Generalife description and photos - Spain: Granada (Topic)

Generalife description and photos - Spain: Granada. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Generalife.

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The Generalife is a historic complex that includes gardens and a palace and is one of the main attractions of Granada. The Generalife is located on the slopes of the Sierro del Sol and, together with the Alhambra and Albaycin, located nearby, represents the most ancient part of the city and the main heritage of Moorish culture in the Spanish lands.

The Generalife was once the seat of Arab rulers from the Nasrid dynasty, who ruled Granada from the 13th to the 14th century.

Generalife is a truly magical place, mesmerizing with its beauty, captivating with greenery and coolness. Two patios serve as the entrance to the terraced garden complex. One of them leads to the main part of the complex - the Asekiya Courtyard (canal courtyard), which is the symbol of the Generalife. Throughout the entire length of the Courtyard, there is the beautiful Royal Canal, which provided water for the Generalife and the Alhambra. From both sides of the canal, jets of fountains gush, creating a play of water and light. In Asekiya's Courtyard, there are an abundance of boxwoods, orange and myrtle trees, roses, carnations, laurels, cypresses.

Passing through the courtyard of Asekiya, we find ourselves in a small portico, through which you can go to the Royal Hall, decorated with stucco moldings. The hall connects with two Renaissance galleries.

The Generalife Gardens amaze with their compositional harmony, amazing layout, an atmosphere of solitude, grandeur, a sense of touching the past. This amazing corner amazes the imagination of everyone who comes here.

In 1984, the Generalife complex was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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