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 where we arrived at 4:45 PM. 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 2 of pictures from Malaga, Spain and my tour. See part 1 for more pictures.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This was taken at a rest stop for some shopping before going to the Palace of Charles V.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the Palace of Charles V of Spain.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the Palace of Charles V of Spain.
This picture was taken in Alhambra.
Below are some picture os the Nasrid Palaces. The Mexuar Palace was built by Ismail I (1314-1325) and Muhammad V (1362-1391), the Comares Palace was built by Yusuf (1333-1354) and Muhammad V (1362-1391) and the Palace of the Lions built by Muhammad V (1362-1391)
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the Court of the Myrtles which is part of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is some of the art work in the Court of Myrtlles which is part of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the Court of the Myrtles which is part of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken of art work in one of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture of the art work was in one of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken in the Court of the Lions which is part of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is a picture of the art work in one of the Nasrid Palaces.
This picture was taken in Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. Part of the gardens outside the palaces.
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 is a picture of the Convent of San Francisco.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is a picture of the gardens in Alhambra.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken as we were walking toward the exit.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This picture was taken as we were walking towards the exit.
This picture was taken in Alhambra. This is the water tower.
This picture was taken near the exit of Alhambra. This picture was taken walking toward the entrance.
This picture was taken at the restaurant where we had lunch.
This picture was taken at the restaurant where we had lunch.
This picture was taken at the restaurant where we had lunch.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship. These are row after row of olive trees.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship. This is some olive trees.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way back to the ship.
This picture was taken from the ship.
This picture was taken from the ship.
This picture was taken as the ship was leaving Malaga, Spain. This is the dock where the ship was docked.
This picture was taken as the ship was leaving Malaga, Spain.
This picture was taken as the ship was leaving Malaga, Spain.
This picture was taken as the ship was leaving Malaga, Spain.
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