to do some work on the computer so I skipped the show.
Below are part 1 of pictures of Malaga, Spain and my tour. See part 2 for additional pictures.
This picture was taken from the bus of Malaga, Spain.
This picture was taken from the bus of Malaga, Spain.
This picture was taken from the bus of Malaga, Spain.
This picture was taken from the bus of Malaga, Spain.
This picture was taken from the bus. This is some olive trees.
This picture was taken at a rest stop on the way to Granda.
This picture was taken from the bus of Granada.
This picture was taken from the bus of Granada on the way to see Alhambra.
This picture was taken from the bus of Granada on the way to see Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra near the entrance heading toward Generalife.
The first area of Alhambra which we visited is called Generalife. It was the area that includes the lower gardens, the Palace of Generalife and the upper gardens. This area was constructed to be the recreation area of the Kings of Grenada where they could escape from the official routine.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is theTower of the Captive and the Tower of the Princesses.
This picture was taken in Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the General Auditorium Theater.
This picture was taken in Alhambra.This is the entrance to the lower gardens.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the lower gardens.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the lower gardens.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is a picture of the Convent of San Francisco.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is a picture of the Church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra in the background.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the lower gardens.
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This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the lower gardens.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the lower gardens of some iris blooming.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area of Court of the Water Channel.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area of some of the art work.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area of the Court of the Water Channel.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area of the Court of the Water Channel.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area of the Court of the Water Channel.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is a picture of the Church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken as we were on the way out of the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken as we were on the way out of the Generalife area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is an Archaeological Area.
This picture was taken in Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is a picture of the Convent of San Francisco.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken on the way to view the Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is as Archeological Area of the Palace of the Abencerrajes.
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